Blue Badge Parking Spaces - Find a freedom of information request

1. Do you have any plans to expand the number of dedicated Blue Badge parking spaces in your local authority area?

2. The current number of dedicated Blue Badge parking spaces in your local authority area

3. The current number of Blue Badge holders registered in your local authority area

4. The number of drivers who have received a fine for misusing a disabled parking bay in your local authority area (broken down by month for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 to date)

5. The new eligibility criteria for Blue Badge holders in your local authority, following the announcement of the expansion of the scheme to include invisible medical conditions announced in June 2019.

If limited by time constraints, please prioritise in order of Q1, Q2, Q3, etc.

1. Not currently, however this may have to be reviewed depending on the impact that the new criteria has on available disabled parking spaces.  

2. This information is not held by LCC. Please contact the district councils for this information.

3. 45,000

4. This information is not held by LCC. Please contact the district councils for this information.

5. The Eligibility Criteria has been published on a national level by Central Government (Department for Transport). Lincolnshire County Council will be administering the scheme in line with the new legislation and criteria as of 30th August 2019.

Please see the district council's contact details below;

Boston Borough Council –

Tel: 01205 314200

Web: http://www.boston.gov.uk

Email: info@boston.gov.uk

East Lindsey District Council –

Tel: 01507 601111

Web: http://www.e-lindsey.gov.uk

Email: customerservices@e-lindsey.gov.uk

Lincoln City Council –

Tel: 01522 881188

Web: http://www.lincoln.gov.uk

Email: customer.services@lincoln.gov.uk

North Kesteven District Council –

Tel: 01529 414155 or 01522 699699

Web: http://www.n-kesteven.gov.uk

Email: customer_services@n-kesteven.gov.uk

South Kesteven District Council –

Tel: 01476 406080

Web: http://www.southkesteven.gov.uk

Email: customerservices@southkesteven.gov.uk

South Holland District Council –

Tel: 01775 761161

Web: http://www.sholland.gov.uk/

Email: info@sholland.gov.uk

West Lindsey District Council –

Tel: 01427 676676

Web: http://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk

Email: customer.services@west-lindsey.gov.uk

North Lincolnshire Council –

Tele: 01724 296296

Web: http://www.northlincs.gov.uk

Email: customerservice@northlincs.gov.uk

North East Lincolnshire Council –

Tel: 01427 313131

Web: http://www.nelincs.gov.uk

Email: customerrequests@nelincs.gov.uk