Blue Badge Investigation - Find a freedom of information request

Request

1. The number of new blue badge investigations during the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019?

2. The number of warning letters issued during the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019?

3. The number of simple cautions issued during the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019?

4. The number of cases closed due to insufficient evidence during the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019?

5. The number of prosecutions of blue badge during the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019

6. The number of blue badge investigations Brought forward from 2018/19 to the next period 2019/20

7. What was the structure of the Blue Badge Team during the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019?

8. What was the budget for the Blue Badge Team during the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019?

9. Can you provide the link of the council's Blue Badge Policy?

10.What is the name of the case management system used by council in relation to Blue Badge misuse investigations?

Decision

1. Lincolnshire County Council does not hold this information.

2. 11.

3. Zero.

4. 1014

5. Zero.

6. Zero.

7. The Blue Badge process is administered by a mix of both dedicated and cross functional staff - this structure can change frequently in order to meet workload demands.

8. The Blue Badge process and staffing fall within a larger multi-functional generic team; Budgets are not set at this specific level.

9. Lincolnshire County Council administer the scheme in line with Department for Transport's Local Authority Guidance note:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-blue-badge-scheme-local-authority-guidance-england

10.Lincolnshire County Council does not use a specific CRM for misuse investigations

Reference number
608545
Date request received
23 November 2020
Date of decision
26 November 2020