Name of the Organization : Derbyshire County Council
Type of Facility : How to apply for a Blue Badge
State : Derbyshire
Country : United Kingdom
Website : https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/social_health/adult_care_and_wellbeing/getting_out_and_about/support_to_get_out_and_about/blue_badge_scheme/default.asp
Application Form : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/24536-Application.pdf
Blue Badge scheme :
** As of 1 January 2012 the Government introduced some changes to the scheme as part of the Blue Badge reform programme.
Related : Government of United Kingdom Residential Support Scheme : www.statusin.org/24480.html
These changes include:
** we will continue to process Blue Badge applications, however, we no longer produce the badges
** the introduction of a new anti-fraud Blue Badge design which is produced by Payne Security
** the creation of a national Blue Badge database
** a charge of £10 for each successful application.
** The eligibility criteria remains the same.
** The scheme provides a national arrangement of parking concessions for people with severe walking difficulties who either travel as drivers or passengers.
who is eligible for a badge :
** You can apply for a blue badge if you live in Derbyshire. If you live in Derby then your application should be made directly to Derby City Council.
** Applications by individuals or on behalf of a child
Automatic criteria :
The Department for Transport’s guidelines for the Blue Badge Scheme state that you automatically qualify and can supply evidence for a badge if:
** you are registered blind under the National Assistance Act 1948 (partially sighted does not qualify)
** you receive the higher rate of the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance (Attendance Allowance does not qualify)
** you receive a War Pensioner’s Mobility supplement
** people who receive a benefit under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme
Discretionary criteria :
** If you do not qualify under the automatic criteria you may be able to apply under the discretionary criteria.
You may qualify under the discretionary criteria:
** if you have a permanent and substantial disability that means that you can’t walk, or that you have considerable difficulty walking
** if you drive regularly and have a severe disability in both arms and have considerable difficulty in operating parking meters.
** Not covered by the scheme
The scheme is only intended for very severely disabled people and does not allow for badges to be issued :
** if you have a temporary disability such as a broken leg or are awaiting a hip replacement
** if you suffer from a psychological disorder, unless your condition causes very severe difficulty in walking
** if your problem is with carrying shopping etc.
** if your condition is intermittent and does not continuously severely restrict your ability to walk.
How to apply for a Blue Badge :
** Blue Badges can be applied for on an individual basis or on behalf of an organisation.
Application for a new badge by an individual :
** You can apply for a Blue Badge either for yourself, or on behalf of a child, by using the appropriate form on this page.
To apply, download and print the relevant form from this page, complete it by hand and post it to:
Blue Badge Section
Derbyshire Business Centre
County Hall
DE4 3AG
** The form for ‘applicants aged three years and over’ is for use by all adult age groups as well as applications on behalf of children over the age of two.
Application for a new badge by an organisation :
** Organisations can apply for an Organisational Blue Badge, if they care for an adequate number of disabled people who meet the individual eligibility criteria.
** The organisation will need to show it requires a badge in its own right.
** If you are applying for an organisational badge you can download the form from this page, complete it electronically and send it to us by email – blue.badges AT derbyshire.gov.uk .
What if your badge is lost or stolen?
** If your badge has been lost or stolen then please download and print the form from this page, complete it and post to the Blue Badge Section of the Business Centre at County Hall, Matlock.
Renewing an existing Blue Badge :
** If you already have a Blue Badge you will automatically receive a renewal notice.
** If you have changed your address since your current badge was issued please Call Derbyshire.