Blue Badges Issued by Criteria

Request

Please state, for each of the following financial years:

* 2024/25

* 2025/26



1.The total number of Blue Badges issued by the authority.



2. The number of Blue Badges issued under "hidden disability", "non-visible disability", "non-visible hidden", or equivalent eligibility criteria.



3. Of the badges referred to in Question 2, please state how many applications included reference to:

(a) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

(b) Anxiety and/or anxiety disorder



This includes cases where the condition was recorded as either a primary or secondary factor within the application or assessment process.



NOTE: If exact figures are not centrally recorded, please provide any recorded figures obtainable through electronic searches of application or assessment records, without the need for a manual review of individual case files.

Decision

1.

01/04/24 to 31/03/25 = 22,795 issued

01/04/25 to 31/03/26 = 24,029 issued


2.

01/04/24 to 31/03/25 = 953 issued

01/04/25 to 31/03/26 = 1,369 issued



3. Unable to provide – data not recorded with breakdown of conditions  

Reference number
16607313
Date request received
20 May 2026
Date of decision
22 May 2026