{{Short description|Disabled parking permit scheme}} [[File:Blue Badge Holders sign - geograph.org.uk - 5882598.jpg|thumb|A Blue badge holders only road sign in [[Lawford]], [[Essex]]|alt=Sign with a white "P" and a wheelchair logo both on a sky blue background and reading "Blue badge holders only]] The '''Blue Badge''' scheme provides a national arrangement of [[Parking lot|parking]] concessions for [[Disability|disabled people]] in [[England]]. The scheme is intended for on-street parking only.<ref>{{OGL-attribution|inline=yes|{{Cite web |date=9 July 2020 |title=The Blue Badge scheme: rights and responsibilities in England |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-blue-badge-scheme-rights-and-responsibilities-in-england/the-blue-badge-scheme-rights-and-responsibilities-in-england |website=[[Department for Transport]] |publisher=[[gov.uk]]}}}}</ref> It does not apply to off-street car parks, whether [[Local government in England|local authority]] or privately owned.{{Sfn|Tyers|Benson|2024|p=5}}
== History == The [[First Blair ministry]] undertook a comprehensive review of the Blue Badge scheme in 1999 which was followed by a discussion paper that formed the basis of a public consultation that ended in 2002. In its response, the [[Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee]] (DPTAC) made a list of recommendations, primarily on the eligibility requirements, the administration of the scheme, the types of concessions permitted, and the enforcement of the scheme. In December 2002, the then [[Secretary of State for Transport]], [[David Jamieson (British politician)|David Jamieson]], announced that the government had considered the DPTAC recommendations and intended to take most of them forward. This resulted in various legislative changes between 2004 and 2007.{{Sfn|Tyers|Benson|2024|p=23}}
The UK left the [[European Union]] on 31 January 2020 and is no longer part of the EU Disabled Parking Card scheme.{{Sfn|Tyers|Benson|2024|p=29}}
== See also ==
* [[Disabled parking permit]] * [[Disabled parking permits of the United States]]
== References ==
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=== Sources ===
* {{OPL-attribution|{{Cite report |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN01360/SN01360.pdf |title=Blue Badges and parking for disabled people |last=Tyers |first=Dr Roger |last2=Benson |first2=Michael |date=9 August 2024 |publisher=[[House of Commons Library]]}}}}
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