Disclosure Log

Blue Badges (FOI/6674)

Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 07 November 2025

Dear *********                                              

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI/00006674

Thank you for your email of 28th October 2025 you requested information about Blue Badges. The response to your request is provided below.

In your request you asked:

Since Jan 2022 to October 2025 - Please provide datasets broken down year-by-year.
 
  • How many Blue Badge parking permit applications have you granted per year (ie. 2022 - 300, 2023 - 500)

2022 – 19,363 badges issued (including reapplications).
2023 – 19,740 badges issued (including reapplications).
2024 – 21,920 badges issued (including reapplications).
2025 (Up to Oct 31st) – 20,772 badges issued (including reapplications).
 
  • How many Blue Badge applications have your rejected per year (ie. 2022 - 300, 2023 - 500)

2022 – 2,332 applications rejected.
2023 – 2,520 applications rejected.
2024 – 3,398 applications rejected.
2025 (Up to Oct 31st) – 3,437 applications rejected.
 
  • How many reports of Blue Badge misuse have you received per year

2022- 5
2023- 8
2024- 3
2025- 2
 
  • How many reports of stolen Blue Badges have you received per year

2022 – 15 reports from badge holders that their badge was stolen.
2023 – 22 reports from badge holders that their badge was stolen.
2024 – 30 reports from badge holders that their badge was stolen.
2025 (Up to Oct 31st) – 37 reports from badge holders that their badge was stolen.
 
  • To date, how many total Blue Badges are active/in circulation in your local authority area

As of 31st October 2025, there are 56,133 active badges on issue in Nottinghamshire.

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If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review.  Internal review requests should be submitted within 40 working days of the date of receipt of the response to your original request and should be addressed to: Complaints and Information – Team Manager, Nottinghamshire County Council, County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 7QP or [email protected].

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications. 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.  The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, WILMSLOW, SK9 5AF or https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/foi-and-eir-complaints/.

Yours sincerely

The Complaints and Information Team
Nottinghamshire County Council