Blue Badge policy

A passport style colour photograph showing only the person who requires the Blue Badge taken within 6 months of the application.

The following are acceptable forms of identification:

• valid passport (photograph page)
• valid photocard driving licence (the front of the photocard showing name, address, photograph, and signature)
• marriage or divorce certificate
• civil partnership or dissolution certificate
• birth or adoption certificate

The following are acceptable proof of address:

• Council Tax bill
• valid photocard driving licence (copy of the front of the photocard showing your name, address, photograph, and signature)
• benefit letter (with your address shown)
• any letter from the Pension Service
• any letter from HMRC
• bank or building society statement
• utility bills dated within the last 3 months

Supporting evidence could be:

• recent letters from medical professionals
• outpatient discharge letters
• ongoing treatment letters
• appointment outcome letters
• patient summary or summary care records
• education Health and Care Plans (EHCP)
• care plans from social care teams
• social housing letters/assessment reports from a local authority
• letters from other professionals involved in the individual's care.
• personal independence payment (PIP) decision letters/decision summary pages
• evidence of receipt of Council Tax discount for severe impairment
• evidence of any other benefits received.
• risk assessment plans completed by school or care workers.

If all required supporting documentation is not submitted at the time of an application, the application will be suspended pending receipt of the outstanding information.

Applicants will be given 28 days to provide the required documentation. Once the information is received, the application can be reopened and processed. However, if the requested information is not provided within 28 days, the application will remain closed and the applicant will be required to submit a new application.