1. Blue Badge Enforcement - Event -
27June 2012 - Verity House, Edinburgh
Martin Beard
Parking Services Manager
Rotherham MBC

2. ENFORCEMENT OF BLUE
BADGE FRAUD

3. ROTHERHAM
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
POPULATION 250,000
ENFORCEMENT TEAM = 12 Civil Enforcement
Officers undertaking parking enforcement
under the TMA 2004

4. ROTHERHAM MBC
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

5. THE BLUE BADGE SCHEME
“The scheme provides free parking in
Rotherham to make it easier for people
with severe walking difficulties to park
closer to shops, restaurants and other
places.”

6. COMMON BLUE BADGE OFFENCES:
 Use of an out of date badge
 Incorrectly displayed blue badge
 Use of badge by family and / or friends
 Use of a stolen or forged badge
 Use of a deceased persons badge

7. ENFORCEMENT OPTIONS

8.  Carry on as we were
or
 Develop a strategy

9. IMPROVED
ENFORCEMENT
 Training
 Documentation
 Legal / Political processes

10. Detecting fraudulent use of a
blue badge.
 Possibletell-tales
 Telephone contacts
 CEO observations

11. Interviews.
 Under caution
 Legal Services team assessment

12. LEGISLATION
Section 117 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

13. SUMMARY
LEG WORK
 Approval by Streetpride Cabinet Member
 Approval by full Council
 On – line reporting system

14. PROGRESS
Since commencement in early 2010
 30 successful prosecutions
 2 further cases due in court
 Several more under investigation

15. Success
 Disabled Motoring UK “Enforcement Team
of the Year 2011”

16. ANY QUESTIONS / COMMENTS?
martin.beard@rotherham.gov.uk
01709 822929