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<p>From 30th August 2019, Blue Badge eligibility will be expanded to include explicitly
people whose non-physical disabilities. As is currently the case, applications under
the expanded regime will be subject to assessment by local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Currently
there are no centrally held records of either the number of Blue Badge applicants
who have dementia recorded as their primary disability, whether or not a badge was
issued, or of any associated appeals.</p><p> </p><p>Shortly, the Department for Transport
will issue guidance to local authorities on how to assess the new types of applications.
As eligibility will not be condition-specific, the guidance will provide advice on
assessing how an applicant’s non-physical disability causes them, during the course
of a journey, to be unable to walk, experience very considerable difficulty whilst
walking, which may include very considerable psychological distress, or be at risk
of serious harm when walking, or pose, when walking, a risk of serious harm to any
other person.</p><p> </p>
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