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<p>The number of valid blue badges held in England on the 31<sup>st</sup> March in
each of the last five years is given in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Valid
blue badges held: England, 2013 to 2017</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Thousands</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Data
Source</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Valid Blue Badges<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Survey
and BBIS</p></td><td><p>2,571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Survey and
BBIS</p></td><td><p>2,465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>BBIS only</p></td><td><p>2,394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>BBIS
only</p></td><td><p>2,378</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>BBIS only</p></td><td><p>2,382</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
</strong></p><p><sup>1</sup> Blue Badge counts are as at 31 March in year shown.</p><p>
</p><p><em>Survey and BBIS:</em> The source for the number of Blue Badges was a combination
of DfT Blue Badge Survey and the Blue Badge Improvement Service.</p><p> </p><p><em>BBIS
only:</em> The sole source for number of Blue Badges is the Blue Badge Improvement
Service rather than the DfT Blue Badge Survey.</p>
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