Ian Swales, Member of Parliament for Redcar ,
has given his support to a Private Members’ Bill to amend the Blue
Badge legislation.
The “Disabled Persons’ Parking Badges
Bill”, which was presented in the chamber of the House of Commons and has
already attracted cross party support.
The aim of the Bill is to protect people who
genuinely need a blue badge by clamping down on the misuse of badges by those
individuals abusing the current scheme. The National Fraud Authority estimates
it to be costing local authorities up to £46 million per annum. The Bill would
introduce a number of measures to tackle this problem.
Commenting, Ian Swales MP said:
“I know that many disabled people in Redcar
are frustrated when they cannot park because someone is misusing a badge. This
Bill will clamp down on those individuals who abuse the system and deprive
legitimate badge holders from parking. Pretending to be disabled for financial
gain is outrageous and deeply offensive to people with genuine
disabilities.
“The changes
contained within the Bill will improve the credibility of the scheme and result
in the greater availability of parking spaces, protecting the scheme for genuine
badge holders who have the most need.
“I am pleased to
be supporting this Bill, which will benefit genuine blue badge holders up and
down the country.”
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