Blue Badges

You need to complete a full application giving details of your illness or disability and how your mobility is affected. You should upload any evidence you already have from medical professionals.

The types of evidence you could provide include (but are not limited to):

• A letter of diagnosis (from a specialist), as up to date as possible
• Evidence of the progression of the condition over time
• Evidence of ongoing treatments/clinic attendances, or referral
• Evidence of prescribed medication relevant to your condition
• Evidence of specialist consultations, or referral
• Your Patient Summary or Summary Care Records
• Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP)
• Care Plans from social care teams
• Social housing letters or assessment reports from a local authority
• Letters from other professionals involved in your care
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decision letters
• Evidence of other benefits received
• Contact details of professionals involved in your care

Important

• Documents received by mail will not be returned (send copies only)
• GP evidence alone is insufficient
• Some organisations or medical specialists may charge for providing evidence, the council cannot help with these costs, and they will not be reimbursed
• Ensure your name, address, or date of birth/NHS number is clearly visible on all documents

The Centre for Independent Living (CIL) will review your application and supporting documentation. If the evidence you provide is not enough to decide on your eligibility, you will be contacted to provide further supporting documentation.

If required, you will be contacted to schedule an appointment for a medical assessment.

If you’ve already been assessed by the Centre for Independent Living and your award letter says that the badge has been given on an indefinite basis, you won’t need another assessment. Important - If you’ve moved into Knowsley from another council area and had your assessment done there, you’ll need to be reassessed by Knowsley Council.

You need to complete a full application giving details of your illness or disability and the difficulties you experience during a journey, when walking from a vehicle to your destination.

When you complete the application, you will need to show that you:

• are at risk of serious harm or a risk to others when near vehicles, in traffic or carparks or
• Struggle severely to plan of follow a journey or
• find it difficult or impossible to control your actions and lack of awareness could impact others or
• have intense responses to overwhelming situations causing temporary loss of behavioural control or
• experience very severe anxiety or
• have an overwhelming sense of fear in open/public/busy spaces.

You should upload any evidence you already have from medical professionals.

The types of evidence you could provide include (but are not limited to)

• A letter of diagnosis (from a specialist), as up-to-date as possible
• Evidence of the progression of the condition over time
• Evidence of ongoing treatments/clinic attendances, or referral
• Evidence of prescribed medication relevant to your condition
• Evidence of specialist consultations, or referral
• Your Patient Summary or Summary Care Records
• Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP)
• Care Plans from social care teams
• Social housing letters or assessment reports from a local authority
• Letters from other professionals involved in your care
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decision letters
• Evidence of other benefits received
• Contact details of professionals involved in your care

Important

• Documents received by mail will not be returned (send copies only)
• GP evidence alone is insufficient
• Some organisations or medical specialists may charge for providing evidence, the council cannot help with these costs, and they will not be reimbursed
• Ensure your name, address, or date of birth/NHS number is clearly visible on all documents

The Centre for Independent Living (CIL) will review your application and supporting documentation. If the evidence you provide is not enough to decide on your eligibility, you will be contacted to provide further supporting documentation.

If required, you will be contacted to schedule an appointment for a medical assessment.

If you’ve already been assessed by the Centre for Independent Living and your award letter says that the badge has been given on an indefinite basis, you won’t need another assessment. Important - If you’ve moved into Knowsley from another council area and had your assessment done there, you’ll need to be reassessed by Knowsley Council.

Only drivers with the most severe disabilities in both their arms will qualify under this criterion. Medical evidence or an assessment may be needed to determine eligibility.

You will need to provide your SR1 confirming your diagnosis. If you do not have a SR1 you will need to provide the details of the medical professional who can confirm your diagnosis and that your life expectancy is less than 12 months.

Applications with an SR1 form are prioritised.

Please note a badge issued using an SR1 form cannot be renewed using another SR1 form containing the same information. To renew a badge previously issued by an SR1 form you would need to either meet the criteria for automatic entitlement or be assessed by the Centre for Independent Living Centre.

Examples of bulky medical equipment may include (but is not limited to):

• Ventilators
• Suction machines
• Feed pumps
• Parenteral equipment
• Syringe drivers
• Oxygen administration equipment
• Continuous oxygen saturation monitoring equipment
• Casts and associated medical equipment for the correction of hip dysplasia

You need to complete an application providing details of the child's medical condition and the medical equipment required. You will need to upload a letter from a medical professional to confirm the condition, and the equipment required.

Important

• Documents received by mail will not be returned (send copies only)
• Some organisations or medical specialists may charge for providing evidence, the council cannot help with these costs, and they will not be reimbursed.
• Ensure address, or date of birth/NHS number is clearly visible on all documents.

A child under 3 years old who needs to be kept near a vehicle at all times so that treatment can be given in the vehicle or the child can be quickly driven to a place where they can be treated, such as a hospital.

Examples of highly unstable medical conditions may include (but is not limited to):

• Tracheostomies
• Severe epilepsy/fitting
• Highly unstable diabetes
• Terminal illnesses which prevent the child from spending any more than brief moments outside and who need a quick route home

You need to complete an application providing details of the child's medical condition and upload a letter from a medical professional to confirm the condition.

Important

• Documents received by mail will not be returned (send copies only)
• Some organisations or medical specialists may charge for providing evidence, the council cannot help with these costs, and they will not be reimbursed.
• Ensure address, or date of birth/NHS number is clearly visible on all documents.