The Kingston upon Thames Blue Badge Appeals Panel met to consider an appeal against the refusal of a Blue Badge¹. The panel was also scheduled to confirm the minutes of the previous meeting and to agree to exclude the press and public from the meeting.

Blue Badge Appeal

The panel was scheduled to consider an appeal against the refusal of a Blue Badge.

The Blue Badge scheme² helps people with disabilities to park closer to where they need to go.

The panel was to follow a specific procedure, as detailed in the Blue Badge Appeals Panel - Guide to Procedure Nov 2025. This guide states that the panel's primary objectives are procedural, to determine whether any procedural irregularity occurred, assure that the correct processes were followed, and review the grounds for appeal and any new information relating to process.

The guide also makes clear the limitations of the panel:

The Panel does not conduct a clinical or functional reassessment.

The Panel cannot overturn decisions or directly issue a Blue Badge.

The guide also states that the panel should focus questions on whether procedures were followed correctly, and should not reassess medical evidence or disability impacts.

The possible outcomes of the appeal were that a procedural irregularity was found, in which case the case would be referred back for reassessment, or that the appeal was dismissed and the original decision upheld.