14 January 2019

Dear Colleague

Consultation on the Blue Badge Scheme in Wales: Eligibility and Implementation

The Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee is undertaking an inquiry into the Blue Badge Scheme in Wales: Eligibility and Implementation.

Terms of reference

The Committee’s terms of reference for its inquiry are to consider:

- The impact of extending the eligibility criteria for a Blue Badge in Wales, and whether further extensions to the criteria are needed;

- The practical implementation and consistency of the Blue Badge scheme across Wales, including assessments, fees and enforcement, and

- The support and information that is available to Blue Badge applicants in Wales

Invitation to contribute to the inquiry

The Committee would like to invite you to submit written evidence to assist in its consideration of the inquiry. It would be helpful if you could use the above terms of reference to frame your response.

Submissions should arrive no later than 1 March 2019.

If you wish to submit evidence, please send an electronic copy of your submission to: SeneddCommunities@assembly.wales

Guidance

Submissions should be no longer than five sides of A4, with numbered paragraphs, and should focus on the terms of reference.

If you are responding on behalf of an organisation, please provide a brief description of the role of your organisation.

Please see the guidance for those providing evidence for committees.

Bilingual Policy

The Committee welcomes contributions in both or either of our official languages, English and Welsh. Information not submitted bilingually will not be translated and will be published in the language of submission only. We expect organisations to implement their own standards and schemes and to comply with their statutory obligations.

Disclosure of Information

You can find further details about how we will use your information at www.assembly.wales/InquiryPrivacy. Please ensure that you have considered these details carefully before submitting information to the Committee.

Contact details

If you wish to speak to someone regarding this consultation, please use the following contact details:

Committee Clerk

Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee

National Assembly for Wales

Cardiff Bay, CF99 1NA.

Email: SeneddCommunities@assembly.wales
Telephone: 0300 200 6565

Yours sincerely,

John Griffiths AM

Chair, Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee