Hidden Disability Blue Badge application or appeal

If you are applying for a Blue Badge under the hidden disability criteria, you must provide supporting evidence that clearly shows:

• the diagnosis of your medical condition or disability
• the symptoms or effects of your condition or disability

A healthcare professional involved in your care must provide this information by completing the Blue Badge hidden disability supporting information form. You must submit this form with your application and any other supporting evidence.

Your medical evidence and supporting documents should clearly:

• explain why you need a Blue Badge in line with the hidden disability criteria
• confirm whether you experience psychological distress while walking, or if you are at risk of harm to yourself or others when walking
• provide a list of coping strategies you have previously tried and explain why these do not work for you

Types of supporting evidence that may be accepted include:

• consultant letters
• school or SENCO reports
• letters from health professionals involved in your care such as psychologists, psychiatrists, physiotherapists, neurologists, or the Children’s Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
• a GP letter that includes the evidence required for the criteria

Medical evidence

We cannot contact your GP or any other professionals on your behalf. It is your responsibility to get and provide the required evidence.

Any costs associated with getting evidence cannot be reimbursed.

How renewals are assessed

Renewing a Blue Badge is not automatic. All renewal applications are assessed in the same way as new applications. You must still provide current medical evidence to confirm you are still eligible.

If evidence is missing

Your application will be refused if any required evidence is missing.

You may apply again within 28 days once you have all the necessary information.

How to apply for or renew a Blue Badge.

Page last updated: 19 March 2026