Scottish Ministers’ Reporting Duties
The following information is reported as a requirement of section 12 of the Act. The following information should be read in conjunction with the Schedule to the Act.
Schedule, Part 2, paragraph 3 (a):
‘Details of the action that each local authority took in fulfilment of its duty under section 1’.
Local authorities reported the following information under paragraph 3 (a) in respect of the reporting period:
Aberdeen City Council
Aberdeen City Council continues to process applications for disabled persons’ parking places where criteria are met. Advisory disabled persons’ parking places are provided until the statutory process is completed. Aberdeen City Council also removes any disabled persons’ parking place that is no longer required.
Blue Badge holders, when requesting a disabled parking facility are fully advised of the regulations, that they are open to any Blue Badge holder and that the badge requires to be displayed at all time.
Aberdeen City Council enforces all disabled persons’ parking places governed by a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) and has officers in place to investigate fraudulent use of Blue Badges.
Aberdeen City Council has information regarding Blue Badge spaces on our website.
Aberdeenshire Council
Aberdeenshire Council promotes the proper use of parking spaces for disabled persons’ vehicles by routinely issuing excess charge notices to those using such spaces improperly in car parks covered by the Aberdeenshire Council (Off-Street Parking) orders. The number of such notices issued during the reporting period (2023-24) was 165 of which 50 were subsequently written off or cancelled following successful appeals. 18 are currently outstanding having not been paid.
Angus Council
Angus Council are continuing to process applications for new street disabled bays where criteria are met. Advisory bays are provided until the statutory process is completed. Disabled person parking places which are no longer required are removed.
Argyll & Bute Council
Updated application process, making it easier for applicants to apply. Application is available both electronically and via paper-based forms.
DPE staff enforce misuse of Disabled Bays (277 PCNs issued for not displaying a valid blue badge).
City of Edinburgh Council
Staff within Parking Development provide advice and the relevant application form to customers who wish to apply for a DPPP outside their home. Also customer have access to information and to apply online for a DPPP using the CEC website.
For new developments there are procedures in place to make the developer aware of the duty of local authorities to promote the proper use of parking places that are designated for use only by disabled persons’ vehicles. As part of the planning process the developer is asked if they wish CEC to enforce disabled persons’ parking places.
Clackmannanshire Council
Due to staffing numbers in various departments, COVID and home working applications, traffic regulations orders are taking longer to process.
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Bays are maintained and re-marked as required.
Applications received for bays are assessed for suitability.
Dumfries & Galloway Council
Processing the applications as and when received.
Review of TTRO’s periodically.
Dundee City Council
Information is available on the Dundee City Council website relating to the scheme, rights and responsibilities of Blue Badge holders. The council investigates claims of misuse of by blue badge holders and takes parking enforcement action against non-blue badge holders parking in disabled spaces.
East Ayrshire Council
The East Ayrshire Council (Various roads within East Ayrshire)(Disabled Person’s Designated Parking Places and Revocation) Order 2023 was made on 24/10/23.
East Dunbartonshire Council
East Dunbartonshire Council continue to promote the proper use of parking places designated for the leaving of a vehicle displaying Blue Badges as require through the Disabled Persons’ Parking Places (Scotland) Act 2009.
During the reporting period, a total of 310 Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) were issued for the offence of being parked in a designated disabled parking bay without a valid Blue Badge.
10 Blue Badges were seized by East Dunbartonshire Community Wardens.
East Lothian Council
Advertising literature “Don’t park in my space” has been displayed in all Council offices.
East Renfrewshire Council
Records of locations of all enforceable disabled bays continue to be updated and maintained.
Falkirk Council
Falkirk Council considered all requests for disabled persons parking places by qualifying persons and has where possible commenced the statutory process to make Orders for those applicants.
Fife Council
The nineteenth of the 6 monthly updates to the on-street traffic order schedules was made on the 11th October 2023. The TRO was amended to add the new bays and to remove bays which have since become redundant.
Glasgow City Council
The Council continued to receive and grant applications for the provision and repaint of disabled parking bays by qualifying persons.
All new developments have been checked and where necessary developers will be contacted and invited to participate.
Highland Council
The Highland Council are consistently introducing new townships into decriminalised parking enforcement. With this the parking enforcement team are recognising more disabled parking spaces throughout the highland area that have not yet been recorded on the traffic regulation order. The Parking enforcement team have been assisting in the installation of new disabled bays when area roads do not have the resources or the funding, allowing applicants a quicker service. A new online application for disabled bays is underway to help the end user apply for a disabled bay in a quicker more user-friendly way.
Inverclyde Council
Inverclyde Council promotes the creation of parking places for disabled persons through an on-line application process on the Council’s website.
With the introduction of Decriminalised Parking Enforcement throughout Inverclyde, Orders were created to regulate Off-Street car parks and include Disabled Persons’ Parking Places. The consultation and publicity processes served to highlight the provision of Disabled Persons’ Parking Places within the car parks.
Midlothian Council
All on-street bays for which Midlothian Council is responsible have been identified, assessed and made enforceable by inclusion in a Traffic Regulation Order. New applications are processed as quickly as resources permit. The Council is pro-active in checking that ‘Disabled’ bays are still in use by a Blue Badge holder and removes bays which are no longer required.
Moray Council
Following the process undertaken previously, to identify all historic advisory disabled parking spaces, the council has been assessing all new applications over the most recent reporting period (1/4/2023 to 31/3/2024) in accordance with the Act and supporting advice. The Traffic and the Blue Badge Teams continue to provide ad hoc advice on the use of Blue Badge Spaces.
North Ayrshire Council
North Ayrshire Council provides disabled parking places to residents within the area where possible. An exercise is being undertaken to ensure all bays on the public road in North Ayrshire are included in an order. This exercise has identified bays that have been missed on previous orders. Once this exercise is complete, all bays should be included.
North Lanarkshire Council
North Lanarkshire Council has continued to assess requests for disabled persons’ parking places and promoted a number of Traffic Regulation Orders to allow the use of parking spaces to be enforced by the Council’s parking attendants.
Advisory markings have been placed at requested locations initially and will remain in place until procedures to promote Traffic Regulation Orders are complete.
Orkney Islands Council
The Council continues to identify both on-street and off-street parking places when applications are received.
Perth & Kinross Council
Parking Attendants regularly inspect and enforce the bays to ensure the proper use of the parking places for disabled persons’ vehicles.
Renfrewshire Council
Renfrewshire Council made its 7th Disabled Persons’ Parking Places Order on October 27th 2023. This provided an additional 180 new bays. No bays were required to be removed.
Between 01-06-23 and 31-03-24, 57 new bays were marked to be included in the Councils 8th DPPP Order due to commence consultation within the next 2 weeks
All current DPPP bays are now included in a Digital GIS based Traffic Order.
The Council advertised seeking private off-street parking providers who wished to engage with the Council and take up enforceable disabled parking within their car parks, however, no requests were received.
Scottish Borders Council
We have not actively promoted proper use of disabled persons parking places. If we receive a complaint regarding the use of a bay we will follow this up in writing.
Shetland Islands Council
The Council provides information through various sources in order to reach as many in the community as possible.
The Council web page highlights eligibility, the statutory process and all relevant information.
Local weekly newspaper (The Shetland Times) to highlight all stages of the statutory process.
All new developments are encouraged to participate in the provision of disabled parking bay(s).
Council also removes any disabled persons’ parking place that is no longer required.
South Ayrshire Council
We are in the process of progressing TROs to update the current position with respect to disabled bays in South Ayrshire Council – orders shall require approval by the Council’s Regulatory Panel following the set statutory traffic regulation order process.
This shall include a review of a number of historic bays to ascertain if they are still required.
South Lanarkshire Council
South Lanarkshire Council enforces the regulated disabled persons’ parking bays in line with its policies and procedures.
Stirling Council
Continue to assess all applications received for a disabled person’s parking space under the Council’s current criteria which was amended following the introduction of the Disabled Person’s Parking Places (Scotland) Act 2009 within 15 working days whenever possible.
Where the applicant meets the criteria for a disabled person’s parking space outside their property, we aim to arrange for the marking of an advisory space within 10 working days of receiving their agreement on its location.
Once the TRO process has been completed, arrange for the necessary signage to be erected.
On completion of the TRO the applicant’s details are entered into a database to ensure a complete record is maintained.
Stirling Councils Traffic Regulation Orders and parking policy continue to allow vehicles displaying a Blue Badge to park free of charge and without time limit within any “on-street” or “off-Street” pay and display parking area, in addition to any designated disabled parking spaces.
9 disabled persons’ parking spaces were revoked as they were no longer required.
West Dunbartonshire Council
West Dunbartonshire has an up-to-date database for all on-street disabled parking bays; this identifies those already legally enforceable and those which are currently advisory only. This is constantly updated to include all new on-street parking bays. Each time a new TRO amendment order is implemented, the bays marked as advisory are automatically included in this schedule.
West Lothian Council
West Lothian Council has provided information through various sources in order to reach as much of the community as possible. The following methods have been used to convey information. Information on the Council web page at all times.
Schedule, Part 2, paragraph 3 (b):
The total number of parking places designated by the local authorities as being for use only by a disabled persons’ vehicle by virtue of the provisions of this Act (except section 9)
Table 1 below sets out the total number of parking places (excluding temporary places) designated by individual local authorities as being for use only by a disabled person’s vehicle, as reported. The table reports only new disabled parking places made enforceable by an order in the reporting year 2023/24 and does not take account of those removed.
Table 1 – Number of parking places (excluding temporary places) designated by individual local authorities as being for use only by a disabled person’s vehicle in the reporting year 2023/24
- Aberdeen City - 5
- Aberdeenshire - 0
- Angus - 202
- Argyll & Bute - 35
- City of Edinburgh - 9
- Clackmannanshire - 24
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - 0
- Dumfries & Galloway - 0
- Dundee - 239
- East Ayrshire - 49
- East Dunbartonshire - 3
- East Lothian - 253
- East Renfrewshire - 13
- Falkirk - 26
- Fife - 203
- Glasgow - 8
- Highland - 0
- Inverclyde - 35
- Midlothian - 115
- Moray - 355
- North Ayrshire - 65
- North Lanarkshire - 0
- Orkney Islands - 0
- Perth & Kinross - 53
- Renfrewshire - 180
- Scottish Borders - 0
- Shetland Islands - 20
- South Ayrshire - 402
- South Lanarkshire - 27
- Stirling - 36
- West Dunbartonshire - 85
- West Lothian - 89
Schedule, Part 2, paragraph 3(c):
The Scottish Ministers are required to report: ‘for each category of information under paragraph 1 that requires the reporting of a number or a date, a table setting out the number reported by each local authority.’
Table 2 – Each category of information under paragraph 1 of part 1 of the Act that requires the reporting of a number or a date.
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(d)(i): 'the number of requests received under section 5(1)' | PART 1(1)(d)(ii): 'the number of parking places which it identified under section 5(2)(b)' | PART 1(1)(d)(iv): 'the number of parking places in relation to which it started the statutory procedure under section 5(3)(b)' | PART 1(1)(f)(i): 'the number of relevant developments for which a planning permission mentioned in section 7(1) was granted' | PART 1(1)(f)(iii): 'the number of premises that include a parking place for the provision of which it sought to make arrangements under section 7(5)' |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 141 | 126 | 106 | 35 | 0 |
| Aberdeenshire | 130 | 62 | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| Angus | 102 | 102 | 202 | 0 | 0 |
| Argyll & Bute | 78 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Edinburgh | 85 | 67 | 24 | Unknown | 0 |
| Clackmannanshire | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 76 | 73 | 20 | Unknown | 0 |
| Dundee | 315 | 239 | Not provided | 0 | 0 |
| East Ayrshire | 67 | 27 | 27 | Unknown | 0 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 48 | 35 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| East Lothian | 63 | 59 | 253 | Not known | 0 |
| East Renfrewshire | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Falkirk | 116 | 96 | 83 | 6 | 0 |
| Fife | 555 | 389 | 203 | 0 | 0 |
| Glasgow | 480 | 470 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Highland | 38 | 34 | 34 | 88 | 0 |
| Inverclyde | 69 | 55 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Midlothian | 136 | 86 | 111 | Not known | 0 |
| Moray | 119 | 49 | 355 | 14 | 0 |
| North Ayrshire | 100 | 65 | 65 | Unknown | 0 |
| North Lanarkshire | 257 | 195 | 0 | This data is not held | 0 |
| Orkney Islands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth & Kinross | 82 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| Renfrewshire | 57 | 51 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Borders | 174 | 165 | 153 | 14 | 0 |
| Shetland Islands | 22 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| South Ayrshire | 85 | 70 | 0 | Unknown | 0 |
| South Lanarkshire | 291 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Stirling | 60 | 36 | 36 | Unknown | 0 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 137 | 85 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| West Lothian | 122 | 89 | 89 | 6 | 0 |
Table 3 – Each category of information under paragraph 1 of part 1 of the Act that requires the reporting of a number or a date.
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(f)(v): 'the number of parking places in relation to which it started the statutory procedure under section 7(6)' | PART 1(1)(g)(ii): 'the number of premises that include a parking place for the provision of which it sought to make arrangements under section 8(4)' | PART 1(1)(g)(iv): 'the number of parking places in relation to which it started the statutory procedure under section 8(5)' | PART 1(1)(h)(i): 'the number of such orders for the making of which it started the statutory procedure in accordance with this Act' | PART 1(1)(h)(ii): 'the number of parking places designated as being for use only by a disabled persons' vehicle under such an order' |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 0 | 17 | 6 months | 1 | 0 |
| Aberdeenshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Argyll & Bute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Edinburgh | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clackmannanshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 854 |
| Dundee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not applicable |
| East Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| East Lothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 253 |
| East Renfrewshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Falkirk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| Fife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 203 |
| Glasgow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Highland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| Inverclyde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Midlothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 115 |
| Moray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65 |
| North Lanarkshire | 0 | 0 | This data is not held | 0 | 0 |
| Orkney Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth & Kinross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Not applicable |
| Renfrewshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Borders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 453 |
| Shetland Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Lanarkshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| Stirling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Lothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 89 |
Schedule Part 2, paragraph 3(d):
The Scottish Ministers are required to report: ‘for each category of information under paragraph 1 that requires the reporting of a period, a table setting out the period reported by each local authority.’
Table 4 – Each category of information under paragraph 1 of part 1 of the Act that requires the reporting of a period.
Local authorities reported the following information:
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(d)(v): 'the period, in each case, between the identification of a parking place under section 5(2)(b) and the starting of the related statutory procedure under section 5(3)(b)' | PART 1(1)(h)(iii): 'in relation to each such order, the period between the start of the statutory procedure and the making of the order' |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 7 months | Cannot yet be answered, as order has not yet been made |
| Aberdeenshire | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Angus | Angus Council intends to promote Traffic Orders, generally on an annual basis, to vary the current parent Disabled Street Order to add and delete bays as appropriate | Not applicable |
| Argyll & Bute | Normally 12-24 months | Not applicable |
| City of Edinburgh | Approx 6 months | Not applicable |
| Clackmannanshire | 12-18 months | Not applicable |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Dumfries & Galloway | TRO's are intended to be renewed every 6 months. Due to staffing issues they have not been amended for 5 years. Amended TRO's will be carried out soon as a priority. August/Sept 2024 | No order currently made. 854 bays on previous made orders. |
| Dundee | 239 | Not applicable |
| East Ayrshire | 8 months | Not applicable |
| East Dunbartonshire | The Council expects to promote an order every year. 12-18 months | 12-18 Month (Average) |
| East Lothian | Up to 12 months | 3 months |
| East Renfrewshire | Between 1 and 12 months | 12 months |
| Falkirk | Appendix A | Appendix A |
| Fife | Between 3 and 6 months | Between 3 and 6 months |
| Glasgow | Procedure for order not yet commenced | Not applicable |
| Highland | 6 months | 6 months |
| Inverclyde | Appendix B | Appendix B |
| Midlothian | 7 months | 9 months |
| Moray | Up to 16 months | 4 months |
| North Ayrshire | This number varies as applications come in throughout the year | Various |
| North Lanarkshire | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Orkney Islands | Between 6 and 18 months due to the low number of requests, and committee cycles | Between 6 and 18 months due to the low number of requests, and committee cycles |
| Perth & Kinross | 6 months | Not applicable |
| Renfrewshire | 2-4 weeks | Not applicable |
| Scottish Borders | 4-16 months | 12-24 months |
| Shetland Islands | Process start immediately (except when on annual leave/sick leave) | Not applicable |
| South Ayrshire | 8 months | Not applicable |
| South Lanarkshire | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Stirling | Appendix C | Appendix C |
| West Dunbartonshire | Usually 1 year | Not applicable |
| West Lothian | 150 days | 230 days |
Schedule, Part 2, paragraph 3(e):
The Scottish Ministers are required to report: ‘for each category of information under paragraph 1 that requires the reporting of reasons, a summary of the reasons reported by each local authority.’
Table 5 – Each category of information under paragraph 1 of part 1 of the Act that requires the reporting of reasons.
Local authorities reported the following information:
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(d)(iii): 'its reasons for any decision under section 5(3)(a)' |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | Applicant had functioning driveway at address. Applicant unable to provide required details of vehicle being insured/registered to address. Location applied for being private land which Council has no authority over. Applicant not a Blue Badge holder. Applicant had garage and parking area to rear of property. Applicant's Blue Badge related to a different address and unable to provide required vehicle documentation. |
| Aberdeenshire | Nil |
| Angus | 24 requests were refused as follows: 17 No applicants did not return any documents for the request, 1 No - No V5 at address, 1 No not on council owned land, 2 No created driveway for their own use, 1 No had off street parking, 1 No postponed due to storm Babet, 1 No died before bay could be installed. |
| Argyll & Bute | Not applicable |
| City of Edinburgh | Resident has a driveway (2). Parking spaces available (9). Factors did not backup request (2). Property is in a mews area (1). Area under SRoP (4). |
| Clackmannanshire | Clackmannanshire Council's reasons for decisions where it was determined that it did not have the power to make a disabled street parking order under section 5. - not the driver/no vehicle at address. - no parking issues on street. - applicant passed away after submitting application. - applicant moved house. - applicant doesn't have blue badge. |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | Existing provision nearby - 1. Applicant passed away - 1. On private land - 2. |
| Dumfries & Galloway | Have off-street parking available, address on V5 not at this address, Private Carpark area which needs permission granted. |
| Dundee | Not provided |
| East Ayrshire | Applicant had sufficient garden ground to form driveway 15. Applicant required bay in area maintained by Housing Services 3. Applicant didn't have valid V5c document 2. Applicant was not the driver 12. Applicant had a driveway 2. Road Safety issues 3. Applicant did not have valid blue badge 1. Applicant required bay in area maintained by Housing Association 2. |
| East Dunbartonshire | 10 applications refused - Refusals reasons were: 4 had driveways, 1 had less than 1 year to run on badge, 5 had no car registered to address. In addition 3 applications were cancelled. |
| East Lothian | Has an existing driveway / garage or no vehicle registered at the address. |
| East Renfrewshire | Not applicable |
| Falkirk | 1 applicant withdrew their application |
| Fife | Applicant cancelled request or died . Applicant has a garage or driveway or no vehicle. Parking area on private land. |
| Glasgow | 10 applications refused due to alternative parking places available to qualifying persons e.g. off-street parking such as suitable driveways |
| Highland | 2 had own driveway. 1 had no suitable position to place bay, lived too near a junction. 1 in turning circle. |
| Inverclyde | Not applicable |
| Midlothian | 6 Applications were refused: 3: Applicant had no vehicle at own address. 2: Property had driveway or garage. 1: No safe location (Applicant accepted this). 9 Applications were withdrawn: 3: moved house. 2: changed mind. 1: did not yet have BB 1: built run-in to allow car off-road. 1: accepted APM. 1:for reconsideration. |
| Moray | Not applicable |
| North Ayrshire | 20 total. 13 had driveway, 1 access to off road parking, 2 no suitable location found, 1 road not wide enough to accommodate bay, 1 existing waiting restrictions, 1 did not meet criteria. |
| North Lanarkshire | Road safety issues. Alternative off-street parking opportunities available. Area where bay located outwith control of the Council. |
| Orkney Islands | Not applicable |
| Perth & Kinross | None |
| Renfrewshire | Land not adopted by Council 4 nos. Applicants had a usable driveway 2 nos. |
| Scottish Borders | 1 x private land. 5 x driveway. 1 x deceased. 1 x utilise bay near by. 1 x moved address. |
| Shetland Islands | Applicants did not have a car registered at their address. |
| South Ayrshire | Applicant has off road parking 7. Applicant has sufficient space for the creation of off road parking 2. Failure to submit evidence of Blue badge/ registered vehicle 2. No safe space for DP 4. |
| South Lanarkshire | Appendix D |
| Stirling | The request which was refused was on the grounds:- • Parking area was not adopted. • Vehicle not registered at address. •No blue badge. • Roads concerned were not adopted • There was no suitable location |
| West Dunbartonshire | Not applicable |
| West Lothian | Not applicable |
Table 6 – Each category of information under paragraph 1 of part 1 of the Act that requires the reporting of reasons.
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(f)(ii):'its reasons for any decision under section 7(3) that it would not have power to make a disabled off-street parking order' |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | N/A |
| Aberdeenshire | Under section 32(1) of the 1984 Act, the powers of a local authority to provide suitable parking places for vehicles apply where this appears to be necessary for the purpose of relieving or preventing congestion of traffic. Bringing the parking places under the control of the Council and making them subject to an order is not necessary for this purpose in the case of any of the spaces identified under section 7(1). |
| Angus | N/A |
| Argyll & Bute | N/A |
| City of Edinburgh | 0 - no expression of interest in CEC enforcing of-street disabled persons' parking bays received from developers |
| Clackmannanshire | N/A |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | No expressions of interest from developers to progress with this. |
| Dumfries & Galloway | N/A |
| Dundee | N/A |
| East Ayrshire | None |
| East Dunbartonshire | N/A |
| East Lothian | N/A |
| East Renfrewshire | N/A |
| Falkirk | Falkirk Council has contacted those Developers who were granted planning permission for a development containing disabled persons' parking bays during the current reporting period to determine whether they wish traffic regulation orders to be promoted. |
| Fife | N/A |
| Glasgow | N/A |
| Highland | No request has been made to these developers to see if they wish to formalise bays. The Highland Council are initially concentrating on bringing Highland council on and off-street orders into the TRO and will try harder to include private land parking enforcement, once this is completed. |
| Inverclyde | No further action |
| Midlothian | N/A |
| Moray | N/A |
| North Ayrshire | N/A |
| North Lanarkshire | N/A |
| Orkney Islands | None |
| Perth & Kinross | N/A |
| Renfrewshire | The granting of planning consent is no guarantee of the development going ahead. Developers are allowed 3 years to begin a development and its completion may be delayed any number of years thereafter. It is impractical for council officers to monitor all planning consents for the practical implementation of disabled bays. This said, no off street DPPP provision has been included in any Planning Applications received in the last 2 reporting years |
| Scottish Borders | N/A |
| Shetland Islands | Developers' not interested. |
| South Ayrshire | None |
| South Lanarkshire | N/A |
| Stirling | The developers / landowners have not yet been contacted - this is purely because the Council do not have the resources to progress this matter. |
| West Dunbartonshire | No interest from developers |
| West Lothian | The council has the power to make a disabled off-street order if it so |
| chooses. |
Table 7 – Each category of information under paragraph 1 of part 1 of the Act that requires the reporting of reasons.
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(f)(iv):'the reasons why it was unsuccessful in making any such arrangements' |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | N/A |
| Aberdeenshire | N/A |
| Angus | The private developers / landowners have not yet been contacted. Where the developer is the local authority the disabled persons' parking places will be included in an off-street Order in due course. |
| Argyll & Bute | N/A |
| City of Edinburgh | No developer has expressed an interest in City of Edinburgh Council enforcing off-street disabled persons' parking places |
| Clackmannanshire | N/A |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | N/A |
| Dumfries & Galloway | N/A |
| Dundee | N/A |
| East Ayrshire | N/A |
| East Dunbartonshire | Process not yet undertaken |
| East Lothian | N/A |
| East Renfrewshire | N/A |
| Falkirk | N/A |
| Fife | N/A |
| Glasgow | N/A |
| Highland | N/A |
| Inverclyde | No further action |
| Midlothian | Developers do not want their disabled parking places to be managed by the Council |
| Moray | N/A |
| North Ayrshire | N/A |
| North Lanarkshire | N/A |
| Orkney Islands | No relevant applications have been made or permission granted. |
| Perth & Kinross | N/A |
| Renfrewshire | N/A |
| Scottish Borders | N/A |
| Shetland Islands | N/A |
| South Ayrshire | N/A |
| South Lanarkshire | N/A |
| Stirling | N/A |
| West Dunbartonshire | Land not in Council ownership and private landlord declined to participate in the process |
| West Lothian | Private parking disabled spaces operate without the need for statutory control |
Table 8 – Each category of information under paragraph 1 of part 1 of the Act that requires the reporting of reasons.
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(g)(i):'its reasons for any decision under section 8(2) that it would not have power to make a disabled off-street parking order' |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | N/A |
| Aberdeenshire | N/A |
| Angus | The private developers / landowners have not yet been contacted. Where the developer is the local authority the disabled persons' parking places will be included in an off-street Order in due course. |
| Argyll & Bute | N/A |
| City of Edinburgh | N/A |
| Clackmannanshire | None |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | N/A |
| Dumfries & Galloway | N/A |
| Dundee | N/A |
| East Ayrshire | No work undertaken due to resources issues |
| East Dunbartonshire | Milngavie Train Station Disabled Bays - Network Rail own the land and have no issues with use of disabled Bays. |
| East Lothian | N/A |
| East Renfrewshire | N/A |
| Falkirk | Section 8 of the 2009 Act requires local authorities to determine the locations of advisory disabled persons' parking bays in off-street car parks biennially. Falkirk Council will undertake this exercise in June 2024. |
| Fife | N/A |
| Glasgow | Duties under this section were not enacted during this period. |
| Highland | Private housing authorities, retail outlets and other private landowners will be approached soon to discuss maintenance and enforcement of their disabled bays. We are already speaking with Inverness airport and discussing the possibility of enforcing their car park. |
| Inverclyde | N/A |
| Midlothian | N/A |
| Moray | N/A |
| North Ayrshire | N/A |
| North Lanarkshire | None although subject to consultation with any private car park operator |
| Orkney Islands | No arrangement under Section 33(4) |
| Perth & Kinross | N/A |
| Renfrewshire | Renfrewshire Council publishes a notice in the press every 2 years seeking requests for the inclusion of disabled bays in a traffic regulation order from the owners of private car parks. Renfrewshire Council routinely receives no responses to this notice. The last notice was published on 14th June 2023 and the next is due to be published in June 2025. |
| Scottish Borders | N/A |
| Shetland Islands | N/A |
| South Ayrshire | No work undertaken due to resources issues |
| South Lanarkshire | N/A |
| Stirling | As indicated earlier in this report, no action has been taken at this stage in respect of TROs for advisory off-street disabled persons' parking places. |
| West Dunbartonshire | Land not in Council ownership |
| West Lothian | None |
Table 9 – Each category of information under paragraph 1 of part 1 of the Act that requires the reporting of reasons.
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(g)(iii):'the reasons why it was unsuccessful in making any such arrangements' |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | N/A |
| Aberdeenshire | N/A |
| Angus | N/A |
| Argyll & Bute | N/A |
| City of Edinburgh | Lack of interest from off street car park owners. |
| Costs of marking and signing the places to the TSRGD - 2016 standards. | |
| Clackmannanshire | N/A |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | N/A |
| Dumfries & Galloway | N/A |
| Dundee | N/A |
| East Ayrshire | N/A |
| East Dunbartonshire | Approached Network Rail regarding Council enforcing Disabled Bays on 13/6/24, they replied on 17/6/24 to say they are happy with the bays to remain unenforceable as they currently have no issues with misuse of bays. |
| East Lothian | N/A |
| East Renfrewshire | N/A |
| Falkirk | N/A |
| Fife | N/A |
| Glasgow | Duties under this section were not enacted during this period |
| Highland | N/A |
| Inverclyde | N/A |
| Midlothian | N/A |
| Moray | N/A |
| North Ayrshire | N/A |
| North Lanarkshire | N/A |
| Orkney Islands | No agreements reached |
| Perth & Kinross | N/A |
| Renfrewshire | N/A |
| Scottish Borders | N/A |
| Shetland Islands | Land owner(s) not interested |
| South Ayrshire | N/A |
| South Lanarkshire | N/A |
| Stirling | N/A |
| West Dunbartonshire | Landlord declined to participate in the process |
| West Lothian | None |
Table 10 – Each category of information under paragraph 1 of part 1 of the Act that requires the reporting of reasons.
| Local Authority | PART 1(1)(h)(iv):'in respect of each case in which it started the statutory procedure for the making of such an order but did not make an order, the reasons why not' |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | There was no issue with the orders themselves. They were not made due to pressure from alternative workload. These orders will be made and reported next reporting period. |
| Aberdeenshire | N/A |
| Angus | N/A |
| Argyll & Bute | N/A |
| City of Edinburgh | N/A |
| Clackmannanshire | N/A |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | N/A |
| Dumfries & Galloway | N/A |
| Dundee | N/A |
| East Ayrshire | N/A |
| East Dunbartonshire | N/A |
| East Lothian | N/A |
| East Renfrewshire | N/A |
| Falkirk | Appendix A |
| Fife | N/A |
| Glasgow | N/A |
| Highland | Certain streets not included due to objections and disagreements. These streets were removed from the TRO until such time the restrictions are agreed. |
| Inverclyde | There was 1 Order which started the statutory procedure and was not able to be completed by the end of the reporting period. |
| Midlothian | None. The only instances where approved sites are not yet included in a Made Order are those which were still being processed at the year end. |
| Moray | N/A |
| North Ayrshire | N/A |
| North Lanarkshire | N/A |
| Orkney Islands | N/A |
| Perth & Kinross | N/A |
| Renfrewshire | N/A |
| Scottish Borders | N/A |
| Shetland Islands | None |
| South Ayrshire | N/A |
| South Lanarkshire | N/A |
| Stirling | 2 Applications were withdrawn and objections were received to two of the proposals, these still have to be referred to committee to be resolved. |
| West Dunbartonshire | N/A |
| West Lothian | None |
Schedule, Part 1, paragraph 2:
‘A report prepared by a local authority under section 11(1)(a) may contain any other information about its performance of its functions in relation to parking places for disabled persons' vehicles during the reporting period that the authority considers appropriate.’
Whilst some local authorities did not report any additional information by reference to Part 1, paragraph 2 to the Act, those who did reported a range of information including clarifications on what activity took place in performing its duties under the Act or what activities are planned for the next reporting year.
20 out of the 32 local authorities did not report any ‘other information’ under this paragraph. Those local authorities are:
Aberdeenshire Council; Angus Council; Argyll and Bute Council; City of Edinburgh Council; Comhairle nan Eilean Siar; East Ayrshire Council; East Lothian Council; East Renfrewshire Council; Falkirk Council; Fife Council; Glasgow City Council; Moray Council; North Lanarkshire Council; Orkney Islands Council; Perth & Kinross Council; Scottish Borders Council; South Ayrshire Council; South Lanarkshire Council; West Dunbartonshire Council and West Lothian Council.
The following information has been provided by the local authorities mentioned below:
Aberdeen City Council
Pressure from alternative workload led to the finalising of TROs and signing of bays being delayed until out with this reporting period. Compared to normal performance, there was no delay for customers receiving advisory bays while the related TRO was advertised and made. By the end of the next reporting period, we expect the backlog of 195 on-street bays and 33 off-street bays – as well as an unknown number of bays newly applied for – to be scheduled in made TROs. Signs were issued for the backlogged bays this summer.
Clackmannanshire Council
Clackmannanshire Council are a small local authority where we do not have parking enforcement. We are still processing TRO’s due to staffing levels and workloads, these are taking time. Our whole area has been surveyed however the outcome has been delayed by COVID-19. Budget wise we only put plates up where a blue badge space is getting mis-used or in busy areas, we do not have the funds to do every bay. Although applications have been approved lining works are taking longer than normal due to workloads, weather and contractors.
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Dumfries & Galloway Council are currently undergoing a Parking Strategy Review. The requirements of the DPPP 2009 Act are included in this strategy.
Dundee City Council
There has been a full survey of probable disabled bay locations (~2500) from available historic records to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the locations of disabled bays within the city. This has resulted in a total number of known bays within the city of 1391 of which 662 have a supporting on street TRO. Due to the volume of change it has also been decided to move from a traditional text-based TRO to a map-based system. At the Council’s September committee meeting a new TRO will be proposed that will include all new applications to that date and include the currently identified bays.
East Dunbartonshire Council
- The reporting period is covering a back log of requests and lining within areas by East Dunbartonshire Council.
- 310 Penalty Charge Notices were made during the reporting period on-street 206 and off-street 104 for 2023/2024.
- Ten Blue Badges were seized by East Dunbartonshire Community Wardens.
Highland Counci
The Highland Council continue to introduce Decriminalised parking enforcement throughout the Highland area. To regulate disabled bays in existing areas, The Highland Council continue to adjust bay sizes and erect signs, keeping things in line with the Traffic signs regulations and General Directions (TSRGD). EV bays are also being installed with disabled users in mind allowing more room for disabled access. Parking enforcement officers have recently been much more involved in the installation of disabled bays. This helps alleviate the workload from area offices, and will allow the bays installed a lot quicker than they normally would be.
Inverclyde Council
- 42 disabled parking places started the statutory procedure before the start of the reporting period and were revoked within the period.
- 12 disabled parking places started the statutory procedure and were revoked within the period.
- 11 disabled parking places started the statutory procedure to be revoked.
There are 583 current disabled parking places which have been created by means of an Order since April 1996. This is in addition to the 35 created during this reporting period.
Midlothian Council
See Appendix E.
North Ayrshire Council
North Ayrshire Council continues to carry out its duties under the Act.
Renfrewshire Council
Renfrewshire Council continues to carry out its duties under the Disabled Person’s Parking Places (Scotland) Act 2009.
Shetland Islands Council
Applicants are contacted almost immediately (as we are aware of parking issues) to ensure they meet the qualifying criteria.
Stirling Council
To continue to liaise with Stirling Area Access Panel with regards disabled parking provision, whether that be new spaces or improvements to existing spaces on or off street.
Progress with respect of taking forward disabled parking spaces implementation and future enforcement within private car parks needs further analysis, and is still to be carried out, which is dependent on staff resources.
Schedule Part 2, paragraph 4:
A report prepared by the Scottish Ministers under section 12(1)(a) may contain any other information about the performance by local authorities of their functions in relation to parking places for disabled persons' vehicles during the reporting period that the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.
The Scottish Ministers have no other information to report, on the performance of local authorities of their functions in relation to parking places for disabled persons’ parking places within the reporting year.