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Blue Badge fraud cases down 40%

Deniz Huseyin
27 November 2013
 

The number of cases of Blue Badge fraud in the UK has fallen to 2,901 in 2012/13 from 4,809  the previous year, according to the Audit Commission’s annual report on fraud.

Not all cases resulted in a prosecution, with the commission pointing out that in some instances it involved removing entitlement to a badge or some form of internal disciplinary action. 

“Blue Badge fraud does not represent a major financial loss to councils, which may explain why detection rates have...

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