Operation Blue Bird teaches disabled badge abusers a new song

British Parking Awards 2016: Parking in the Community Award & The Parking Partnerships Award - Brighton & Hove City Council, East Sussex County Council, Sussex Police and NSL

30 March 2016

From Brighton & Hove City Council: Rhiannon Bryce, parking services officer Sarah Costan, senior parking service officer Paul Nicholls, policy & development manager Tony Patchett, parking services officer From East Sussex County Council: Sheldon Cartill, parking notice processing officer Lynne Donnelly, Blue Badge manager Emma King, adult social care operations manager David Weeks, parking team manager From NSL: Sharon Hatton, client account manager Mark Jobling, Blue Badge investigator Denise Payne, client account manager Steve Parish, account director Michelle Williams, Blue Badge investigator

Operation Blue Bird is a multi-agency response to the misuse of Blue Badges in East Sussex. The project has received support from central government, which is keen to see its innovative ideas shared.

There are approximately 13,000 badges on issue in Brighton & Hove and 24,000 badges on issue in East Sussex.

The councils concerns about the misuse of the Blue Badge, depriving entitled badge holders of their parking concessions, had seen the development of an informal partnership...