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 (2024-25) was 133 of which 56 were subsequently written off or cancelled following successful appeals. 19 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
We commenced a survey and notice project to identify all disabled bays on the road network. This includes “historical bays” some of which may have been marked prior to the DPPP Act 2009 but are not on any known Order. We are also checking, via the notices, whether the bays are still required. Following this exercise, it is intended to commence consolidation orders in 2025/26 although this may run into the following year as we have one Order per area (ABC is split into 4 admin areas).
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. Customers also have access to information and can apply online for a DPPP using the CEC website.
For new developments, procedures are in place to inform the developer of the local authorities' duty to promote the proper use of parking places designated for use only by vehicles of disabled persons. 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 vacancies in the department both disabled parking applications and TROs are taking longer to complete.
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Enquiries for disabled persons parking places are received and assessed. Existing bays are maintained.
Dumfries & Galloway Council
Processing the applications as and when received.
Review of Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders periodically.
Dundee City Council
Applications have been received and eligibility checked, this has become more onerous this year as our IT department advise that the Department of Transport has restricted personal information provided by the blue badge API when checking a badge number, resulting in us having to request images of the applicant’s blue badge to check manually.
Site visits have been undertaken to assess network considerations including the councils policy threshold of a maximum of 30% of available curb space being available for disabled persons parking places, this threshold has been more regularly reached when assessing applications.
On street disabled persons parking bays have been provided generally within eight weeks of application.
Citywide survey of disabled persons parking places was completed, providing reliable asset information including accurate locations and assisted in identifying redundant bays.
A new map-based TRO was produced but has faced internal legal difficulties due to lack of guidance on map-based TROs and is still pending.
East Ayrshire Council
Consultation is yet to commence on the promotion of the East Ayrshire Council (Various Roads within East Ayrshire) (Disabled Person Designated Parking Places) Revocation order 2025.
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 150 Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) were issued for the offence of being parked in a designated disabled parking bay without a valid Blue Badge.
12 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 twenty-first of the 6 monthly updates to the on-street traffic order schedules was made on the 11th October 2023 and the twentieth amendment was made on 31st May 2024. The TRO was amended on each occasion 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 (01/04/2024 to 31/03/2025) 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 at community centres and schools in North Ayrshire are included in an order.
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
Between 01-04-24 and 31-03-25, 147 new applications for bays were received this was in addition 51 bays that were due to be included in the Councils 8th DPPP Order (198 total with 15 refusals making 183 bays) Unfortunately this was delayed from going to consultation due other priorities. The Council was unable to achieve its March 31st deadline and the order which has now been to the Council Board for a decision will be made on made on Friday 5th September 2025. Preparation is underway for an Off-street Order for a further 3 DPPP bays while the Council as recently advertised seeking additional private off-street parking providers who wished to engage with the Council and take up enforceable disabled parking within their car parks.
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.
80 disabled persons’ parking spaces were revoked as they were no longer required (74 from 2 Traffic Orders which were proposed in 2023-24 following a review and signed in 2024-25. Whilst initially 85 spaces had been proposed to be revoked several people applied to take over some of the existing spaces and several other residents submitted the evidence required for them to retain the space).
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 2024/25 and does not take account of those removed.
|
Local authority / places |
Local authority / places |
Local authority / places |
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|
Aberdeen City |
258 |
East Lothian |
66 |
Orkney Islands |
1 |
|
Aberdeenshire |
63 |
East Renfrewshire |
20 |
Perth & Kinross |
16 |
|
Angus |
0 |
Falkirk |
0 |
Renfrewshire 183 |
|
|
Argyll & Bute |
0 |
Fife |
139 |
Scottish Borders |
392 |
|
City of Edinburgh |
95 |
Glasgow |
0 |
Shetland Islands |
14 |
|
Clackmannanshire |
12 |
Highland 1 |
South Ayrshire |
0 |
|
|
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
0 |
Inverclyde |
92 |
South Lanarkshire |
2 |
|
Dumfries & Galloway |
0 |
Midlothian |
137 |
Stirling |
45 |
|
Dundee |
0 |
Moray |
364 |
West Dunbartonshire |
85 |
|
East Ayrshire |
0 |
North Ayrshire |
0 |
West Lothian |
131 |
|
East Dunbartonshire |
10 |
North Lanarkshire |
259 |
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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 2024/25.
- 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.’
Local authorities reported the following information:
|
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 |
166 |
153 |
194 |
33 |
1 |
|
Aberdeenshire |
100 |
79 |
63 |
70 spaces across 32 developments |
0 |
|
Angus |
151 |
151 |
151 |
0 |
0 |
|
Argyll & Bute |
114 |
94 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
City of Edinburgh |
163 |
132 |
95 |
Unknown. |
0 |
|
Clackmannanshire |
21 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
5 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
Dumfries & Galloway |
82 |
60 |
60 |
Unknown |
0 |
|
Dundee |
282 |
249 |
0 |
Not available |
Not available |
|
East Ayrshire |
52 |
33 |
0 |
Unknown |
0 |
|
East Dunbartonshire |
62 |
54 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
East Lothian |
74 |
70 |
66 |
Unknown |
N/A |
|
East Renfrewshire |
38 |
32 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
Falkirk |
133 |
112 |
101 |
1 |
0 |
|
Fife |
343 |
245 |
139 |
0 |
0 |
|
Glasgow |
605 |
568 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Highland |
60 |
47 |
28 |
107 |
0 |
|
Inverclyde |
47 |
40 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
|
Midlothian |
190 |
167 |
69 |
Unknown |
0 |
|
Moray |
102 |
56 |
328 |
16 |
0 |
|
North Ayrshire |
129 |
54 |
54 |
Unknown |
0 |
|
North Lanarkshire |
332 |
261 |
0 |
This data is not held. |
N/A |
|
Orkney Islands |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Perth & Kinross |
51 |
16 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
|
Renfrewshire |
198 |
183 |
183 |
0 |
0 |
|
Scottish Borders |
167 |
152 |
148 |
13 |
0 |
|
Shetland Islands |
16 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
|
South Ayrshire |
92 |
79 |
0 |
Unknown |
0 |
|
South Lanarkshire |
328 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Stirling |
52 |
45 |
45 |
0 |
0 |
|
West Dunbartonshire |
137 |
85 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
West Lothian |
170 |
131 |
131 |
8 |
0 |
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)(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 |
24 |
31 |
2 |
258 |
|
Aberdeenshire |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
63 |
|
Angus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Argyll & Bute |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
City of Edinburgh |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Clackmannanshire |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
N/A |
|
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dumfries & Galloway |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
854 |
|
Dundee |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
0 |
Not available |
|
East Ayrshire |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 Bays |
|
East Dunbartonshire |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
10 |
10 |
|
East Lothian |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
1 |
66 |
|
East Renfrewshire |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
|
Falkirk |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Fife |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
139 |
|
Glasgow |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
|
Highland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
|
Inverclyde |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
65 |
|
Midlothian |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
Moray |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
North Ayrshire |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
North Lanarkshire |
N/A |
0 |
This data is not held |
0 |
N/A |
|
Orkney Islands |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
|
Perth & Kinross |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
N/A |
|
Renfrewshire |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
Scottish Borders |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
802 |
|
Shetland Islands |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
|
South Ayrshire |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
South Lanarkshire |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Stirling |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
45 |
|
West Dunbartonshire |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
West Lothian |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
131 |
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
- 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.’
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 |
4.9 months |
9.9 and 5.6 months |
|
Aberdeenshire |
N/A |
7 weeks, 6 days |
|
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 |
Nil |
|
Argyll & Bute |
Currently, due to the available resource and backlog demand of all TROs, it is taking 2+ years to progress a DB Order |
N/A |
|
City of Edinburgh |
Approx. 4 months |
Nil |
|
Clackmannanshire |
12-18 months |
N/A |
|
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Dumfries & Galloway |
TRO’s are intended to be renewed every 6 months. Due to staffing issues they have not been amended for 6 years. Amended TRO’s will be carried out soon as a priority. August/Sept 2025 |
No order currently made. 854 bays on previous made orders as above. |
|
Dundee |
Unknown, no order approved in 5 years |
Not available |
|
East Ayrshire |
9 Months |
No orders made within the reporting period |
|
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 |
6 months |
6 months |
|
Glasgow |
Procedure for order not yet commenced |
N/A |
|
Highland |
6 months |
6 months |
|
Inverclyde |
Appendix B |
Appendix B |
|
Midlothian |
6 months |
5 months |
|
Moray |
Up to 16 months |
4 months |
|
North Ayrshire |
This number varies as applications come in throughout the year. |
N/A |
|
North Lanarkshire |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Orkney Islands |
Between 6 and 18 months due to the low number of requests and committee cycles. |
12 weeks. |
|
Perth & Kinross |
6 Months |
N/A |
|
Renfrewshire |
2-4 weeks from receipt of request to being added into next draft order |
N/A |
|
Scottish Borders |
4-16 months |
12 – 24 months |
|
Shetland Islands |
Except for annual leave or sickness the process will begin immediately |
40-50 days normally |
|
South Ayrshire |
8 months |
N/A |
|
South Lanarkshire |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Stirling |
Average = 127 days |
Appendix C |
|
West Dunbartonshire |
Usually 1 year |
N/A |
|
West Lothian |
160 days |
223 days |
Table 4 – Each category of information under paragraph 1 of part 1 of the Act that requires the reporting of a period
- 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.’
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 |
Blue Badge holder does not reside at address: bay requested at address of family member (not in possession of Blue Badge) whom the blue badge holder visits occasionally. Applicant has accessible driveway/garage or access to other off-street parking areas. Insufficient space on applicant’s street + applicant declined nearest available location for bay in another street. Applicant did not have Blue Badge and did not provide required vehicle information. Parking area associated with applicant’s home is private land (whose owner has not requested disabled bay) and applicant declined nearest available location for bay on the adopted network due to distance. Applicant completed application form mistakenly believing it to be for obtaining Blue Badge. |
|
Aberdeenshire |
Nil |
|
Angus |
19 requests were refused as follows: 13No applicants did nil return required documents, 2No No V5 at address, 2No passed away before bay was installed, 1No Moved house, 1No V5 wrong address |
|
Argyll & Bute |
N/A |
|
City of Edinburgh |
Suitable parking available (13), street not adopted (14), included in other projects (4), |
|
Clackmannanshire |
Clackmannanshire Councils reasons for decisions where it was determined it did not have power to make disabled street parking order under section 5 - not the driver/no vehicle at address, applicant passed away after submitting application, applicant doesn’t have blue badge, private land, more evidence required but never returned, refused by housing |
|
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
Location unsuitable -2, Existing access provision – 1, Private Land -1 |
|
Dumfries & Galloway |
Have off-street parking available, address on V5 not at this address, Private Carpark area which needs permission granted |
|
Dundee |
N/A |
|
East Ayrshire |
Applicant had driveway – 0, Request for bay in private ground – 1, Applicant was a passenger that could be dropped off – 4, No proof of vehicle registered at applicant’s address – 2, Applicant had garden ground to create a driveway/parking place – 12, Had access to Lock ups / Garages - 0 |
|
East Dunbartonshire |
7 applications refused. Refusals reasons were: 4 had driveways, 1 had less than 1 year to run on badge, 2 had no car registered to address, in addition 1 application was cancelled |
|
East Lothian |
Has an existing driveway / garage or no vehicle registered at the address |
|
East Renfrewshire |
N/A |
|
Falkirk |
14 applicants withdrew their application |
|
Fife |
Applicant cancelled request or died , Applicant has a garage or driveway or no vehicle, Parking area on private land |
|
Glasgow |
37 applications refused due to alternative parking places available to qualifying persons e.g. off-street parking such as suitable driveways |
|
Highland |
Wanted in turning head, did not want space offered in suitable location, limited car parking area owned by The Highland Council, moved away before bay approved, bay requested on service road but not happy with proposed bay, applicant requested the application be withdrawn, address did not meet qualifying criteria (had a driveway), person did not have a vehicle, not on adopted road, private car park, housing association car park, customer wanted it in a Highland council pay and display car park |
|
Inverclyde |
N/A |
|
Midlothian |
10 Applications were refused: Applicant had no vehicle at own address (1), Property had off-road parking or garage (8), No safe location (1), 13 Applications were withdrawn: Moved house (4), Couldn’t agree location (3), Built run-in to allow car off-road (1), Applicant agreed to use existing unused bay (3), Applicant died before legalising bay (1), Duplicate application (1) |
|
Moray |
N/A |
|
North Ayrshire |
28 in total. 10 have driveways, 9 have access to off-road parking, 1 no longer required, 5 no suitable location found, 1 insufficient road width, 2 refused as too many other bays in area. |
|
North Lanarkshire |
Road safety issues. Alternative off-street parking opportunities available. Area where bay located out with control of the Council |
|
Orkney Islands |
One request was for a disabled parking space on an unadopted road maintained by a local housing association. |
|
Perth & Kinross |
Nil |
|
Renfrewshire |
Land not adopted by Council – 9 nos. Applicants had a usable driveway – 3 nos. No vehicle registered at the address – 2 nos. Permit issued for driveway access – 1 nos. |
|
Scottish Borders |
1 x private land, 5 x driveway, 1 x deceased, 5 x changed their mind, 1 x moved address, 1 x already has a bay, 1 x no suitable location agreed |
|
Shetland Islands |
Applicants did not meet the required criteria. |
|
South Ayrshire |
Applicant has off road parking 2, Applicant has sufficient space for the creation of off road parking 7, Failure to submit evidence of Blue badge/ registered vehicle 2, No safe space for bay 2 |
|
South Lanarkshire |
Appendix D |
|
Stirling |
The requests which were refused were on the grounds: • Vehicle not registered at address • Had driveway. |
|
West Dunbartonshire |
N/A |
|
West Lothian |
N/A |
Table 5 – 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 interest expressed from developers. |
|
Dumfries & Galloway |
N/A |
|
Dundee |
Not available |
|
East Ayrshire |
Nil |
|
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 |
Not applicable see 7 (f)(i) |
|
North Ayrshire |
N/A |
|
North Lanarkshire |
N/A |
|
Orkney Islands |
N/A |
|
Perth & Kinross |
Nil |
|
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 are not interested. |
|
South Ayrshire |
Nil |
|
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 |
No reason |
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)(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 CEC enforcing of- street disabled persons’ parking places |
|
Clackmannanshire |
N/A |
|
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
N/A |
|
Dumfries & Galloway |
N/A |
|
Dundee |
Not available |
|
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 |
Not Applicable |
|
North Ayrshire |
N/A |
|
North Lanarkshire |
N/A |
|
Orkney Islands |
No relevant applications have been made or permission granted. |
|
Perth & Kinross |
Nil |
|
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 |
Currently the control of the advisory disabled parking spaces lies with the owner of the private development. There has been no request for the council to promote disabled off street parking order |
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)(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 |
Nil |
|
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
N/A |
|
Dumfries & Galloway |
N/A |
|
Dundee |
Not available |
|
East Ayrshire |
No order undertaken due to resource issues |
|
East Dunbartonshire |
Nil |
|
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 2026. |
|
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 |
Nil |
|
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 3rd September 2025. |
|
Scottish Borders |
N/A |
|
Shetland Islands |
N/A |
|
South Ayrshire |
Not undertaken due to resource limitations |
|
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 |
Currently the control of the advisory disabled parking spaces lies with the owner of the private development. There has been no complaints about inappropriate use of said spaces |
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)(iii): ‘the reasons why it was unsuccessful in making any such arrangements’ |
|
Aberdeen City |
N/A |
|
Aberdeenshire |
N/A |
|
Angus |
Nil |
|
Argyll & Bute |
N/A |
|
City of Edinburgh |
Lack of interest from off street car park owners. |
|
Clackmannanshire |
N/A |
|
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
N/A |
|
Dumfries & Galloway |
N/A |
|
Dundee |
Not available |
|
East Ayrshire |
N/A |
|
East Dunbartonshire |
N/A |
|
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 arrangements reached. |
|
Perth & Kinross |
Nil |
|
Renfrewshire |
N/A |
|
Scottish Borders |
N/A |
|
Shetland Islands |
Land owner(s) show no interest |
|
South Ayrshire |
N/A |
|
South Lanarkshire |
N/A |
|
Stirling |
N/A |
|
West Dunbartonshire |
Landlord declined to participate in the process |
|
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)(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 |
The statutory procedure did not conclude within the period relevant to this report. |
|
Aberdeenshire |
N/A |
|
Angus |
N/A |
|
Argyll & Bute |
N/A |
|
City of Edinburgh |
Nil |
|
Clackmannanshire |
N/A |
|
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
N/A |
|
Dumfries & Galloway |
N/A |
|
Dundee |
Not available |
|
East Ayrshire |
No Traffic Regulation Order was undertaken due to resource issues. |
|
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 |
Nil |
|
South Ayrshire |
Not undertaken due to resource limitations |
|
South Lanarkshire |
N/A |
|
Stirling |
1 application was withdrawn. |
|
West Dunbartonshire |
N/A |
|
West Lothian |
None |
Table 10 – Each category of information under paragraph 1 of part 1 of the Act that requires the reporting of reasons
- 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; East Ayrshire Council; East Lothian Council; East Renfrewshire Council; Falkirk Council; Fife Council; Glasgow City Council; Midlothian 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
“Pressures from alternative workloads have been better managed this year. This led to the conclusion of the statutory process for a large number of bays, for which the process was not complete during the previous reporting period. In addition, bays newly applied for have undergone the statutory process more swiftly during this reporting period compared to the previous one. There continues to be no delays to the installation of advisory bays.”
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, job vacancies and workloads, these are taking time. Our whole area has been surveyed however the outcome was delayed by COVID-19 and now due to job posts being vacant. Budget wise we only put plates up where a blue badge space are 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.”
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
“Concerns had been raised by a community group over a lack of disabled persons parking places within Stornoway town centre. A survey of parking places in December’24 showed there seemed to be adequate provision although busy on the run up to Christmas. This helped give a picture on DPPP usage and this may be re-surveyed at other times of the year.”
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
“Number of on street bays 1476, number considered to be covered by TRO 577, efforts to get an updated on street TRO continue.”
East Dunbartonshire Council
“The reporting period is covering a back log of requests and lining within areas by EDC.
Penalty Charge Notices were made during the reporting period On-street 82 and off-street 68 for 2024/2025.
12 Blue Badges were seized by East Dunbartonshire Community Wardens.”
Highland Council
“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). Electric Vehicle 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 to be installed a lot quicker than they normally would be.”
Inverclyde Council
“11 disabled parking places started the statutory procedure before the start of the reporting period and were revoked within the period.
24 disabled parking places started the statutory procedure and were revoked within the period.
8 disabled parking places started the statutory procedure to be revoked.”
North Ayrshire Council
“North Ayrshire Council continues to carry out its duties under the Act. Liaison with Education and Community services to ensure that all bays at schools and community centres are included in a future order. A new order will be made in the next reporting period and will include a consolidation of all previous orders.”
Renfrewshire Council
“Renfrewshire Council continues to carry out it’s 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.
As the local planning consent regulations do not stipulate a set number of disabled parking spaces in new developments, we find no apatite from them to enter into an agreement with us (Shetland Islands Council) to start the statutory process.”
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.
Transport Scotland
September 2025