In the last 12 months Sandwell Council and APCOA Parking Enforcement has undertaken 10 successful prosecutions, alongside issuing 18 warning letters and cancelling a suspected false application.
As a result of their efforts the organisations were named as the winners of the Local Authority Risk Managers’ award for Partnership Working, 'for effectively implementing a scheme to target and address blue badge misuse in Sandwell'.
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2024/07/15/councils-crackdown-on-blue-badge-fraud-reaps-national-reward/