Blue Badge Centres of Excellence Fund
In October 2008 nine local authorities were awarded funding and Blue Badge Centres of Excellence (COE) status in England. These are:
- Manchester and Bolton as joint COE for North West England
- Rotherham as COE for Yorkshire and Humberside
- Bournemouth as COE for South West England
- Southampton as COE for South East England
- Birmingham and Coventry as joint COE for the West Midlands
- Wandsworth and Kensington and Chelsea as joint COE for London.

