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Counter-fraud team to clamp down on drivers in Rochdale who abuse blue badge scheme

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hereNow Rochdale council is taking a harder line against blue badge-fraudsters, with its counter-fraud team set to work alongside traffic wardens to bring more offenders to book.This could lead to warning letters, fines or prosecutions depending on the circumstances and whether pursuing the case is deemed to be in the public interest.Ian Corbridge, the council’s head of internal audit, told a meeting of the audit and governance committee he wanted to put ‘more resources and effort’ into tackling blue badge abuse.However Coun Donna Martin, questioned the financial logic behind the move.She said: “I think it’s good you are going to look at it, but if you have a policy you need people [to enforce it] and then what are they going to.

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