Written Question·Home Office·UIN 49403

Travellers: Caravan Sites

Tabled: 30 April 2025

Answered: 9 May 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 44484 on Travellers: Caravan Sites, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the ruling on local authorities.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

The government is carefully considering the judgement issued by the High Court in May 2024, including the potential impact on local authorities.Local authorities retain the powers they need to manage caravan sites and unauthorised encampments. If enforcem...

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