Written Question·Home Office·UIN 71306

Travellers: Caravan Sites

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support local authorities in tackling illegal encampments.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The police and local authorities are equipped with a range of powers to respond to unauthorised encampments. These include long-standing provisions under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, as well as additional powers introduced through the P...

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