Written Question·Home Office·UIN 71497
Travellers: Caravan Sites
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 11 September 2025
Question
Kim Leadbeater
Labour — Spen Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in addressing unauthorised encampments that negatively affect local (a) high streets or (b) businesses.
Answer
Sarah JonesLocal authorities and police have a range of powers to manage unauthorised encampments, including those affecting high streets and businesses. These include long-standing provisions under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, and additional powe...
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