Travellers: Caravan Sites
The question
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.
Answered by 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 enforcement action is required, it would be a matter for the police as part of their operational decision making, working with local authorities.
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