If they refuse to go, there are three main legal routes to removing travellers:
applying for a possession order; using common law rights to recover the land; and relying on the police to take action
. Farmers can apply to county court for a possession order.
Are Travellers allowed to camp anywhere?
Obviously,
travellers cannot set up camp on any land they do not have permission for
. Housing charity Shelter gives a list of places travellers cannot park at all and would face immediate eviction.
How long can Travellers stay on private land?
Using Common law
Then a period of time, normally
24 hours
, needs to be allowed for them to leave your land. If they have not left after this time then the enforcement officers can make the trespassers leave using no more than reasonable force.
Can Gypsies camp on private land?
If Gypsies or Travellers are camped on council-owned land, the council can evict them, but
if the encampment is on private land, it is usually the landowner’s responsibility
.
How do you move travelers on private land?
How can I get them to move off my land? A: In the first instance, you could simply
tell the travellers that they are trespassing on private land and ask them to leave
. They may just refuse to go however, in which case there are other options available.
How can I protect my land from travellers?
Security Cameras and Guards
are some of the most effective ways to protecting your land against Gypsies and Travellers but can prove costly. Bollards or other natural obstacles can be used as a substitute. Natural Obstacles such as trees or water make unauthorised entrance to the land harder.
What can police do about travellers?
They can use it to
evict travellers from any land except the highway
. There must be at least two people that need to be evicted. The police can remove both identified people and/or their vehicles from the land. There is no need for a court order to enforce this section of law.
Do travellers need planning permission?
Gypsy/Travellers are somewhat unique in relation to the planning process,
they are required by law to obtain planning permission for sites on which to settle
, however, there is no real market in suitable sites that come with planning permission.
Can travellers buy land?
Groups of Romany gypsies or Irish travellers secretly buy greenfield land at auction
. They remain the anonymous owners for several months. Then, in a deftly co-ordinated manoeuvre , the ‘land grab’ begins.
Do Travellers have different laws?
Everyone has rights, including Gypsies, Travellers and people on whose land unauthorised camping takes place.
Gypsies and Travellers are protected from discrimination by the Equality Act 2010
, together with all ethnic groups who have a particular culture, language and values, including white and black people.
Why are Travellers protected?
The courts have said that Romany Gypsies and Irish Travellers are protected against race discrimination
because they’re ethnic groups under the Equality Act
.
Can you be forcibly removed from private property?
You are trespassing.” If someone trespasses on your property despite due warning the practical remedy is to ask them to leave.
If they don’t you are entitled to use no more than reasonable force to eject the trespasser
.
What is a section 61 notice travellers?
What is Section 61? Section 61
gives police the power to direct an encampment to leave once the landowner has made reasonable steps to remove the occupants, and is certain conditions are met
. These conditions are that there must be two or more trespassers on land with the common purpose of residing and.
How long does it take the council to move travellers on?
This process usually takes
between 2 and 5 working days
. The Council has a number of legal requirements it must fulfil before it can move people on. These checks ensure families’ health and welfare needs are assessed as required by law and to protect the Council should issues arise during the process.
Can the police move travellers on?
Where there is an alternative public site with pitches available
the Police may use powers under Section 62A of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 to move trespassers onto this site
. This power can only be used to direct travellers onto a site within the same local authority area.
