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Unauthorised camping service
Summary of Service
Wiltshire County Council owns parcels of land in exactly the same way as any other private landowner. In its capacity as local Highway Authority, the County Council has a legal duty to... "assert and protect the rights of the public to the use and enjoyment of any highway for which they are the highway authority". (s.130, Highways Act 1980).
Details of Service
Overview
The County Council endeavours to achieve two primary objectives when responding to reports of unauthorised camping, in accordance with an adopted Policy Statement:
- To balance the rights and needs of resident communities with those of Gypsies and Travellers.
- To manage unauthorised encampments in an efficient and effective way, ensuring that the Council's response is fair and proportionate and takes account of the level of nuisance, fear and intimidation for local residents and the rights and responsibilities of Gypsies and Travellers.
View the Policy Statement (pdf 50Kb).
Incident Reporting
Any reports of unauthorised camping incidents occurring upon land owned by the County Council, or on the public highway, should be directed to the Principal Officer (Highways Enforcement), telephone: 01225 713562.
It should be noted that "The County Council will not normally take action in respect of private land" as stated in its adopted Policy Statement.
Inter-Departmental Protocol
Officers representing the various Departments of the County Council regularly exchange information about Gypsy and Traveller issues in accordance with an Inter-Departmental Protocol.
Some of this information is subject to regulation by the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. The Protocol should be read in the context of an attached Disclosure Statement.
View the Inter-Departmental Protocol (pdf 49Kb).
See Recent Successes and The Future.
Contact Details
By Post
Gypsy & Traveller Unit
Wiltshire County Council
Environmental Services Department
County Hall,
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JD
By Email
environmentalservices@wiltshire.gov.uk
By Telephone
01225 713411 (Helpline)
By Fax
01225 713400
| A to Z Names | Unauthorised camping service, Travelling people - provision of sites |
|---|---|
| Keywords | undefined |
| PID No. | 655 |
| IPSV Category | Traveller sites |
| Level 1 Name | Unauthorised camping service |
| IPSV ID | 658 |
