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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-06-27more like thismore than 2018-06-27
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Travellers: Caravan Sites remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers the police have to direct people to leave an unauthorised encampment where local authority managed caravan sites apply a charge for residing. more like this
tabling member constituency North East Hampshire remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Ranil Jayawardena more like this
uin 158297 remove filter
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-07-02more like thismore than 2018-07-02
answer text <p>There are a range of existing powers available for both the police and local authorities to tackle unauthorised encampments. Sections 61-62 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 provide specific powers to the police to direct people from unauthorised encampments if certain criteria are met. <br>A summary of the powers available to deal with unauthorised encampments has been published on the Government website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments</a></p> more like this
answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner more like this
answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-07-02T11:50:35.803Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-02T11:50:35.803Z
answering member
1561
label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd more like this
tabling member
4498
label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena more like this