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registered interest
date	24/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travellers: Trespass
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to (a) help tackle unauthorised encampments established by travellers, (b) introduce new powers for the police to seize (i) vehicles and (ii) other property owned by people who trespass and (c) make intentional trespass a criminal offence.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Rob Roberts
uin	24667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, which received Royal Assent in April, strengthened the police’s powers to arrest and seize the vehicles and other property of those who set up unauthorised encampments and cause damage, disruption or distress.</p><p>The measures also extend the powers of the police to direct trespassers to leave land.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 29/06/2022 15:59:40 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4810 label Biography information for Mr Rob Roberts

1222850

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travellers: Trespass
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the Government response to its consultation on measures to enable the police to tackle unauthorised encampments more effectively.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	72143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>I refer my Rt Hon Friend to the answer I gave to UIN 62648 on 02 July 2020 to the Hon Member for Sevenoaks.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/07/2020 11:30:32 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1182928

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travellers: Trespass
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 13 February (HL1230, HL1231, HL1232), why the Equality Impact Assessment was not included in the consultation Strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL2251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>All Government departments have a responsibility to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>As such, when formulating any policy changes, Ministers must have due regard to the need to: (1) eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct prohibited by or under the Equality Act 2010, (2) advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and those who do not, and (3) foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.</p><p>This ongoing duty has been and will continue to be met. The consultation document has addressed these three limbs of the PSED which are referenced on pages 21 to 22 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/844954/Unauthorised_Encampments_-_consultation_paper.pdf).</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/03/2020 16:40:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1175416

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travellers: Trespass
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in their recent consultation Strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments, the Home Office took note of the Government's Consultations Principles Guidance 2018; and whether the Home Office intends to review its consultation in order to ensure that the views of Gypsies and Travellers can be reflected.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL1230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Home Office officials have worked with the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community (GRT) to agree a bespoke consultation response system to ensure they are able to fully contribute to the ongoing consultation.</p><p>This bespoke system is now in operation and provides an opportunity for the GRT community to submit their views in a simplified format on the general proposals contained in the consultation. Since its launch last month, over 1700 responses have been received by the Home Office through this method. The views of respondents will be captured in the consultation response.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL1231 HL1232 question first answered 13/02/2020 15:38:36 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1175417

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travellers: Trespass
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they took to ensure that their consultation Strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments was available in a form which it accessible to people with limited educational attainments.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL1231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Home Office officials have worked with the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community (GRT) to agree a bespoke consultation response system to ensure they are able to fully contribute to the ongoing consultation.</p><p>This bespoke system is now in operation and provides an opportunity for the GRT community to submit their views in a simplified format on the general proposals contained in the consultation. Since its launch last month, over 1700 responses have been received by the Home Office through this method. The views of respondents will be captured in the consultation response.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL1230 HL1232 question first answered 13/02/2020 15:38:36 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1175418

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travellers: Trespass
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Home Office did not include an Equality Impact Assessment in their recent consultation Strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments; and what plans they have to conduct such an assessment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL1232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Home Office officials have worked with the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community (GRT) to agree a bespoke consultation response system to ensure they are able to fully contribute to the ongoing consultation.</p><p>This bespoke system is now in operation and provides an opportunity for the GRT community to submit their views in a simplified format on the general proposals contained in the consultation. Since its launch last month, over 1700 responses have been received by the Home Office through this method. The views of respondents will be captured in the consultation response.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL1230 HL1231 question first answered 13/02/2020 15:38:36 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

820930

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Travellers: Trespass
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what accounts taken of the fact that applicants have camped illegally on land for which they are applying for permission when considering planning applications.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	122348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Planning applications are decided in accordance with the development plan in place for the area, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. This is a matter for the relevant local planning authority to decide on a case-by-case basis. <br /> <br /> The Government is clear that unauthorised development is unacceptable and unfair to the majority who abide by the rules. <br /> <br /> The Government introduced a planning policy on 31 August 2015 to make intentional unauthorised development a material consideration that would be weighed in the determination of planning applications and appeals.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 18/01/2018 17:25:48 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 34615 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

758806

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Travellers: Trespass
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to ensure Travellers who trespass on property pay for any criminal damages and limit the expense incurred to innocent parties.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	9590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Causing criminal damage to property is a criminal offence. The court must consider making a compensation order under section 130 of the Powers of the Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 in any case where personal injury, loss or damage has resulted from the offence. It is an operational matter for the police, following advice from the Crown Prosecution Service, to decide whether or not an offence reaches the threshold required for prosecution under the relevant legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Property owners may also bring private legal proceedings to recover an award of damages for damage caused to their property by trespassers. It is for individual property owners to decide whether to take legal action of this kind.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 09/10/2017 15:15:25 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell