Month: July 2011

Following a threatened legal challenge the Government has organised oral hearings about the proposed changes to planning for Gypsies and Travellers. It is essential that these hearing are…

House of Commons Gypsy and Traveller Planning Debate 13th July, 2011.

Ignore headlines about squatters, government proposals target Gypsies and Travellers “That it is this group [Gypsies and Travellers] that is the primary target of the proposed reforms would…

Dale Farm residents have been given until midnight on 31st August to leave  their homes before the bulldozers move in. Eviction notice  From Dale Farm’s blog: “These eviction…

Combined with the proposed changes to planning law and policy, the Legal Aid Bill will be calamitous for Gypsies and Travellers who wish to access legal advice and…

The Government has extended the deadline for responses to the Planning for Traveller Sites consultation by four weeks. This means that the consultation will now close on 3…