Unauthorised traveller encampments: Does the law need to change?

30th January 2018David Jamieson, West Midlands PCC

The number of unauthorised encampments in the West Midlands has more than doubled in the last five years. Inevitably, community tension has escalated too. This has meant, in the last two years alone, calls to the police related to unauthorised encampments have doubled. West Midlands PCC David Jamieson and Policy Officer Ben Twomey believe it is time to strengthen the law.

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Unauthorised traveller encampments: Does the law need to change?

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