Government set to pass new ‘hostile’ anti-Traveller laws this autumn

Tony Gosling tony at cultureshop.org.uk
Fri Aug 21 13:06:14 BST 2020 


Government set to pass new ‘hostile’ anti-Traveller laws this autumn

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22 July 2020
Government set to pass new hostile anti-Traveller


The Travellers’ Times can reveal that lawyers and 
campaigners are ready to act after the government 
recently announced that new ‘hostile’ 
anti-Traveller laws, which could include the 
criminalisation of trespass, will be delivered this autumn.

The laws are set to follow the Government’s 
<https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/news/2019/12/government-consultation-evicting-gypsy-and-traveller-camps-rolls>consultation 
on unauthorised camps and sites late last year 
and the Conservative Party’s 2019 General 
Election manifesto promise to criminalise trespass.

Traveller law experts are already set to 
challenge any new laws in court, say lawyers.

"At the time the consultation was in progress 
<http://www.communitylawpartnership.co.uk/news/the-heart-and-soul-of-the-nomad-nation>we 
made it clear why we felt that the Government’s 
proposals were discriminatory and unlawful,” a 
senior lawyer from Community Law Partnership told the Travellers’ Times.

“If the Government bring in these proposals, then 
we are already instructed to take forward court challenges.”

Last week, Home Secretary Priti Patel 
<https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-07-13/debates/29C7A5B3-69C7-4846-BC94-454A95D2D339/OralAnswersToQuestions>told 
MP’s that new laws based on the 2019 government 
consultation on unauthorised Traveller camps and 
sites would be brought forward in autumn.
Jacob Rees-Mogg  Government will deliver election promis

Jacob Rees-Mogg – Government will deliver 
election promise to criminalise trespass

Earlier this month, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Leader of 
the House of Commons, 
<https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-07-02/debates/92916675-5821-4AE4-8965-9D8AFF393B48/BusinessOfTheHouse?fbclid=IwAR38eZtzY2ndiDgP4J8d1sS1aRPDHFIE4M1uH4etR-1ynEjkAHveuhyQhio#contribution-0D61B1E3-31B0-43F7-88D9-B35400DF66FC>told 
MP’s that the Government intended to deliver on 
its election promise to make trespass a criminal offence.

The consultation on unauthorised camps and sites 
was announced on November 5th, three days after 
the general election was called, prompting many 
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma campaigners to complain 
that the Government were using them as 
<https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/news/2019/11/gypsies-and-travellers-react-inhumane-government-crackdown-unauthorised-camps>a 
political football to win votes.

In the consultation the Government threatened to:
    * Make trespass a crime – resulting in 
prison, a fine or your vehicle being taken from you.
    * Make it a crime for you to stop alongside 
or on the road – they will be able to move you along.
    * Make it so police can act when there is two 
vehicles, instead of six. A car, a trailer and a 
van would count as three vehicles. A horse drawn 
wagon would also count as a vehicle, say lawyers.
    * Make it so police can force you to go to a 
transit site in another county.
    * Make it so you are banned from an area for 
one year instead of three months.

The Conservative 2019 election manifesto promised to:
    * Tackle unauthorised traveller camps.
    * Give the police new powers to arrest and 
seize the property and vehicles of trespassers 
who set up unauthorised encampments, in order to protect our communities.
    * Make intentional trespass a criminal 
offence and also give councils greater powers within the planning system.
Boris Johnson with Priti Patel  The Conservatives

Boris Johnson with Priti Patel – The 
Conservative’s ‘thumping’ majority in Parliament 
means that opposition parties will find it hard to stop any new laws

The Conservative Party won a thumping 80 seat 
victory in the November 2019 election, meaning 
that there is very little opposition parties can 
do to stop the Government making new laws.

However, The Scottish Government will not be 
bringing in any new laws that make life harder 
for Travellers’ – 
<https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/news/2020/02/scottish-ministers-condemn-uk-government-proposals-criminalise-travelling>as 
revealed in the Travellers’ Times last year.

Abbie Kirkby, Advice and Policy Manager at 
<https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/>Friends, 
Families and Travellers, told the Travellers’ 
Times that the prospect of yet more ‘hostile’ anti-Traveller laws was worrying.

“At a time where we are seeing discussions of 
race inequality ignited, we are faced with 
hostile Government proposals to criminalise 
Gypsies and Travellers,” said Abbie Kirkby.
Many Gypsies and Travellers still live nomadically © Quarm

Many Gypsies and Travellers still live nomadically © Quarmby

“Over the years there have been countless reports 
and evidence highlighting how Gypsies and 
Travellers face some of the most severe 
inequalities but what do we see? - The prospect 
of more draconian powers to penalise families 
because they live in different kinds of homes and have a nomadic way of life.

What’s so baffling about this is that there are 
some very simple solutions available that are 
workable for all communities,” added Abbie Kirkby.
Nowhere to go - London Gypsies and Travellers march for more Tr

Nowhere to go - London Gypsies and Travellers 
march for more Traveller sites (c) Mike Doherty

At the time of the Government’s 2019 
consultation, Friends Families and Travellers 
organised a campaign 
<https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/campaigns/how-to-respond-to-government-plans-to-strengthen-police-powers-against-gypsies-and-travellers/>that 
generated 10,000 responses - all of them against the new threatened laws.

“We were overwhelmed to see so many allies submit 
their views into the Home Office consultation so 
for Government Ministers to be talking about the 
proposals as a done deal is worrying to say the least,” said Abbie Kirkby.

“We will be seeking legal advice as soon as the 
Government publish their response to the 
consultation, to ensure the views of the 
community and allies have been given full 
consideration as part of the consultation process.”
The UKs Gypsies and Travellers are proud of their cultur

The UK’s Gypsies and Travellers are proud of 
their cultural tradition and history of Travelling © Natasha Quarmby

The UK’s Gypsies and Travellers have a cultural 
heritage of travelling, and many families still 
travel to look for work, go to fairs, visit 
relatives, and attend funerals and weddings. Many 
Travellers also travel and set up unauthorised 
camps because they prefer to do so or 
<https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/planning/no-place-to-stop-only-8-of-68-local-authorities-in-south-east-england-have-identified-enough-land-for-travellers-to-live/>because 
they have nowhere else to go.

The fight against the new laws that could 
effectively smash all nomadic ways of life could 
unite all Traveller groups, say campaigners.
New laws set to hit New Travellers and Van Dwellers as well 

New laws set to hit New Travellers and Van Dwellers as well © nfAT Collective

The threatened new laws are also raising concerns 
among New Traveller and Van Dweller groups.

Critics also say that the criminalisation of 
trespass and the other threatened laws could also 
criminalise homeless camps and protest camps and 
is an attack on the civil liberties of everyone – 
not just Gypsies and Travellers.

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/15/tresspass-trap-law-land-travelling-people-rights>Writing 
in the Guardian, campaign journalist George 
Monbiot said that the new proposed laws were a 
trap and could affect everyone - not just Gypsies and Travellers:

“The harder you look, the more disguised powers 
appear to be lodged in this consultation. Even if 
new trespass laws are aimed only at those 
residing on land, they will affect not only 
Gypsies, Roma and Travellers, but also rough sleepers.

Any new laws are also likely to be used against 
protesters. We’ve seen how previous legislation – 
such as the 1994 Criminal Justice and Public 
Order Act, the 1997 Protection from Harassment 
Act, the 2000 Terrorism Act and the 2005 Serious 
Organised Crime and Police Act – has been 
immediately deployed against peaceful protest, in 
some cases after the government promised that it 
would not be 
<https://www.monbiot.com/2005/02/22/protest-as-harassment/>used 
for this purpose.”

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