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Gypsies and travellers

Gypsies and Travellers have different rights depending on whether they are staying on a council site, an unauthorised site, or a private site. Links to information about when and how gypsies and travellers can be evicted from land they have stopped on. (Content applies to England only.)

https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/gypsies_and_travellers
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Gypsy and Traveller sites

Gypsies and travellers have different rights depending on whether they are staying on a council site, an unauthorised site, or a private site. Information on what these rights are. (Content applies to England only.)

https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/gypsies_and_travellers/gypsies_and…
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A short guide to the Policing Act 2022

Information for anyone currently living or planning to live roadside on police powers on roadside camps.

https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Police-Act-Booklet.pd…
Friends Families and Travellers
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Eviction from a site: Gypsy and Traveller communities

There are different eviction rules depending on the type of site you are staying on. Explains the rules in different situations.

https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/eviction/gypsies_and_travellers_fa…
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Evictions from authorised sites

Guide to eviction for gypsies and travellers, covering evictions from public land, private land and by planning authorities. Includes contact details for the Traveller Advice Team.

https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/advice-section/evictions-from-authorised-sites/
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Help if you’re homeless: Gypsies and Travellers

Gypsies and travellers are entitled to help from the council if they have nowhere safe and permanent to live. This page looks at your rights in those circumstances. (Content applies to England only.)

https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/homelessness/help_if_youre_homeles…
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Report racism and discrimination

Explains types of hate crime, harassment and discrimination faced by gypsies and travellers, and how this can be challenged in law. Provides case study examples and further contact details for more advice and information.

https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/advice-section/report-racism-and-discrimination/
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