February 2021 - The Community Law Partnership

Roadside Gypsies and Travellers During the Pandemic Part 3

Posted by clp-admin24th February, 202120th May, 2022 Gypsy and Traveller News, Traveller unauthorised encampment eviction

Merritt v Thurrock Council & Midos Management Chelmsford County Court, 8 January 2021

Since soon after the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic, letters from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Welsh Government have indicated that local authorities should attempt not to evict Gypsies and Travellers or should seek to identify alternative locations and should also look to provide services such as water, sanitation and refuse collection (see Issues Nos 50 and 51 of TAT News: https://www.communitylawpartnership.co.uk/noticeboard/links/tat-news).
The case of Merritt, albeit not concerning a Traveller, has effectively re-emphasised this message.

Roadside Gypsies and Travellers During the Pandemic Part 2

Posted by clp-admin24th February, 202120th May, 2022 Gypsy and Traveller News

The Moving for Change Project has funded an excellent report called Local authority approaches to roadside camps in a time of COVID-19. The report has been researched and written by Adrian Jones of the National Federation of Gypsy Liaison Groups and was published in February 2021.

Roadside Gypsies and Travellers During the Pandemic Part 1

Posted by clp-admin24th February, 202120th May, 2022 Gypsy and Traveller News

CLP were commissioned by Friends, Families and Travellers to produce a report (funded by the Baring Foundation) into the situation of roadside Gypsies and Travellers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report centres on law and guidance as it applies to unauthorised encampments, evictions and service provision.

See the report here: https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Legal-briefing-22.2.2021.pdf
For the webinar delivered on this matter on 27 October 2020 see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk35x0qvIas&feature=youtu.be

Challenging Birmingham’s Allocations Scheme

Posted by clp-admin12th February, 202120th May, 2022 Housing News and Other News

R(Nur & Abdulahi) v Birmingham City Council [2020]EWHC 3526 (Admin)
https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2020/3526.html&query=(R(Nur))+AND+(v)+AND+(Birmingham)+AND+(City)+AND+(Council)

Mrs Nur lived with her three adult daughters in private rented accommodation. Her daughter, Zakiya suffers from cerebral palsy and has learning difficulties.