Deputy Prime Minister written question – answered at on 2 May 2006.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what statutory obligations local authorities are under to provide sites for gypsy and traveller accommodation.
Local authorities are not under a statutory obligation to provide sites for Gypsy and Traveller accommodation. However, the Housing Act 2004 requires local housing authorities to assess the housing needs of Gypsies And Travellers residing in, or resorting to, their area and prepare strategies to address this need. Circular 01/2006 requires regional planning bodies to specify in regional spatial strategies the number of pitches required in each local planning authority area to address this need, and authorities must allocate land for these pitches in their development plan documents.
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