§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has under the new provisions to move travellers on immediately from unauthorised sites where authorised sites are provided by the local authority. [98066]
§ Mr. McNultyThe Government are proposing to introduce new police powers to move on illegal Gypsy and Traveller camps. The details of how this will work are currently being worked up by the Home Office, and no legislative vehicle has yet been identified to take this forward.
This new power is not intended to replace existing legislation currently in place under sections 61 to 62 and 77 to 79 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, which enables local authorities and police forces to move illegal encampments. This will remain alongside the new power.
Pilot location Host agents Period of contract Nottingham City Wide Construction June 2002-June 2005 Greater Merseyside Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council July 2002-July 2005 Greater Manchester Manchester Economic and Regeneration Partnership June 2002-June 2005 Leeds and Bradford Leeds City Council June 2002-June 2005 Coventry and Warwickshire CovWise Ltd. Sept 2002-Aug 2005 Paddington Carillion Construction Training Sept 2002-Aug 2005 The contracting timetable for Ambition Construction sought for delivery of contracts to begin on 24 June 2002. Extended contract negotiations led to delays in the Merseyside, and Coventry and Warwickshire pilots. In Paddington, a delay followed the withdrawal of the initial training provider and a re-tendering of the contract. Despite these delays, all pilots are successfully up and running and are contracted to run for a full three years.