What the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill means for Travellers - a thread 🚨
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🚨People found residing – or intending to reside – on land without consent, in or with a vehicle can be arrested if they refuse, or are unable, to leave.
🚨Police will be able to seize and impound vehicles – which in many people’s cases are also their homes.
🚨People convicted of trespass will be liable for three months in prison and/or a fine of up to £2,500.
🚨The bill will expand police powers to allow them to get involved sooner, lowering the threshold at which police can evict, and broadening the list of things they can evict people for.
🚨Currently, there must be six or more vehicles on the land for an eviction to take place, but under the new powers, it will only take two vehicles parked together.
🚨Police will be able to evict people from roads under the new legislation, not just from land.
🚨The length of time during which people must not return to a plot of land they have been told to leave will be increased from three months to a year.
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