Recommendation 5

We recognise, however, that the Government is likely to retain this Clause. As such, at a minimum, we propose an amendment to the Bill which would only permit criminal sanctions on people living on an unauthorised encampment in circumstances where an adequate authorised site had been made available by the local authority. This is likely to be a more proportionate interference with Article 8 ECHR rights, as well as rights to health and education for the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community.