GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING UNAUTHORISED CAMPING BY GYPSIES/TRAVELLERS
Dear Colleague
CONSULTATION ON GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING UNAUTHORISED CAMPING BY GYPSIES/TRAVELLERS
Please find enclosed a copy of the above consultation paper. We are inviting written responses to this paper by 24 May 2004 and you should send your response to:
Joyce Gegan
Scottish Executive Development Department
Housing 1
Area 1-H
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh EH6 6QQ
Fax number - 0131 244 5596
Or by e-mail to:
Joyce.gegan@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
We would be grateful if you could clearly indicate in your response which questions or parts of the consultation paper you are responding to as this will help our analysis of the responses received.
If you wish to access this consultation paper online, please go to http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/housing/gmuc-00.asp . You can telephone Freephone 0800 77 1234 to find out where your nearest public internet access point is, if you prefer to submit your response by e-mail.
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Access to consultation responses
We will make all responses to this consultation paper available to the public in the Scottish Executive Library by 21 June 2004, unless confidentiality is requested. All responses not marked confidential will be checked for any potentially defamatory material before being logged in the library or placed on the website.
Respondee Information Form
It would be very helpful if you could also complete and return the attached Respondee Information Form with your response, as this will help us handle your response appropriately.
Yours sincerely
JOYCE GEGAN
CONSULTATION TITLE: GUIDELINES ON MANAGING UNAUTHORISED CAMPING BY GYPSIES/TRAVELLERS
RESPONDEE INFORMATION FORM
PREFACE
This consultation paper, on Guidelines for Managing Unauthorised Camping by Gypsies/Travellers, sets out draft proposals for local authorities, in conjunction with local police forces, to consider when developing and implementing a strategy on managing unauthorised camping. It was prepared by a small, short life working group, with representatives from CoSLA, the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) and the Scottish Executive and is now being circulated widely.
We are inviting written comments on the specific questions posed throughout the paper, as well as general views and suggestions on the issues covered. Examples of good practice are also invited throughout the paper. These will be included, if appropriate, in the final published guidelines.
Responses should be sent by 24 May 2004 to:
Joyce Gegan
Scottish Executive Development Department
Housing 1
Area 1-H
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh EH6 6QQ
e-mail: joyce.gegan@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
fax: 0131 244 5596
The text of this consultation paper can be found online at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/housing/gmuc-00.asp
Please see the full text of the covering letter (also available online) for more information on the consultation process and for the Respondee Information Form, which should be completed and returned with your comments.
Part or all of this document can be made available in a variety of languages and other formats on request.
We will acknowledge all responses and will place copies of all responses (unless otherwise requested by a respondee) in the Scottish Executive library 20 working days from the closing date of the consultation. We will analyse the responses after the closing date and will publish the report on the SE website, advising respondees when it is available. A hard copy will be also be available from the above address on request.