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Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate

Jul. 26 2023

Source Page: Hidden homelessness: international evidence review
Document: Hidden homelessness international evidence review: exploring ways of identifying and counting hidden homeless populations (PDF)

Found: people living in other crowded dwellings ; people in other improvised dwellings ; people housed in caravan

Scottish Government Publication (Impact assessment)
Local Government and Housing Directorate

May. 25 2023

Source Page: Visitor Levy Bill: business and regulatory impact assessment
Document: Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill: Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) (PDF)

Found: Either specific visitors (for example business travellers, people who are temporarily homeless, temporary

Scottish Government Publication (Impact assessment)
Local Government and Housing Directorate

May. 25 2023

Source Page: Visitor Levy Bill: business and regulatory impact assessment
Document: Annexes (webpage)

Found: night in ‘Palaces’, €1.50 per night in 3-star hotels and €0.20 per night in budget-friendly camping or caravan

Scottish Government Publication (Statistics)

May. 10 2023

Source Page: Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey - site register
Document: Site register (ODS)

Found: Urban vacant sites are either vacant land or vacant land and buildings.

Written Question
Travellers: Caravan Sites
Wednesday 26th April 2023

Asked by: Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Kilburn)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure local authorities are meeting the accommodation needs of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community.

Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)

Specific planning policies for traveller sites are set out in the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites document which should be read in conjunction with the National Planning Policy Framework. Local authorities are best placed to make decisions about the number and location of such sites locally, having had due regard to national policy and local circumstances.

Select Committee
Friends, Families and Travellers
 PA0174 - Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils

Written Evidence Apr. 18 2023

Inquiry: Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Education Committee (Department: Department for Education)

Found: PA0174 - Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils Friends, Families and Travellers Written

Scottish Government Publication (Impact assessment)
Local Government and Housing Directorate

Apr. 18 2023

Source Page: National Planning Framework 4: integrated impact assessment post adoption statement
Document: National Planning Framework 4 – Integrated Impact Assessment – Post Adoption Statement (PDF)

Found: certain black and ethnic minority g roups); and homes for older people. 4.2.8 We know that many Gypsy/Travellers

Written Question
Travellers: Caravan Sites
Monday 3rd April 2023

Asked by: Baroness Whitaker (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many authorised Traveller sites in England are within 50 metres of (1) A-roads, (2) motorways, (3) sewage stations, (4) waste recycling centres, (5) industrial estates, and (6) railway lines.

Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) does not hold data centrally on the location of authorised traveller sites. The Planning Policy for Traveller Sites states that Local Planning Authorities, when developing their Local Plan, should ensure that traveller sites are sustainable economically, socially and environmentally.

Under the Local Air Quality Management Framework, as part of the Environment Act, all Local Authorities in England are required to assess air quality in their area.

The Government does not hold centrally information on complaints for statutory nuisances. Section 78R of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 requires Local Authorities and the Environment Agency to keep a public register about contaminated land in their respective areas.

Written Question
Travellers: Caravan Sites
Monday 3rd April 2023

Asked by: Baroness Whitaker (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many authorised Traveller sites have given rise to complaints to local authorities about (1) environmental pollution and degradation, and (2) vermin infestation.

Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) does not hold data centrally on the location of authorised traveller sites. The Planning Policy for Traveller Sites states that Local Planning Authorities, when developing their Local Plan, should ensure that traveller sites are sustainable economically, socially and environmentally.

Under the Local Air Quality Management Framework, as part of the Environment Act, all Local Authorities in England are required to assess air quality in their area.

The Government does not hold centrally information on complaints for statutory nuisances. Section 78R of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 requires Local Authorities and the Environment Agency to keep a public register about contaminated land in their respective areas.

Written Question
Travellers: Caravan Sites
Monday 3rd April 2023

Asked by: Baroness Whitaker (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many local authorities conduct regular pollution monitoring of (1) air, (2) noise, and (3) land, contamination on authorised Traveller sites.

Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) does not hold data centrally on the location of authorised traveller sites. The Planning Policy for Traveller Sites states that Local Planning Authorities, when developing their Local Plan, should ensure that traveller sites are sustainable economically, socially and environmentally.

Under the Local Air Quality Management Framework, as part of the Environment Act, all Local Authorities in England are required to assess air quality in their area.

The Government does not hold centrally information on complaints for statutory nuisances. Section 78R of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 requires Local Authorities and the Environment Agency to keep a public register about contaminated land in their respective areas.