Supreme Court: Councils Can Ban Gypsies and Travellers on Short-Term Basis

Local authorities can ban gypsies and travellers from their land, the Supreme Court has ruled. The court ruling comes after a series of appeals to decisions, which would prevent travellers from settling on public land such as parks, fields and roadside verges. Prohibitory newcomer injunctions can be granted on a short-term, interim basis as a matter of principle, the announcement said. The latest ruling by the Supreme Court follows a number of legal battles, which set off when a number of injunctions against “persons unknown” were obtained by councils between 2015 and 2020. The “persons unknown” reference was used because the gypsies and travellers, who may wish to camp on a particular site, could not generally be identified in advance....