At what cost? : : The economics of Gypsy and Traveller encampments / / Rachel Morris, Luke Clements.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• VerfasserIn: Morris, Rachel,; Clements, Luke,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2002]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (176 p.)

Since the Conservative government's reform of the law and policy relating to accommodation for Travelling People (Gypsies and Travellers) in 1992, there have been no changes to the legislation, despite a major review of housing law and policy commenced by the current Labour government in 2000. A primary motive given for the 1992 legal reforms was financial: that the cost to the public purse of providing sites for Travelling People was unjustifiably high. Yet no study was ever done into the costs of not providing sites. In addition to exploration of the financial costs experienced by local authorities in the UK, both as landowners and as providers of public services, the book also examines the financial, human and social costs suffered by private landowners, police services and Travelling People themselves. The book places these costs in context both by exploring the process of change to law and policy in this field in 1992, and the issues now raised by the 'Best Value' regime and other new obligations placed on public bodies by human rights and race relations laws. The book will be invaluable reading for practitioners and policy makers in housing, planning, equality issues, education, welfare and policing at local and national levels. It will also be of interest to social policy and social work academics and students, and to Travelling People themselves.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of acronyms -- Introduction -- Past and present law -- The costs to local authorities -- The costs to others -- Best Value -- Rights, race relations and Best Value -- Conclusion: obstacles and opportunities -- References -- Further examples of concerns expressed by local authorities in relation to the costs of unauthorised encampments -- 1998 TLRU pilot study on the costs of unauthorised encampments -- 1999 TLRU questions to local authorities on the costs to them of unauthorised encampments -- 1992 consultation paper on reform of the 1968 Caravan Sites Act, and excerpts of some responses to the consultation -- Racial attitudes and prejudice in Northern Ireland -- Best Value and unauthorised encampments in Dorset -- Northampton Borough Council Best Value review of encampments -- DETR and Audit Commission 2000/01 Best Value Performance Indicators relating to race equality issues -- Index