Petition · past parliament
Make all trespassing a criminal offence
Closed
280 signatures
What the petition asks
There has been an uplift of illegal encampments in UK. Recently my council has had to pay out more than one hundred thousand pounds in clean up fees. Trespassers do not respond to civil rulings. To give the police more powers, I propose that all trespassing be made a criminal offence.
People cannot dictate where they can live by simply by squatting on land they do not own. Police need powers so owners can be protected.
-100K of clean-up from Milton Keynes Council
-Reported attacks to Police
-Closing of School sports days https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/milton-keynes-primary-school-forced-to-cancel-sports-day-after-illegal-travellers-camp-on-field-1-8540123
https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/illegal-travellers-camps-causing-problems-in-milton-keynes-1-8524022
-100K of clean-up from Milton Keynes Council
-Reported attacks to Police
-Closing of School sports days https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/milton-keynes-primary-school-forced-to-cancel-sports-day-after-illegal-travellers-camp-on-field-1-8540123
https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/illegal-travellers-camps-causing-problems-in-milton-keynes-1-8524022
Timeline
| 17 Jul 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Jan 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
280
Status
Closed
Opened
17 Jul 2018
Closed
17 Jan 2019
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