Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Remove police powers on removing encampments from the Police and Crime Bill
Closed
58 signatures
What the petition asks
We ask the Government to revoke Clauses 61-64 in Part 4 of The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. We believe it unfairly targets the property and rights of nomadic people, whom the government has failed to provide proper sites for.
The government is seeking to make it easier for police to confiscate homes of nomadic people, and unfairly fine or imprison them for parking on public or private land. (This is all without any attempt by the government to provide new sites for approved parking.) With growing homelessness and rent arrears potentially forcing more people to live in their vehicles, this will add further burden to those already failed by this government.
Timeline
| 15 Apr 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Oct 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
58
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
15 Apr 2021
Closed
15 Oct 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.