Gypsy and traveller sites
Hertfordshire has an estimated 360 gypsy and traveller families in the county each year. The population is currently accommodated by 34 sites, 11 of which are owned and managed by the county council's Gypsy Section.
The study area for this report comprises the area of South and West Hertfordshire covered by Dacorum, Hertsmere, St Albans, Three Rivers and Watford council. The research was commissioned by these district and borough councils together with Hertfordshire County Council, and was carried out by the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies at the University of Birmingham. The main research took place during the first half of 2004; work in Watford took place in early 2005.
The study involved 38 interviews with key policy stakeholders in the Partner authorities and a questionnaire survey of 68 Gypsies and Travellers on eleven sites (public and private, authorised and unauthorised), in houses and on the roadside. Neighbouring local authorities were consulted, as were selected elected members of the Partner authorities and selected local and parish councils in the study area. Secondary data, including local policy documents, and information provided by Hertfordshire County Council Gypsy Section on Gypsy site residents and waiting lists and on unauthorised encampments, was analysed.
Please follow the links below for more detailed information.
An assessment of the accommodation needs of gypsies and travellers in SW herts
Stage 2 Identification of potential sites Scott Wilson Report
Stage 2 recommendations report Scott wilson
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