Travellers – the strategy and action plan for East Sussex

This is the second Traveller Strategy for East Sussex. It builds on the work of the first strategy which ran from 2006 to 2009. It sets out three key objectives:

• work in partnership to strike a balance between the needs of the settled and Gypsy and Traveller communities
• address the accommodation needs of Gypsies and Travellers
• provide support to Gypsies and Travellers.

Contents

The document is split into sections as follows:

• Introduction and key objectives
• National context
• Striking a balance between settled and travelling communities
  • Leadership – championing the interests of both communities
  • Liaison – working with partners to meet needs
  • Communications and engagement
  • Equalities
• Accommodation needs
  • Finding sites
  • Providing sites
  • Unauthorised encampments
  • Unauthorised developments
• Providing support
  • Social welfare and support
  • Every Child Matters and educational needs
  • Health provision
• Appendix 1 – Background on Gypsies and Travellers
• Appendix 2 – East Sussex Traveller Strategy Action Plan
• Useful websites

Acrobat (PDF)
East Sussex Traveller Strategy 2010 to 2013 (731k) Includes action plan, statistical data, legal framework and procedures for dealing with unauthorised encampments. (36 pages)
East Sussex Traveller Strategy - Equality Impact Assessment (16k) Summary report about the groups that this strategy or policy will impact upon. (March 2010, 1 page)
Gypsy & Traveller Study, Final Report 2005 (1033k) Accomodation Needs Assessment, listed as appendix 4 in the first East Sussex Traveller Strategy. (88 pages)