Written Question · S3W-28674 · Session 3
What actions it has taken to survey the numbers of (a) Gypsy/Travellers, (b) Gypsy/Traveller caravans and (c) pitches accessible to Gypsy/T…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what actions it has taken to survey the numbers of (a) Gypsy/Travellers, (b) Gypsy/Traveller caravans and (c) pitches accessible to Gypsy/Travellers in each year since 2001.
The answer
The Scottish Government gathers this information through the Gypsies/Travellers in Scotland
- Twice Yearly Count. The count began in July 1998 and gathers information on Gypsy/Traveller households on official sites, private sites and unauthorised encampments. The Gypsies/Travellers in Scotland “ Twice Yearly Count publications from 2002 onwards are available on the Scottish Government website at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/Recent.
- Twice Yearly Count. The count began in July 1998 and gathers information on Gypsy/Traveller households on official sites, private sites and unauthorised encampments. The Gypsies/Travellers in Scotland “ Twice Yearly Count publications from 2002 onwards are available on the Scottish Government website at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/Recent.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-28674 by reference.