Do the Council or the Police have a duty to move Unauthorised Encampments when they are on the Councils land?
If an unauthorised encampment is on Council land, that Council has a POWER not a DUTY to move them on and they may only evict them subject to complying with Human Rights legislation and other procedures. Failure to comply would render the Council and Police officers liable to challenge in the courts, potentially proving costly and quite probably resulting in a lengthy stay for the encampment. Surrey County Council, the 11 Boroughs/Districts of Surrey and Police have produced a Protocol to maintain an acceptable and consistent approach on dealing with Unauthorised Encampments.
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