Gypsy Site Policy
A Failure of Both Carrot and Stick
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6326356 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Derek Hawes (Head of Housing Services, Harlow District Council, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-54 |
| Publication date | 1987-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/030557387782514618 |
| OpenAlex | W2032892661 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
For 18 years it has been national policy to provide adequate sites for gypsies and other travellers; local authorities are under a specific duty to make sites available, and yet there are still at least 3,500 families without a legal stopping place. This article discusses the causes of the failure of implementation, and the nature of the ‘designation’ policy as a means of achieving more sites. It is suggested that in undertaking a ‘modest review’ of the present position the Minister should make some specific modifications to current policy and also re-examine the underlying philosophies implicit in the 1968 Caravan Sites Act and in new proposals for the education of the children of travelling families
Business · Duty · Political science · Position (finance · Law · Public Administration · Romani and Gypsy Studies · Finance
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2000 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |