Issue - meetings
Notice of Motion - Traveller Community
Meeting: 29/01/2018 - Place Scrutiny Committee (Item 679)
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Minute 612 (Cabinet Book 1 – Agenda Item 6 refers)
Called in by Councillors Ware-Lane and McDonald
Minutes:
The Committee considered Minute 612 of Cabinet held on 9th January 2018, which had been called in to Scrutiny. This concerned the Notice of Motion calling on the Council to support a number of courses of action in relation to the traveller community. This had been proposed by Councillor Ware-Lane and seconded by Councillor Borton.
Resolved:-
That the following decisions of Cabinet be noted:
“1. That parts 1-4 of the motion be supported.
2. That in respect of part 5 of the motion it be noted that the most recent “Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment” found that there is no current or future need and therefore no action is required.”
Note:- This is an Executive Function
Executive Councillor:- Flewitt
Meeting: 09/01/2018 - Cabinet (Item 612)
612 Notice of Motion - Traveller Community PDF 37 KB
Notice of Motion attached.
Decision:
At the meeting of Council held on 14th December 2017, Members received a notice of motion calling on the Council to support a number of courses of action in relation to the traveller community.
This had been proposed by Councillor Ware-Lane and seconded by Councillor Borton.
Resolved:-
1. That parts 1-4 of the motion be supported.
2. That in respect of part 5 of the motion it be noted that the most recent “Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment” found that there is no current or future need and therefore no action is required .
Reason for Decision
To respond to the notice of motion.
Other Options
None
Note:- This is an Executive Function
Eligible for call-in to Place Scrutiny Committee
Executive Councillor:- Flewitt
Minutes:
At the meeting of Council held on 14th December 2017, Members received a notice of motion calling on the Council to support a number of courses of action in relation to the traveller community.
This had been proposed by Councillor Ware-Lane and seconded by Councillor Borton.
Resolved:-
1. That parts 1-4 of the motion be supported.
2. That in respect of part 5 of the motion it be noted that the most recent “Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment” found that there is no current or future need and therefore no action is required .
Reason for Decision
To respond to the notice of motion.
Other Options
None
Note:- This is an Executive Function
Called-in to Place Scrutiny Committee
Executive Councillor:- Flewitt
Meeting: 14/12/2017 - The Council (Item 571)
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Notice of Motion attached.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Resolved:
That, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 8.4, the following notice of motion be referred to Cabinet:
Traveller Community
The traveller community often visits the borough, and the local authority’s immediate reaction is to seek police assistance to have them moved on.
Little attempt has been made to find somewhere where the travellers can stay within the borough.
Finding travellers a place to temporarily stay would stop the problem of them pitching up in public parks and other unsuitable open spaces. This may entail, of course, dialogue with our neighbouring local authorities and residents.
We condemn all bad behaviour and law-breaking and this should be punished as appropriate. However, we should not pre-judge.
The traveller community has also been the subject of some very unsavoury comments by some councillors.
This Council therefore:
1. Condemns any language that stigmatises or labels the traveller community.
2. Condemns every instance of race hate language, or support for race hate language.
3. Should encourage greater understanding and tolerance of all minority groups.
4. Welcomes all visitors to the Borough. This Borough aim is increase visitor numbers, to be a bigger tourist magnet. This local authority should not discriminate at all, nor should it pre-judge the motives of any visitor.
5, Should attempt to find somewhere for travellers to temporarily de-camp when they visit, thus ending the sight of caravans in our parks and open spaces.
(The traveller community includes a variety of peoples who prefer a nomadic
lifestyle.)
Proposed by: Councillor Ware-Lane
Seconded by: Councillor Borton