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Removing illegal travellers in Somerstown, Belsize Park, or Childs Hill is a complex and irritating procedure.
A court order is required to evict anyone illegally living on court owned land in Camden.
They may have to go through many processes because of the several laws to be considered before the eviction in Greater London is proper.
If you are a Camden landowner, that can be quite challenging, the council in Greater London is not mandated by law to assist you with the eviction process.
Nevertheless, the Greater London council can force private landowners in Camden to evict illegally camped travellers on their lands.
It is obvious that travellers in Belsize Park, Childs Hill, or Somerstown cannot setup camps on any land in Camden without permission.
Such place includes:
On a road or bypass or in a lay-out in a manner that hinders or could pose a danger to other road users in Camden
On arable land in Greater London such as farm land
In enclosed plantations in Camden like land belonging to the Forestry Commission
Many municipalities may have waste land areas in Somerstown, Childs Hill, or Belsize Park that visitors can briefly use as illegal locations.
When travellers park on these council lands in Camden, a council officer will visit the place to confirm whether to remove the campers or not.
Besides, the Greater London Council representative would have to find out the duration of the stay in Camden, the health status of the travellers (whether they are pregnant, ill or elderly), and any other safety issue that may affect the site.
The Greater London council also needs to consider the number of vehicles for the area in Camden, what the land is normally used for, and whether any potential damage to the ground can affect the local community.
It is possible for the council to take a minor fee from the travellers from Somerstown, Belsize Park, or Childs Hill and provide facilities to them in Camden such as bags for bins needed to dispose off garbage or toilets that are portable.
The travellers can ask the council in Camden to give them these facilities in the interest of the health of the public.
The council must apply for court orders and injunctions in Greater London.
The court orders can be provided only if the Council successfully proves that the Travellers are on the Camden land of the Council illegally.
The Council may take it to the court and obtain a removal time as would be determined by the court on a hearing date in Camden.
In some cases, travellers in Childs Hill, Belsize Park, or Somerstown and the local authorities reach on an agreement regarding a leaving date in order to prevent eviction in Greater London.
The police are usually contacted by the Camden landowner or the council whenever travellers have trespassed and they will be evicted from their land in Greater London if two or more people are camping, or six or more vehicles are parked, or they pose a serious threat to the owner and the local community or they have caused damage to the property.
Police officers will order the travellers in Camden to get going as quickly as possible for them to do so.
They should have time to pack the site and fix any broken-down vehicles near to Somerstown, Childs Hill, or Belsize Park.
It will be considered a criminal offence if the travellers refuse to get going from Camden after the specified time or come back to the same location in Greater London within a 3-month period.
This could end up in a prison sentencing or fine if found guilty.
Officers in Camden also have the ability to pull away cars, which, if not reported, will be lost within 21 days.
Local council in Greater London should be contacted by the landowner and travellers be warned all the time if there is any intrusion by the traveller so that the situation can be assessed for everyone's betterment and also its effect on local community in Camden.
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