Derbyshire Dales council moves to evict unauthorised caravan from car park
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The Derbyshire Dales Illegal Encampment Task Force, chaired by Police and Crime Commissioner Angelique Foster, met on Wednesday, May 10, to discuss the ongoing situation at Matlock’s Station Car Park.
Part of the site is currently occupied by a Gypsy family, whom Derbyshire Dales District Council has a duty to accommodate under homelessness legislation.
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Hide AdIn the absence of any authorised stopping points for other nomadic peoples in the district – which the council is also legally required to provide but has failed to accomplish – the car park has become a destination for other visitors over recent months.
On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the authority said: “A single caravan that had previously left the site has now returned. Derbyshire Dales District Council is currently applying for a court order to remove the occupants that do not have permission to be at the site.”