Cambridgeshire has a larger number of travellers in its borders than any other county in the UK. This community represents our largest ethnic minority.
Travellers have an ancestry here that goes back further than most of the settled residents. They are attracted to the area by the Summer Fairs, agricultural work, and of course family occasions.
Cambridgeshire County Council provides:
- ten Local Authority Traveller sites managed by the Districts
- research on Cambridgeshire Travellers and the UL’s largest ever survey assessment of Traveller Need
- a Traveller Education Team
- a Traveller Liaison Officer
Part of this partnership working will include the development of a County wide website here. This site will:
- offer more information about Traveller issues
- support the work of all those who work with Travellers across the County
- provide downloadable information for Travellers, Residents and Landowners
Traveller Liaison
Traveller Liaison at Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) is both responsive and strategic.
Responsive Work is centred around the management of unauthorised encampments on County land, which includes:
- rights of Way (footpaths, Byways, Bridleways etc)
- highways in the different Divisions (Fenland, West, East, South)
- county Farms and other County land used by the community (such as Youth Services or Park and Ride car parks).
The Traveller Liaison Officer (TLO) responsibilities include:
- act on complaints or reports of Traveller encampments
- makes initial contact with travelling groups
- assesses the nature of the group (and where appropriate their health and welfare needs)
- liases with landowners and external agencies
- organises proportionate legal action or support as required.