Communities and Local Government publishes data on the number of Gypsy and Traveller caravans on both authorised and unauthorised sites, on a twice yearly basis. This information is available on our website:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=l153575
The table shows the number of Gypsy and Traveller caravans on unauthorised encampments in England published on a twice yearly basis since 1997.
Total number of unauthorised encampments in England January 1997 1,704 July 1997 2,770 January 1998 1,792 July 1998 2,951 January 1999 1,717 July 1999 2,555 January 2000 1,788 July 2000 2,513 January 2001 1,638 July 2001 2,382 January 2002 1,637 July 2002 2,261 January 2003 1,620 July 2003 2,315 January 2004 1,594 July 2004 2,377 January 2005 1,301 July 2005 2,099 January 2006 1,118 July 2006 1,772 January 2007 1,286