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A report by Craigforth on behalf of Scottish Government Social Research
ISBN 978 0 7559 7639 3 (Web only publication)
This document is also available in pdf format (196k)

Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. OVERALL TRENDS
Distribution

3. COUNCIL/ RSL SITES
Provision
Population
Change, Movement and Demand

4. PRIVATE SITES
Population and Provision
Characteristics of Sites

5. UNAUTHORISED ENCAMPMENTS
Background
Population and Unauthorised Encampment Activity
6 Month Activity

Index of Tables
Table 2.1: Gypsy/Traveller Households by Local Authority Area and Type of Site, January 2006 to January 2009
Table 2.2: Distribution of Gypsy/Traveller Households by Local Authority
Table 2.3: Change in Winter (January) Households by Region
Table 3.1: Pitch Provision and Occupancy by Local Authority Area January 2009
Table 3.2: Unavailable Pitches
Table 3.3: Demographic Comparison: Gypsies/ Travellers on Council/ RSL Sites/ Scotland as a whole
Table 3.4: Council/ RSL - Age Structure Profile by Site January 2009
Table 3.5: Length of Tenancy Profile on Council/ RSL by Local Authority Area January 2009
Table 3.6: Duration of tenancies on Council/ RSL Sites January 2009
Table 3.7: Absences from Council/ RSL Sites, January 2009
Table 4.1: Households Living in Private Sites by Local Authority Area, January 2009
Table 4.2: Private Sites at January 2009
Table 4.3: Private Sites: Availability and Usage January 2009
Table 5.1: Number of Households on Unauthorised Encampments (Winter) January 2005 to January 2009
Table 5.2: Characteristics of Unauthorised Encampments Occupied January 2009
Table 5.3: Encampment locations in use at time of the count.
Table 5.4: Usage of unauthorised encampment locations July 2008 - January 2009

Index of Figures
Figure 2.1: Gypsy/Traveller Population - Summer and Winter 2001 to 2009
Figure 2.2: Winter Population of Gypsies/Travellers: January 2001 to January 2009
Figure 2.3: Distribution of All Households and Gypsy/Traveller Households: January 2009
Figure 3.1: Number of Households on Council/ RSL Sites (Winter) January 2001 to January 2009
Figure 4.1: Number of Households on Private Sites (Winter) January 2001 to January 2009
Figure 5.1: Households Living in Unauthorised Encampments by Local Authority Area January 2009

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