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Caravans: Devon

Commons · Question 52413 · Tabled 14 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 20 May 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of abandoned caravans in Devon.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 20 May 2025

The Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 places a duty on councils to remove vehicles that are abandoned on land in the open air or on roads. The definition of vehicle within the act includes trailers designed to be towed behind vehicles. This would include...