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Councillor Sterry asked: Could you please confirm how much it has cost the taxpayer to clear up after the current travellers that have been staying at various locations in Newport East? § Newport live sports ground car park § Christchurch viewpoint car park § Royal Gwent car park § Currently back at Newport Live sport ground car park Could you also please explain to my residents who keep asking the following questions § Why no prosecutions have been made for forced entry? § Why no prosecutions have been made for illegal fly tipping? § Why are they not directed to stay at the traveller site in Ringland? Councillor Drewett responded: I am unable to comment regarding costs incurred by Newport Live and ABUHB, however costs incurred by NCC to clean and secure open spaces this year are in the region of £5,000. From a legal perspective, fly-tipping is a challenging offence to prosecute due to the difficulty in obtaining evidence of the source or depositor of the waste. However, incidents of fly-tipping are investigated by officers and where sufficient evidence can be gathered offenders are pursued vigorously (for example https://www.newport.gov.uk/newsroom/2024/joint-action-three-gwent-councils-sees-serial-fly-tipper-sentenced). Newport City Council’s site at Ringland is not a transit site, for temporary stays, it provides permanent pitches for households from the GRT community. It has three pitches, all of which are currently let.
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