Title

Number of sites by authorisation and Local Authority

Last update

22 April 2010 22 April 2010

Next update

September 2020 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Gypsy and traveller caravan count, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.inclusion@gov.wales

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Local authorities

Languages covered

English only

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

The Information presented here is taken from the the bi-annual Gypsy and Traveller Caravan Count conducted by Local Authorities in Wales. It sets out the number of Gypsy and Traveller caravans on authorised and unauthorised sites in Wales.

Data collection and calculation

Since January 2011, the counts have been conducted by the data collection team within the Welsh Government’s Statistical Directorate. Previous data collections had been conducted by the Department for Communities and Local Government (now Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).

Frequency of publication

Twice yearly

Data reference periods

The count is carried out in January and July every year

Users, uses and context

The data presented here forms part of the evidence base when assessing bids from Local Authorities for the Gypsy and Traveller New Sites Grant and Gypsy and Traveller Refurbishment Grant.

Rounding applied

None

Revisions information

Figures for January 2016 were revised on 22 April 2020 following the identification of a data-error.

Statistical quality

The response and quality of the count can be affected by the following factors:
- Local Authorities not completing their returns;
- inadequate counting practices;
- geography – particularly in large rural areas which require correspondingly large resources to map all sites;
- Gypsy and Traveller mistrust;
- the counts are voluntary, with no rewards to Local Authorities completing their returns or penalties for those that fail to do so.

Keywords

Gypsy Traveller Caravan Count; Housing; Equality and Diversity

Weblinks

https://gov.wales/gypsy-and-traveller-caravan-count;
Welsh Government’s statistical revisions policy: https://gov.wales/statistics-and-research-statement-revisions-errors-and-postponements

Name

SIEQ0043