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Sep 2, 2024 · The police officer concerned must reasonably believe that an assembly will be held which will involve a trespass on land and that it may result in serious disruption to the life of the community...
Nov 3, 1994 · (1) If the senior police officer present at the scene reasonably believes that two or more persons are trespassing on land and are present there with the common purpose of residing there...
Nov 4, 2022 · The senior police officer present at the scene may direct the trespassers to leave the land and to remove any vehicles or other property they have with them if he reasonably believes that: Two or more people are trespassing on land with the purpose of residing there;
This document is guidance covering the options to be considered in using the powers available for police to respond to circumstances in respect of trespassing on land without consent, such powers having been amended by the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Act 2022.
Section 61 enables a senior police officer to remove trespassers from land (who are there with the common purpose of remaining for any period) where the occupier has taken reasonable steps to ask them to do so and either:
For the purposes of poaching law a person shooting or sending a dog from a public road or footpath onto private land is trespassing. The police should always be called when someone is seen or found without permission on land (or in a building) with a firearm.
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61 Power to remove trespassers on land (1) If the senior police officer present at the scene reasonably believes that two or more persons are trespassing on land and are present there with the common purpose of residing there for any period, that reasonable steps have been taken by or on behalf of the occupier to ask them to leave and—