negotiated stopping approach
Brent Council is exploring a negotiated stopping approach for managing unauthorised encampments.
Brent Council's Cabinet approved amendments to its Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Framework and Action Plan in October 2026. This decision removed the council's previous stance against a negotiated stopping approach, which involves discussions and agreements with nomadic households to manage unauthorised encampments. The council is now committed to exploring this method, as explained by Councillor Robert Johnson, Cabinet Member for Housing, Homelessness and Renters.
The amendments, approved at a Cabinet meeting on 12 October 2026, involve removing Appendix B from the existing framework. In its place, a new commitment will be introduced to explore negotiated stopping methods for households who follow a nomadic way of life, marking a shift in Brent Council's approach to managing unauthorised encampments.
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