Public consultation on Holiday Caravan Sites (Wales) Bill

12 December 2013

A public consultation has begun for the Holiday Caravan Sites (Wales) Bill.

The Bill has been put forward by National Assembly for Wales Member Darren Millar after his name was drawn in a Presiding Officer’s legislative ballot.

Mr Millar has previously asked the public for suggestions about what should be included in the Bill. This new consultation is for opinions and suggestions for the draft version of the Bill itself.

The draft Bill has been designed to address concerns regarding the management and regulation of holiday caravan parks in Wales including:

• the powers available to local authorities to address unlawful occupation of caravans;

• the resources available to enforce operating conditions on holiday caravan park licences;

• the fitness of persons owning holiday caravan parks;

• abuses by some holiday caravan park owners of holiday caravan owners on their sites; and

• the cost of providing public services to those who use holiday caravans as their main home

“From the beginning I have wanted to have as many views and ideas as possible to help form the objectives of the Holiday Caravan Sites (Wales) Bill,” said Darren Millar, Assembly Member for Clwyd West.

“Thanks to the contributions and support I have received so far I have been able to produce a draft version of the Bill which takes as its starting point the Mobile Homes (Wales) Bill 2013 and applies specific modifications for holiday sites.

“For this consultation I would particularly like to receive the views of bodies representative of the Holiday Caravan Industry, their customers and those that will need to administer my proposals, primarily in local government.”

Under Standing Orders, the rules by which the National Assembly operates, the Holiday Caravan Sites (Wales) Bill must be introduced by mid-March next year.

The closing date for this consultation is 17 January 2014.

Anyone wishing to contribute to this consultation can email legislationoffice@wales.gov.uk, or write to:

Legislation Office

National Assembly for Wales

Ty Hywel

Cardiff Bay

CF99 1NA