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Gypsy Travellers

Gypsy Traveller sites

Last updated
28 Jul 2023

Find your local site

Many local councils (and one Registered Social Landlord) are responsible for providing and running Gypsy Traveller sites in their area. Each site has a number of pitches, or spaces, that members of the travelling community can apply to use. These sites must meet minimum standards as set out by the Scottish Government.

Aberdeen City Council Aberdeenshire Council Angus Council Argyll and Bute Council Clackmannanshire Council Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) - no sites Dumfries & Galloway Council Dundee City Council East Ayrshire Council - no authorised sites East Dunbartonshire Council – no authorised sites East Lothian Council East Renfrewshire Council - no authorised sites Edinburgh City Council Falkirk Council Fife Council Glasgow City Council – no authorised sites Highland Council Inverclyde Council - no authorised sites Midlothian Council Moray Council North Ayrshire Council North Lanarkshire Council Orkney Council Perth & Kinross Council Scottish Borders Council Shetland Council - no authorised sites South Ayrshire Council South Lanarkshire Council Stirling Council West Dunbartonshire Council West Lothian Council – no authorised sites

The site provider must give you:

  • a written tenancy agreement
  • information about how to make a formal complaint about the site provider
  • information on your rights and responsibilities
  • information on how to operate the appliances and systems in the amenity block

If you ask for information on how pitches are allocated it should be made available to you as well.

Housing rights

The Scottish Social Housing Charter says local councils and social landlords that operate Gypsy Traveller sites are responsible for making sure the sites are well maintained and managed.

The Scottish Government has also created core rights and responsibilities for tenants on Gypsy Traveller sites to make sure everyone is treated fairly.

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