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Freedom Camping Act 2011

Where freedom camping permitted - Freedom camping in local authority areas

12: Bylaws must not absolutely prohibit freedom camping

You could also call this:

“Councils can't make rules that completely ban freedom camping everywhere”

You need to know that a local authority (like a council) can’t make rules that completely stop freedom camping in all the areas they look after. They’re allowed to make some rules about freedom camping, but they can’t say “no freedom camping at all” everywhere in their area. This is an important point that the law wants to make very clear.

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Part 2 Where freedom camping permitted
Freedom camping in local authority areas

12Bylaws must not absolutely prohibit freedom camping

  1. A local authority may not make bylaws under section 11 that have the effect of prohibiting freedom camping in all the local authority areas in its district.

  2. This section is for the avoidance of doubt.