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| Gypsies lose Olympic site battle | Gypsies lose Olympic site battle |
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| Gypsy families have lost a High Court battle over plans to make them move to make way for the Olympic village. | Gypsy families have lost a High Court battle over plans to make them move to make way for the Olympic village. |
| They have been living on sites in Clays Lane, Newham, and Waterden Crescent, Hackney, both east London, in an area earmarked for Olympic Games projects. | |
| A judge rejected their claims that their human rights would be unlawfully breached if they were forced to transfer to new caravan plots. | A judge rejected their claims that their human rights would be unlawfully breached if they were forced to transfer to new caravan plots. |
| The challenge was led by three mothers facing eviction from the sites. | The challenge was led by three mothers facing eviction from the sites. |
| 'Justified and proportionate' | 'Justified and proportionate' |
| Lisa Smith, Mary Reilly and Julia Reilly said the relocation was an unlawful interference with their right to private and family life, under the European Convention on Human Rights. | Lisa Smith, Mary Reilly and Julia Reilly said the relocation was an unlawful interference with their right to private and family life, under the European Convention on Human Rights. |
| All three challenged the government's decision in December to confirm the London Development Agency's compulsory purchase order for the land on which the caravan sites stand. | All three challenged the government's decision in December to confirm the London Development Agency's compulsory purchase order for the land on which the caravan sites stand. |
| Mr Justice Wyn Williams said: "When a decision maker admits that his decision involves a very significant interference with the human rights of a group of people, the court has a duty to analyse rigorously the basis upon which that decision is said to be justified and proportionate. | Mr Justice Wyn Williams said: "When a decision maker admits that his decision involves a very significant interference with the human rights of a group of people, the court has a duty to analyse rigorously the basis upon which that decision is said to be justified and proportionate. |
| "Having subjected the decision to such rigorous assessment, I have reached the clear conclusion that the (Secretary of State for Trade and Industry's) decision to confirm this compulsory purchase order is justified." | "Having subjected the decision to such rigorous assessment, I have reached the clear conclusion that the (Secretary of State for Trade and Industry's) decision to confirm this compulsory purchase order is justified." |
| A London Development Agency spokesman said it had secured planning permission for new sites for the travellers in Newham and Hackney. | A London Development Agency spokesman said it had secured planning permission for new sites for the travellers in Newham and Hackney. |
| "These will provide new sites with modern amenities for all the travellers living on the Olympic park site," he said. | "These will provide new sites with modern amenities for all the travellers living on the Olympic park site," he said. |
| "We have worked hard with the travellers to understand their needs and preferences in order to properly reflect their traditional way of life." | "We have worked hard with the travellers to understand their needs and preferences in order to properly reflect their traditional way of life." |