Welcome TO Protester Removal

Protester removal is typically used to minimise damage to property/land. Protesters and activists can cause the following complications:

• Damage to buildings – we have seen walls and ceilings pulled down, roof tiles ripped off, along with copper wiring & metal stripped and sold.
• Damage to land – such as tunnelling, blockades, encampments
• An enormous amount of rubbish and human waste being left behind
• The arrival of other groups for extra support, as has happened on many high of our high-profile cases
• Negative publicity generated for your business

We always carry out a risk assessment before taking action, especially in the case of protestor removal. It is very likely that a specialist team will be needed to remove them in instances where they have locked themselves to structures or cemented themselves in. In certain tricky situations, we may need a professional team of tunnellers, abseilers, tree climbers to assist with the eviction process. We specialise in the removal of protesters no matter how awkward the scenario is. Get in touch with our team today to discuss our services in more detail.

After the protester removal is successful and the activists are moved on their way, it is essential to thoroughly secure the site to prevent future occupation and /or disruption. This might include a perimeter wall or fence, security guards, possibly with dogs, CCTV, and remote monitoring. Our specialist eviction team will advise our clients on the best way to secure their site to prevent reoccupation. Our security team are able to advise on measures you should take to prevent occupation by protesters in the first place.

Our dedicated Eviction Response Team have the necessary training, operational understanding and experience to carry out the fast and effective removal of protesters. We manage and function in response to a specialist and organised resistance including; tunnelling, climbing, lock-on and improvised structure construction.

We have a wealth of experience operating in protestors, squatters, travellers. It is this experience that provides the exceptional success rate we have returning property or land to our clients. Post eviction, our team will help you prevent any attempt to regain the property. Their experience of points of entry and tactics used by squatters, persons unknown and protestors is unrivalled. You can have complete confidence that your property will remain secure from protesters.

Where your land has been occupied, either with protesters, travellers or activists, you have the legal right to have them removed from your property. You are right in assuming that these people have the ability to cause damage to your land, especially if there are any buildings on the land. 

Whether they cover the building walls in graffiti or build blockades and encampments on land, all of these acts are illegal and action should be taken. Furthermore, these acts can be damaging to the environment and have a negative impact on the land. The reputation of your organisation can also be ruined, which is why action should be taken as soon as possible. County ERT can help with activist, traveller and protester removal.

There are a variety of routes you can take in protester removal. These can include common law, the county court route, CPR 55 or obtaining a high court writ. If immediate action needs to be taken, the best option can be done via common law, as the process doesn’t involve the court. This means that via common law, eviction can be done within 24 hours. 

If you do carry out eviction under common law regulations, protesters can be removed via enforcement agents on the landlords behalf.

Here at County, we will use enforcement via the common law to remove protesters in under 24 hours. Our agents will also identify the protesters and serve them a written notice to give them a maximum of 24 hours to leave the premises. Our agents will then return to the premises when the notice period has expired to make sure that the protesters have left. 

If the protesters do not leave the premises, even after the notice period expires, our enforcement agents will remove the protesters with removal vehicles and involve the police.