About FFT
Friends, Families & Travellers (FFT) was established in response to the 1994 Criminal Justice & Public Order Act and is one of a number of leading organisations which have emerged seeking to address the problems facing the Traveller and Gypsy community. Over a small number of years, FFT grew from an informal support group and network helping to deal with crises faced primarily by new Travellers as and when they arose, to a formal advice, information and training organization providing a wide range of services to all Travellers nation wide - whether traditional or new, settled or on the road. Consequently, FFT does not restrict it’s services to one particular group nor does it represent one group against another, but rather responds to the needs of the community as a whole.
The overall objective of the organisation is to work towards a more equitable society where everyone has the right to travel and to stop without constant fear of persecution because of their lifestyle. There are separate organisations promoting the interests of specific groups such as Romany Gypsies, Scottish and Irish Travellers and new Travellers, as well as organisations providing specialist legal advice. Please see our Contacts and Links page for more details.
As recognition of FFT’s work in this field, the organisation was one of five short listed for the Human Rights Award 1999, part of the United Nations International Day of Human Rights.
FFT is a registered charity with a Trustee Board, currently made up of seven Trustees, four of whom are Travellers. The Trustees are elected by the members at the AGM and are answerable directly to them. Trustee Board meetings are held six times per annum and are open to all members under our Members Attendance Policy.
FFT, previously a Support Group, became a company (non-profit voluntary organisation) limited by guarantee in July 1999 (no. 3597515) and a registered charity in November 2005 (no. 1112326)
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