Today, Friends, Families and Travellers received confirmation about who is eligible to use the ‘T code’ under new government guidance. The Department for Education has published new guidance on the use of the T code, which […]
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Today, Friends, Families and Travellers is pleased to see Pontins Holiday Park has issued an apology to Gypsy and Traveller communities, as a first step in tackling discrimination after an investigation by the Equality and Human
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Today, Friends, Families and Travellers submitted evidence to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on the rights of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people. The submission highlights a failure of the UK Government to
Yesterday, Thursday 25th April, the winners of the Friends Families and Travellers Awards 2024 were announced at the Brighthelm Centre, in Brighton. The evening was a great success – the room was buzzing with chatter, food
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Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) are proud to announce the shortlist for the Friends, Families and Travellers Awards 2024! The awards celebrate inspiring individuals from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities who have made a special
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Lydia Down is a Romany Gypsy who is studying to become a registered nurse. To mark International Women’s Day, she takes us on her journey from being unable to read and write, to now finishing her
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Today, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has released its report following an investigation into Pontins Holiday Parks’s blacklist. The EHRC investigation looked at whether Pontins discriminated against Irish Traveller guests or prospective guests, and
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Today, and as 2023 comes to a close, Friends, Families and Travellers has put together a brief overview of what we have done over the last year, and what we can look forward to. We achieved
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Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) released a new briefing on the education inequalities facing Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in England. The briefing explores the inequalities and barriers pupils from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds face
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