Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) is pleased to announce that the Government’s amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill (CPB) has been accepted, in a major win for Gypsy and Traveller communities. The amendment will […]
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Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) is asking Gypsy and Traveller people to respond to its survey drawn from parts of a government consultation on changes to the planning system. The original 123-page consultation features 225
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The Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) report Trapped in the Turnstile, originally published in March 2025, has now been out for a year. The report offers a first-hand insight into young Romany, Roma and Traveller people’s
Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) can reveal that the Government will push to remove one of the harshest anti-Traveller provisions of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (PCSCA), following a Declaration of Incompatibility
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The Friends, Families and Travellers Season’s Giftings campaign is back again for another year! With the holiday season around the corner, family, warmth and giving is on our minds. Sadly, for many Gypsy and Traveller people
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Today, FFT is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for Friends, Families and Travellers Awards 2026, honouring the achievements of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people from across the communities. To make a nomination, click
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Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) is pleased to announce openings for two dynamic individuals to join our Communications and Campaigns Team and our Policy and Public Affairs Team. With a new programme of activities on
Today, the Friends, Families and Travellers’ Annual Report 2025 is finally here! The report, which can be seen in full here, outlines our key activities and achievements over the past year from across our work. Addressing
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Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) has written to the Minister for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook MP, to call for protections for Gypsy and Traveller site residents to be included in the Decent Homes Standard.
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