Friends, Families and Travellers have submitted an application to the Supreme Court with London Gypsies & Travellers and the Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group to overturn a Court of Appeal ruling on wide injunctions. In January, a […]
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Today, members of the House of Lords and the APPG on Gypsies, Travellers and Roma have argued against Part 4 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill in a piece for The House magazine. The
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Today, we are proud to release our 2021 Annual Report. The report, which can be seen in full here, outlines our key activities and achievements over the past year from across our work. Addressing the past
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On the 8th March, the Home Secretary Priti Patel grossly misrepresented the reality of the Governmentโs provision of Gypsy and Traveller sites to Parliament. In the Home Secretaryโs Ministerial Statement, Priti Patel said, โAs of January
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On 10 February 2021, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) made its submission to theย Joint Committee on Human Rightsโ call for evidence on the Police Powers and Protections Bill, which includes the criminalisation of trespass. The submission,
On Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th January 2021, a significant High Court case on anti-Traveller wide injunctions will take place. The hearing follows a case management hearing which took place in December 2020. Since 2015, councils
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Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) have released new research showing the shocking lack of pitches available on public Traveller sites in England. The report reveals that whilst over 1696 households are currently on waiting lists
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On Thursday 17th December 2020, a major case management hearing will take place ahead of an upcoming High Court case on anti-Traveller wide injunctions, due to be held in January 2021. Since 2015, councils have increasingly
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On 10 December 2020, a court hearing will take place as part of a challenge to the Governmentโs planning definition of Gypsies and Travellers. Lisa Smith, a Romany woman from North West Leicestershire, has lodged a
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