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, a High Court Judge declared key provisions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Police Act 2022), which gave police the power to ban Gypsies and Travellers from an area for up to
On 23-24 January 2024, a judicial review challenging the new police powers brought in by the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act (2022) will take place in the High Court. The judicial review will hear arguments
Government to be challenged in High Court over ‘discriminatory’ PCSC Act Read More »
Viola Popenko is a member of Ukraine’s Roma community and a legal advocate for wider Europe’s Roma communities. Viola joined Friends, Families and Travellers for a three-month placement over summer 2022. “Roma community”, “Romani people”, “Roma
PLEASE NOTE: As of 19 December 2023, it has been confirmed the Government will revert to a more inclusive 2012 planning policy definition of ‘Traveller’. Today, the Court of Appeal has rejected the Government’s use of
Planning Definition of ‘Traveller’ ruled discriminatory Read More »
Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) along with London Gypsies and Travellers (LGT) and Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group (DGLG) have been granted permission by the Supreme Court to continue the challenge against the use of anti-Traveller
Wide Injunctions to be challenged in Supreme Court Read More »
Last week, England C Team coach and ex-West Ham player Anwar Uddin MBE visited St Michael’s Way Traveller site in East Sussex, along with anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out for football games and knowledge-sharing with young Irish Travellers. During
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Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) and Community Law Partnership (CLP) are launching a free short guide on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. The pocket-sized booklet, which can be seen here, aims to
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Last month, Friends, Families and Travellers, GATE Herts, Minority Rights Group Intl. and Roma Support Group submitted a joint report to the United Nations’ Fourth Cycle Universal Periodic Review. The report, which can be seen here,
