Policy & Publications
This section will help you to search for policy, publications and information on issues affecting Gypsies and Travellers. Use the filter on the left hand side to refine your search.
Report: Police renew calls for more Gypsy and Traveller sites in opposition to the criminalisation of unauthorised encampments
In this piece of research, FFT have set to find out the responses of police bodies to the Government’s 2019 consultation, the full results of which are due to be published by the Government in Autumn 2020.
View the reportFriends, Families and Travellers submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights – The Government’s response to COVID-19: human rights implications
This submission highlights how the Government response to Covid-19 has failed to ensure the protection of the rights of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers under Article 2 Right to education, Article 8 Respect for private and family life in conjunction with Article 14 Protection from discrimination of the Human Rights Act (HRA) 1998.
View the reportEveryday hatred against Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities: an evaluation of the Report Racism GRT website submissions
This report by GATE Herts is an evaluation of all cases of hate incidents and discrimination towards Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities as reported to the Report Racism GRT website between July 2016 to February 2018.
View the reportPolicing by consent: Understanding and improving relations between Gypsies, Roma, Irish Travellers and the police
Through FOI requests to police forces in England, Wales and Scotland and interviews with police officers, Traveller Movement research relationships between Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities and police forces.
Access the resourceAfter the Lammy Review blog 2: Gypsies, Roma and Irish Travellers in the justice system
Kate Green MP blogs for Clinks following the release of the Lammy Review in 2017, highlighting the new insights it provides on the experience of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in the criminal justice system.
Access the resourceThe Lammy Review: An independent review into the treatment of, and outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals in the Criminal Justice System
David Lammy MP, conducted extensive research into the treatment of, and outcomes for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals in the criminal justice system and made policy recommendations to address inequalities.
Access the resourceSubmission to the Committee for the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
This is a joint report from 5 organisations working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities to the Committee for the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to help inform the list of issues the Committee requests the UK Government addresses.
View the reportPolice oppose criminalising unauthorised encampments and call for more sites
FOI requests on police responses to the government consultation on police powers for dealing with unauthorised encampments found that police largely identified the lack of site provision as the priority issue, not criminalisation.
Access the resourceFriends, Families and Travellers Newsletter: June 2019
June Newsletter: FFT shortlisted for RSPH Award, government strategy news, lunch with the Queen and much more…
Access the resourceFriends, Families and Travellers Newsletter: May 2019
May Newsletter: Mental Health of Young People, Timpson Review, Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month and much more…
Access the resourceReport of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
The United Nations Special Rapporteur report highlights racial disparities in education, employment, housing, health and criminal justice, with recommendations to address these inequalities.
Access the resourceTackling inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
A House of Commons report from the Women and Equalities Committee assessing the experience of inequality among Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
Access the resourceFriends, Families and Travellers Newsletter: May 2018
May News: Meeting with UN Special Rapporteur, Celebrate GRTHM, Updates from Parliament and more…
Access the resourceFriends, Families and Travellers Newsletter: April 2018
April News: FFT call for Dominic Raab to address site shortage, EHRC launch advice helpline, Universal Credit and much, much more…
Access the resourceFriends, Families and Travellers Newsletter: March 2018
March News: Funding for Traveller sites, Map of Services for Gypsies and Travellers, Romany Gypsy man awarded MBE and more…
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