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.
Travelling Ahead: Your Rights
The booklet is designed to help young Gypsies and Travellers to overcome many of the problems that they face on a daily basis.
Read moreThis is Who We Are
A study of the experiences of Rroma, Gypsy and Traveller children throughout England.
View the reportAtch Poggering Mande – Stop Bullying Me!
The Speak Out project explores the issue of Racist Bullying of Travellers in school and gives advice on combatting it.
Read moreSticks and Stones Film
How do young Gypsy and Irish Traveller Children deal with racial abuse they encounter? From name calling, to physical abuse through to violent and fatal attacks. This video documents the experiences of young Gypsy and Irish Traveller children.
Access the resourceCouncil of Europe – Roma and Travellers
This page links to numerous European initiatives working on initiatives affecting Gypsies, Roma and Travellers. It includes the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance’s recommendations on combating anti-Gypsyism.
Access the resourceEuropean Commission against Racism and Intolerance General Policy Recommendation No. 13 on Combating anti-Gypsyism and Discrimination Against Roma
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance made a list of recommendations to the governments of member states of the Council of Europe regarding Roma and Gypsy treatment and inclusion. This list of recommendations was formally adopted in Strasbourg in June 2011.
Access the resourceHaving Somewhere to Live: An Introduction to the Issues
A brief overview of the issues in having somewhere to live.
Read moreHaving Somewhere to Live: Language
A brief overview of the language used to talk about finding a place to live.
Read moreHaving Somewhere to Live: Unauthorised Encampments and Local Authority Site Provision
A brief overview of the Caravan Counts and information on unauthorised encampments.
Read moreHaving Somewhere to Live: A case study
A case study illustrating the importance of access to accommodation.
Read moreHomelessness
Marc Willers of Garden Court Chambers outlines the legal obligations of local authorities to provide pitches and culturally appropriate forms of accommodation for members of the Gypsy and Traveller communities.
Read moreA Big or Divided Society? A Panel Review of Government Policy on Gypsies and Travellers
This report outlines the recommendations and report of the Panel Review into the Impact of the Localism Bill and Coalition Government Policy on Gypsies and Travellers.
Access the resourceList of Traveller Friendly Solicitors
A list of Traveller Friendly Solicitors, compiled by Marc Willers and Friends, Families and Travellers.
View the reportWake-up call for a giant: The EU must end discrimination against Roma
In April 2013, Amnesty International called for the European Union to sanction governments that are failing to tackle discrimination and violence against the estimated six million Roma in Europe.
Access the resourceGypsies and Travellers: simple solutions for living together
A report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission outlining the need for more authorised site provision for Gypsies and Travellers.
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