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.
Using EU law to tackle anti-Roma discrimination by Marc Willers and Siobhan Lloyd, Part 1
Marc Willers and Siobhán Lloyd consider how Roma peopel have been able to address the discrimination they face and assert their rights at a European level. This article focuses on Roma experience of taking complaints to the European Court of Human Rights and the European Committee of Social Rights.
View the reportUsing EU law to tackle anti-Roma discrimination by Marc Willers and Siobhan Lloyd, Part 2
Marc Willers and Siobhán Lloyd consider how Roma people have been able to address the discrimination they face and assert their rights at a European level. This article focuses on Roma experience of taking complaints to the European Court of Human Rights and the European Committee of Social Rights.
View the reportThe UK Governments response to the EU Framework on National Roma Integration Strategies
Marc Willers and Owen Greenhall outline the insufficiency of the UK Governments response to National Roma Integration. This paper plots a timeline of when the Roma people were legally recognised as marginalised in Europe and the steps undertaken to counteract this. It then highlights the UKs insufficient response to promote Roma inclusion in this crucial time with the recent influx of members of new EU states into Britains borders.
View the reportGypsies 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.
View the reportAssessing local housing authorities’ progress in meeting the accommodation needs of Gypsy and Traveller communities in England by Philip Brown and Pat Niner.
There is a recognised national shortfall in Gypsy and Traveller site provision. This report assesses the requirements for pitch provision in England and sets out the need for a new strategic approach to site provision to meet the national shortfall.
View the reportAssessing local authorities’ progress in meeting the accommodation needs of Gypsy and Traveller communities in England and Wales: 2010 Update
There is a recognised national shortfall in Gypsy and Traveller site provision. This report is the 2010 update of an earlier report which assessed the requirements for pitch provision in England and set out the need for a new strategic approach to site provision to meet the national shortfall.
View the reportCommon Ground: Equality, good race relations and sites for Gypsies and Irish Travellers, 2006
The Commission for Racial Equality launched an inquiry in October 2004 to examine local authorities’ arrangements for planning, providing and maintaining sites. This report summarises the findings and recommendations which arose as a result.
View the reportThe Human Rights Act 1998 and its impact on Gypsies and Travellers
Marc Willers of Garden Court Chambers and Alex Pickles of Travellers Aid Trust outline how the Human Rights Act 1998 impacts upon Travellers.
Read moreHistorical Laws affecting Gypsies and Travellers
An overview of historical laws affecting Gypsies and Travellers.
Read moreChannel 4’s “Bigger Fatter Gypsier”
An overview of Channel 4’s “Big Fat Gypsy” series, its negative characterisation of the Gypsy and Traveller communities and landmarks in the battle to have fairer and more accurate media representations of Gypsies and Travellers
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