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.
Friends, Families and Travellers submission to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities Call for Evidence on Ethnic Disparities and Inequality in the UK
This response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities’ call for evidence sets out ethnic disparities and inequality in the UK for Gypsy and Traveller people.
Access the resourceFriends, Families and Travellers and the National Federation of Gypsy Liaison Groups’ submission to the Public Services Committee Inquiry ‘Public Services: lessons from coronavirus’
Friends, Families and Travellers and the National Federation of Gypsy Liaison Groups’ submission to the Public Services Committee Inquiry ‘Public Services: lessons from coronavirus’, calling for scrutiny and to hold the Government to account for their treatment of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities during the Covid-19 pandemic.
View the reportJoint Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child: 88th session, Pre-Sessional Working Group (08 Feb 2021 – 12 Feb 2021) United Kingdom
This joint submission made by Friends, Families and Travellers and The Traveller Movement asks the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to question the UK Government on inequalities experienced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children.
View the reportFriends, Families and Travellers Annual Report 2020
This report gives an overview of some of the achievements that FFT have had over the 2020 period in supporting Gypsies, Roma and Travellers by providing practical advice and legal support and ensuring the protection of their right to pursue a nomadic way of life.
‘How coronavirus has affected equality and human rights’, October 2020: Is Britain fairer? Report series
This Equality and Human Rights Commission report summarises evidence that helps us understand the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on different communities in society.
View the reportThe Missing Voices of Disabled Gypsies and Travellers
A film commissioned by the University of Worcester with Shaping Our Lives, looking at the experiences of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community members living with disabilities and exploring how these voices could be heard in key policy forums.
Access the resourceRoma and Travellers in six countries
This report from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights presents survey findings on the experiences of Roma and Travellers from Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Access the resourceFriends, 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 reportSupporting Roma Voices
Through the Supporting Roma Voice project this report addresses knowledge gaps regarding the way in which the inclusion of migrant Roma in the UK is being addressed.
Access the resourceEveryday 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 resourceThe last acceptable form of racism? The pervasive discrimination and prejudice experienced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
A Traveller Movement report explores the findings of an online survey asking 214 Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people about their experience of prejudice and discrimination in healthcare, education, employment and other services.
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.
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