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.
A Joint Submission Report to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
A report produced by Friends, Families and Travellers and the National Federation Gypsy Liaison Groups to the United Nations Special Rapporteur identifying the experiences of Gypsy, Roma and Travellers in the United Kingdom using research carried out by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
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Negotiated Stopping: Extended Questions and Answers
This extended Q & A guide to Negotiated Stopping from Leeds GATE answers questions about what it is, what are the benefits, and how it has been implemented in areas of the UK.
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Negotiated Stopping: A Video
This video, produced by Leeds GATE, explores Negotiated Stopping through interviews and case studies, providing information about how it works.
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Negotiated Stopping: Your Questions & Answers
The brief guide from Leeds GATE answers questions about Negotiated Stopping, explaining how it works and the benefits it has had for local communities.
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Friends, Families and Travellers Annual Report 2017-2018
This report gives an overview of some of the achievements that FFT have had over the 2017-2018 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.
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Digital Exclusion in Gypsy and Traveller communities in the United Kingdom
An overview of the digital exclusion experienced by Gypsy and Traveller communities based upon 50 interviews carried out by Friends, Families and Travellers in Summer 2018 as part of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance.
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Dementia and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities: Report of a Health and Wellbeing Alliance project
This Health and Wellbeing Alliance project explored the experience of dementia within BAME communities through community and professional events. This report identifies the key themes observed through the project and produces a number of recommendations which can be applied to improve services for members of BAME communities experiencing dementia.
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Special Educational Needs: Five findings from the latest statistics
Schools Week round up the 5 main findings from the government statistics released about pupils with special educational needs (SEN) in July 2018. The findings identify that SEN is most prevalent in Travellers of Irish heritage and Gypsy or Roma pupils.
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Pressing for progress: women’s rights and gender equality in 2018
This report looks at the state of women’s rights in Great Britain in 2018 and makes recommendations to the UK and Welsh governments in a range of areas.
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‘We look after our own’: Dementia in Gypsy and Traveller communities
A briefing by Friends Families and Travellers’ Samson Rattigan and Sarah Sweeney about awareness of the symptoms of dementia in Gypsy and Traveller communities, awareness of ways to reduce the risk of dementia, preferences around care and support for dementia.
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Civil society monitoring report on implementation of the national Roma integration strategies in the United Kingdom: Focusing on structural and horizontal preconditions for successful implementation of the strategy
Prepared by National Federation of Gypsy, Liaison Groups, FFT and other NGOs, this report makes recommendations to the UK Government to establish a National Roma Integration Strategy considering the importance context of governance and policy framework, anti-discrimination legislation and tackling anti-gypsyism.
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Roma Communities in London: Feasibility Study
This Feasibility Study was carried out by Roma London to enable them to have an understanding of the needs of Roma communities in the city. You can find details of the research, findings and recommendations in this document.
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Working Across the Lines: Connecting struggles of racialised and minoritised populations
This report from Voice4Change England/Migrants’ Rights Network makes recommendations on how to connect efforts for justice – particularly those advancing race equality, migrants’ rights and refugee causes and resisting anti-Muslim, anti-Jewish, anti-Gypsy and anti-Traveller racism – to better enable groups to stand up for one another and to create a climate for equity and belonging.
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Research on learning disabilities in Gypsy and Traveller communities
The findings from a piece of research by Friends, Families and Travellers and Amaze on awareness of learning disabilities in Gypsy and Traveller communities and preferred methods of communication for awareness raising campaigns.
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Fairer for all? The negative and disproportionate impact of Universal Credit on Gypsy and Traveller communities
A briefing paper published in May 2018 by Friends, Families and Travellers on the impact of Universal Credit on Gypsy and Traveller communities.
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