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 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.
Webinar: Legal briefing on unauthorised encampments, evictions and service provision in England
This FFT and Community Law Partnership ‘legal briefing’ webinar discussed unauthorised encampments, evictions and service provision in England with a focus on implications during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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‘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.
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‘Millions without mail’: A Citizens Advice report
This report identifies the multiple impacts of being unable to receive mail for 7 million people in the UK, with marginalised groups including nomadic communities, people experiencing homelessness and survivors of domestic abuse most affected.
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Bullied, Not Believed and Blamed. The Experiences of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Pupils: Recommendations for Schools and Other Settings
This Anti-Bullying Alliance and Friends, Families and Travellers report shares experiences of young Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in schools and examples of good practice to prevent or respond to bullying.
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A research paper: Suicide Prevention in Gypsy and Traveller communities in England
An analysis of local suicide prevention plans in England to see whether the high suicide rate in Gypsy and Traveller communities has been identified and mitigated against on a local level.
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Briefing Paper: Supporting legal action related to COVID-19 and unauthorised encampments
Briefing paper containing legal advice on the situation of Gypsies and Travellers on unauthorised encampments during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic and during the period of lockdown.
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Infographic: 7 ways to reduce health inequalities for people living with frailty
This infographic sets out seven ways in which commissioners, service providers and health, care and support staff can improve diagnosis of and support for frailty amongst populations experiencing health inequalities.
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Reducing Health Inequalities for People Living with Frailty: A resource for commissioners, service providers and health, care and support staff
This resource shares practical recommendations and examples of how commissioners, service providers and health, care and support staff can successfully overcome barriers to healthcare for people at greater risk of frailty, including people experiencing deprivation, people who are homeless, people from Gypsy and Traveller communities, and more.
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The 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.
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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.
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A research paper: Suicide Prevention in Gypsy and Traveller communities in England
An analysis of local suicide prevention plans in England to see whether the high suicide rate in Gypsy and Traveller communities has been identified and mitigated against on a local level.
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Gypsy, Roma and Travellers’ experiences of Higher Education
A short film about the experience of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students in Higher Education, made by University of Sussex Higher Education Internationalisation and Mobility project at the Centre for Higher Education and Equity Research, with the Roma Education Fund.
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‘Roma Holocaust Stories’: Remembrance Site
This European Roma Rights Centre digital exhibition tells the stories of Romani individuals who survived or perished during the Holocaust in Europe through the voices of their descendants. You can add your own family story by emailing the ERRC.
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Roma 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.
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