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.
Why are so many Roma young people excluded from school?
Following the Timpson review, Roma Support Group write for coram-i to explore the high rates of exclusion among Roma pupils in English school and recommend good practice.
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Fulfilling their potential? Exclusion of Roma pupils in the English educational system: A briefing paper
Using local and national data and experience from providing advocacy support, Roma Support Group explore the high exclusion rates and of Roma pupils from schools in England.
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VCSE Inclusion Health Audit Tool
An online tool created by Friends, Families and Travellers, Homeless Link, and other members of the Health and Wellbeing Alliance for VCSE organisations to measure their engagement with inclusion health groups.
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Good practice briefing: Gypsies and Travellers
Homelessness charity, Shelter, provides an overview of the issues faced by Gypsy and Traveller communities in accessing housing and services.
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Migrant Roma in the United Kingdom: Populations size and experiences of local authorities and partners
University of Salford researchers produced this report to build a greater awareness about Roma communities in the UK and to identify the areas where local authorities and Roma communities may need support building positive outcomes.
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The underrepresentation of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils in higher education A report on barriers from early years to secondary and beyond
LKMco & King’s College London explore why Gypsies, Roma and Travellers are underrepresented in higher education, noting barriers to success in compulsory education and factors which can reduce participation in HE.
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Civil society monitoring report on implementation of the national Roma integration strategy in the United Kingdom: Assessing progress in key policy areas of the strategy
Prepared by the 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 in key policy areas.
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Discrimination facing Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in the UK today: A Discrimination Law Briefing paper
Briefing written by Marc Willers QC and Tim Baldwin on the discrimination faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in the UK today. Reflecting on Women and Equalities Committee Report (2019) and recent case law.
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Experiences of Gypsies and Travellers in primary care: GP surgeries
As part of our work on the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, we interviewed forty members of Gypsy and Traveller communities on their experience with registering at GPs, making appointments and perceptions of how well medical concepts are explained.
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Healthwatch Kent, spotlight series: Gypsy & Traveller communities
Healthwatch Kent reflects on programme to improve healthcare provision to Gypsies and Travellers in Kent.
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Friends, Families and Travellers Newsletter: June 2019
June Newsletter: FFT shortlisted for RSPH Award, government strategy news, lunch with the Queen and much more…
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Friends, Families and Travellers Newsletter: May 2019
May Newsletter: Mental Health of Young People, Timpson Review, Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month and much more…
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Barriers to belonging: An exploration of loneliness among people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds
This Runnymede Trust survey on loneliness found that Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities are greater vulnerability to loneliness than some other ethnic groups because of their experiences of racial discrimination.
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Sunbed use and skin care in Gypsy and Traveller communities
Through the use of questionnaires, face-to-face engagement, focus groups and online polls FFT’s Samson Rattigan sought to find out levels of sunbed usage in Gypsy and Traveller communities, awareness of the risks of sunbed use and the most effective ways of raising awareness of the dangers of sunbeds.
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Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
The United Nations Special Rapporteur report highlights racial disparities in education, employment, housing, health and criminal justice, with recommendations to address these inequalities.
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