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 2023
This report gives an overview of some of the achievements that FFT have had over the 2023 period in supporting Gypsies, Roma and Travellers by providing practical advice and legal support and ensuring the protection of the right to pursue a nomadic way of life.
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Executive Summary | Kicking the can down the road: The planning and provision of Gypsy and Traveller sites in England 1960-2023
[Executive Summary] Gypsies and Travellers are an important part of Britain’s population, heritage and social fabric. Providing well-designed and managed sites for Gypsies and Travellers supports happy and healthy communities and addresses wider determinants of health, education and employment. This report written by Dr Simon Ruston MRTPI is concerned with the provision of Gypsy and Traveller sites through theplanning system since 1960, with a specific focus on the period from 1994 to the present day. View the report
Kicking the can down the road: The planning and provision of Gypsy and Traveller sites in England 1960-2023
Gypsies and Travellers are an important part of Britain’s population, heritage and social fabric. Providing well-designed and managed sites for Gypsies and Travellers supports happy and healthy communities and addresses wider determinants of health, education and employment. This report written by Dr Simon Ruston MRTPI is concerned with the provision of Gypsy and Traveller sites through theplanning system since 1960, with a specific focus on the period from 1994 to the present day.
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Leeds Baseline Census 2004-05
This research constitutes the first attempt to establish baseline demographic data about the Gypsy and Traveller communities in Leeds.
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In Fair Health? A Pilot Study of the Health and Wellbeing Status of Travelling Showpeople in Two Locales
A preliminary report by Anglia Ruskin University on the health status, needs and perceptions of well-being of Travelling Showmen in the UK.
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Research Summary: Experiences of Suicide in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
A research summary on the experiences of suicide in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
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How to be an ally to Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showmen and Boater communities
An infographic co-produced by a group of students, staff and alumni from Northumbria University on how to be an ally to Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Showmen and Boater communities.
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Guidance Summary: Tackling Maternal Health Inequalities in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities
This summary guidance is designed to offer insights into the experiences of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities relating to maternity, and improve knowledge and understanding of how to approach the planning and provision of maternity services for these groups. Click here to access the extended guide.
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Guidance: Tackling Maternal Health Inequalities in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities
This guidance is designed to offer insights into the experiences of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities relating to maternity, and improve knowledge and understanding of how to approach the planning and provision of maternity services for these groups.
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Everyone’s Environment briefing: How will the climate and nature crises impact people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Communities?
Friends, Families and Travellers contributed to a briefing covering the impacts of a changing environment on people from ethnic minority communities, including Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people.
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Briefing: Economic and financial exclusion Gypsies and Travellers experience in England
A briefing covering the economic and financial exclusion Gypsies and Travellers experience in England.
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The experiences of socially vulnerable groups in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid health needs assessment
A rapid health needs assessment underlining the disproportionate impacts of Covid-19 on Gypsies and Travellers and other marginalised groups in England.
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Briefing: Race hate and prejudice faced by Gypsies and Travellers in England
A briefing covering race hate and prejudice issues facing Gypsies and Travellers in England.
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How practices can facilitate access for the Gypsy Traveller community
A journal article on how to improve accessibility to dental services for Gypsies and Travellers and the health inequalities people in travelling communities experience.
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Written evidence for the 2023 Pre-Sessional Working Group Report to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
A submission of evidence on upholding the rights of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
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