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.
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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Tackling inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
A House of Commons report from the Women and Equalities Committee assessing the experience of inequality among Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
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Gypsy, Roma and Travellers’ experiences of Higher Education
A short film about young Gypsies and Travellers going into Higher Education.
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Gypsy, Roma and Traveller men and mental health
FFT submission to the Women and Equalities Committee around the challenges experienced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller men around mental health.
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BMJ talk medicine podcast: Gypsy and Traveller health
Michelle Gavin and Samson Rattigan talk to BMJ about the health needs experienced bymembers of the Gypsy and Traveller communities
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State of Children’s Rights 2018: Executive Summary
This report from CRAE assesses how well government action respected children’s rights in 2018.
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Kate Green for Politics Home: ‘We must take care to protect Traveller communities from abuse’.
Kate Green writes about the importance of using inclusive language and promoting respect when talking about Gypsy and Traveller communities in parliament.
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A good practice guide for improving outcomes for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Children in education
A good practice guide for parents, schools and government to increase educational attainment and build positive releationships for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils.
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