On Monday 19th April, the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma held an online event to discuss the impact of Part 4 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill on Gypsy […]
Today, Friends, Families and Travellers launch a range of materials to support staff working in health and care settings to support Gypsy and Traveller people access the Covid-19 vaccine. We have also created guidance for Gypsy
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Today, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) release findings from the largest ever UK study on the health experiences of Liveaboard Boaters. The landmark research reveals that 37% of Boaters have been wrongfully refused registration at GP
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Yesterday, 23rd March 2021, members of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma launched an early day motion with a request for the House of Commons to debate the criminalisation of trespass
The Government is planning to bring in new harsh laws for nomadic people. Today, Friends, Families and Travellers launch a new tool which will support Gypsies, Travellers and members of the public to write to their
Today, the Government has launched its response to its consultation on strengthening police powers for roadside camps. Whilst the majority of over 26,000 responses to the Government’s consultation did not support the proposals, the Government announced
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Today, a partnership of voluntary sector organisations launched a new tool to support Primary Care Networks to assess and improve their work with Inclusion Health groups. These are the groups identified as experiencing the worst health
Today, a coalition of leading civil society organisations have written a joint letter to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Secretary of
This morning, the Telegraph and the Times newspapers reported that the Priti Patel is set to give the police new powers to evict Travellers on roadside camps. The articles state that the Home Secretary will soon
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