Today, members of the House of Lords and the APPG on Gypsies, Travellers and Roma have argued against Part 4 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill in a piece for The House magazine. The […]
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Today, we are proud to release our 2021 Annual Report. The report, which can be seen in full here, outlines our key activities and achievements over the past year from across our work. Addressing the past
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Today, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has written to the UK House of Commons and House of Lords to call for both Houses to reject Part 4 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and
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Today, the Joint Committee on Human Rights released its report on Part 4 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill. In its current form, the PCSC Bill would see the criminalisation of trespass and
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In May, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) made a submission to the Public Bill Committee, calling for the removal of Part 4 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (PCSC Bill). The submission, which can
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On Thursday 10 June, the Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) Health Champions project took the top prize in the Children and Youth category at this year’s Charity Awards, the longest-running and most prestigious awards scheme in
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Tomorrow, the Charity Awards 2021 will take place and the Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) Health Champions project is in the running for the Children and Youth category award. The awards will recognise charities whose work
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Today marks one year since Channel 4’s ‘Dispatches: The Truth About Traveller Crime’ first aired. The programme promoted highly damaging tropes of Gypsy and Traveller communities. Following its airing, the show received widespread criticism and a
On the 8th March, the Home Secretary Priti Patel grossly misrepresented the reality of the Government’s provision of Gypsy and Traveller sites to Parliament. In the Home Secretary’s Ministerial Statement, Priti Patel said, “As of January
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