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.
Human Rights and Gypsies and Travellers: An Exploration of the Application of a Human Rights Perspective to Social Work with a Minority Community in Britain
In this paper, Sarah Cemlyn explores the relationship between human rights social work and issues facing Gypsies and Travellers, and argues that work with these groups cannot be properly understood outside a human rights framework.
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What does the 2011 Census tell us about the characteristics of Gypsy or Irish travellers in England and Wales?
For the first time the 2011 Census included a tick box for Gypsy or Irish Travellers (not Roma). Read the analysis of the results produced by the Office for National Statistics
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Bridging the Gap between Academics and Policy Makers, Crime and Punishment: Gypsies, Travellers and Roma in the criminal justice system (Full Report)
Thematic Meeting Report and Policy Guidance from a Council of Europe/European Academic Network on Romani Studies funded International Seminar.
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Bridging the Gap between Academics and Policy Makers, Crime and Punishment: Gypsies, Travellers and Roma in the criminal justice system (Executive Summary)
The executive summary of the Thematic Meeting Report and Policy Guidance from a Council of Europe/European Academic Network on Romani Studies funded International Seminar.
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HMP Ford Model of Good Practice for Gypsy, Traveller and Romany Report
The Ford model of Good Practice has been put together by inmates from Gypsy, Traveller, and Roma backgrounds to inspire improved practice in other prisons.
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Conference Report: Improving outcomes for offenders from Gypsy and Traveller communities
A conference report following the event hosted by Friends, Families and Travellers and the Black Training and Enterprise Group on the 21st January 2014 in Kings Cross London.
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Aiming High: Raising the Achievement of Gypsy Traveller Pupils
A Guide to Good Practice developed by the Department for Education and Skills.
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Provision and support for Traveller pupils, Ofsted, 2003
This report provides a background to the provision and support for education to Gypsy and Traveller pupils.
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Every Child Matters, Green Paper 2003
Although this Green Paper does not mention Gypsy Traveller Young People directly, the effects of the paper are multi-agency and have a direct impact. The subsequent anaylsis of the paper, saw Gypsy and Traveller Young People are often categorised as hard-to-reach young people.
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Ethnicity & Education: The Evidence on Minority Ethnic Pupils
Department for Education and Skills Research Topic Paper (RTP01-05), published January 2005 and no longer available on the gov.uk website.
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Youth Matters Department for Education and Skills Green Paper 2005
This Green Paper provides the Government’s assessment of the impact of major proposals under consideration to deliver the outcomes envisaged by the Green Paper “Youth Matters”. See page 13 to for reference to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils.
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The Education of Gypsy Traveller Learners: A survey of provision made by schools and local authorities to meet the needs of Gypsy Traveller learners, Wales, 2005
This document reports the findings from Estyns survey of provision made by schools and local authorities to meet the needs of Gypsy and Traveller learners. The report also describes aspects of good practice across Wales.
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Ethnicity and Education: The Evidence on Minority Ethnic Pupils
This topic paper by the Department for Education and Skills presents the latest statistics and research on minority ethnic pupils in the education system and updates the January 2005 topic paper.
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Race Equality in Education: Good Practice in Schools and Local Education Authorities
This survey report illustrates good practice in work on race equality and education in schools and local authorities in England.
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Bullying around Racism, Religion and Culture
This advice for schools is the first in a suite of specialist guidance on countering prejudice driven bullying in schools.
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