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Priti Patel grossly misled Parliament on Government's lack of site provision
Speaking to palrliament on 8th March, the Home Secretary, Priti Patel misrepresented the reality of the Government's provision of Gypsy and Traveller sites. Find out more.
FFT launch findings of largest ever study on health of UK Liveaboard Boaters
Last month, we released landmark research on the health experiences of Liveaboard Boaters. We heard that 37% of Boaters have been wrongful refused registration at GP surgeries. Read more.
FFT respond to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report
We were disappointed, but not shocked, to see the Government had glazed over the experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic communities in the report released last month. View our full response here.
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The Health Status of Liveaboard Boaters
In this research, the largest of its kind in the UK, we asked 365 people from the Liveaboard Boater community to share their experiences with healthcare services and the challenges they face when accessing care. Find out more.
Kill the Bill: 'This law seems like a direct attack on us'
Mattey Mitchell, Health and Campaigns Officer at Friends, Families and Travellers spoke to BBC Three about resistance to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and what the Bill could mean for Gypsies and Travellers. Find out more.
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APPG members have been busy focussing on the measures in the Police Bill which will next be debated in parliament in May. Members continue to challenge stigmatising language and racism experienced by Gypsies, Travellers and Roma.
Letters
Co-chair Martin Docherty-Hughes MP wrote to Scottish party leaders, ahead of elections in Scotland, about demonising language used to describe Gypsy and Traveller communities. View the letter.
Parliamentary Questions and Debates
Members spoke at the ‘Don’t criminalise trespass’ Petition Committee debate, which closed in September with nearly 140k signatures. View transcript. Questions from Andy Slaughter MP, Martin Docherty-Hughes MP and more.
Events
The APPG held their AGM on 19th April, Martin Docherty-Hughes MP remains the elected co-Chair.
The APPG hosted an event to discuss the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, with Chris Johnson, from Community Law Partnership, Violet Cannon, from York Travellers Trust, and Sam Grant, from Liberty. View the event recording.
Friends Families and Travellers act as Secretariat to the APPG for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma.
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Supporting COVID-19 vaccination for Inclusion Health Groups
On April 6th, we held a webinar with speakers from Doctors of the World, National Ugly Mugs and others on supporting COVID-19 vaccination for Inclusion Health groups. Watch the webinar.
Addressing inequalities in waiting lists for nomadic populations
In a new project with NHS England, we aim to better understand how NHS services are managing waiting lists for people travelling.
Gypsies, Travellers and Boaters can share their experiences here. Healthcare services, CCGs and VCSE organisations can respond to our call for evidence here. Register for our upcoming event on Tuesday 25th May 2021.
We are working closely with policy makers at the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Public Health England. If you would like to raise specific challenges being faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities at this time, please get in touch.
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Advice Line - If you have an issue or problem which you would like support with, call our helpline on 01273 234777.
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We provide Secretariat to the APPG for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma which is a group of MPs and peers who work to address the inequalities faced by Gypsies, Roma and Travellers.
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VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance - Want to share your experiences and ideas with NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England?
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Our critically acclaimed play Crystal's Vardo uses dance, drama, humour and music to share the rich history of Gypsy and Traveller communities.
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Online Gypsy and Traveller Cultural Awareness Training - Improve your engagement with Gypsy and Traveller communities by taking our award winning e-learning.
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Use our Inclusion Health Audit Tool to help your organisation to embed action on tackling health inequalities into your everyday activities.
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Services Directory - Find services which support Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in your area.
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Update from our casework:
“This month I have been making furniture funding applications for multiple clients to Glasspool, Children in Need and the League of Helping Hands. This furniture has included beds, chests of drawers, cookers and fridges and more, where circumstances dictated that individuals couldn’t afford them. After two years of social services involvement, we have also supported in the reunification of a family.”
Jessi Bruce, National Caseworker
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