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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 05 Sep 2018
Accessible Travel Made Easy is a free online training course aimed at travel agents, tour operators and other front-line travel industry staff.
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Advice and Guidance
FAQ
Last updated: 19 May 2021
Answers to some frequently asked questions about disabled and less mobile passengers and air travel.
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News
Published: 19 Jan 2015
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has today published research on how local authorities have successfully developed and maintained Gypsy and Traveller sites in Scotland.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Our guidance to help disabled and less mobile passengers prepare for air travel.
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Last updated: 01 Jul 2016
Gypsies and Travellers: simple solutions for living together was informed by the following research conducted for the Commission:
'Inequalities Experienced by Gypsy and Traveller Communities', a literature review produced by Sarah Cemlyn (University of Bristol), Margaret Greenfields (Bucks New Un...
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News
Published: 21 Feb 2019
A racially discriminatory 'no travellers' rule has been removed from a caravan park in Dumfries.
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News
Published: 13 Sep 2019
Gypsies and Travellers who have stopped travelling due to old age, ill-health, educational needs or being disabled are being forgotten in planning authorities’ site allocation processes following changes to policy definitions, the UK’s equality body has warned.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Public Sector Equality Duty case study - Providing better access to services, increasing social inclusion, preventing discrimination and/or community tensions and tackling stereotypes.
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publication download
First Published: 01 Feb 2009
This report looks at the inequalities and human rights issues affecting Gypsies and Travellers in England, Scotland and Wales.
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publication download
First Published: 13 Sep 2019
This report assesses the impact of the revised definition of ‘Gypsies’ and 'Travellers’ in the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites 2015.
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Last updated: 23 Oct 2017
Our report on how some local councils in England are meeting of meeting the needs of Gypsies and Travellers.
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Last updated: 25 Apr 2016
This is guidance for journalists on Scottish Gypsy Travellers for balanced and fair reporting, as well as key facts and figures.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Public Sector Equality Duty case studies - Increasing cost-effectiveness and saving resources.
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Blog
Published: 09 Oct 2019
Abbie Kirkby talks about how the human rights tracker tool makes it easier for people to campaign and champion good causes.
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publication download
First Published: 07 Mar 2016
This report looks at the progress made on increasing site accommodation for Gypsies and Travellers since 2006.
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Last updated: 07 Jul 2016
The Commission is concerned about the potential impact of Clause 115, which would remove sections 225 and 226 of the Housing Act 2004, and may have a negative impact on Gypsies and Travellers.
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Blog
Published: 16 Aug 2015
How can a case about ferries in Estonia help prevent hate speech against Gypsy Travellers on internet sites?
It’s now ten years since the Commission for Racial Equality issued guidance to journalists about reporting on Gypsy Traveller stories, a publication that the EHRC has now updated twice.
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Last updated: 26 May 2022
We are investigating whether Britannia Jinky Jersey Limited (Pontins) has committed unlawful acts of race discrimination.
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First Published: 01 Feb 2011
This follow-on report provides an update to a 2009 review on the local provision of pitches for Gypsies and Travellers in England and Wales.
