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Every Gypsy and Traveller caravan site in England mapped and listed

Official figures showing the number of Gypsy and Traveller caravan sites across England have been released today.

The report published by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) , is the most comprehensive count of local gypsy and caravan sites with details on total number of pitches and showing both those on authorised and unauthorised sites.

The number of those on authorised sites increased by 556 caravans since January 2010 with a total of 15,274 now being recorded. However the number of those on unauthorised sites saw a huge drop - down 26% on the previous year.

The decrease of unauthorised caravans was more pronounced on land not owned by Gypsies and Travellers with a large drop of 26% on the year with a much smaller decline of 8% on land that owned by either Gypsies or Travellers.

The total number of all sites across England only saw a marginal rise with 46 more caravans than in January 2010, making the total 18,383 in January 2011.

The data which also shows gypsy, traveller and travelling showpeople caravan sites by local authority, illustrates which areas of England have the highest concentration. The east of England recorded the highest number of caravans - 24% of the total number- then followed by the South East.

Cottingley Springs in Leeds has the highest caravan capacity of those recorded in England with the capacity of 120 whilst Duchy Road in Salford has the highest number of pitches at 61.

London and the North East recorded the lowest number of caravans. The Google Fusion map shows all the Gypsy, Traveller and travelling showpeople caravan sites across England and is colour coded to show the sites with the highest number of pitches (the red circles). The spreadsheet to download also shows the number of total caravan sites over the years. What can you do with this data?

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Gypsy and Traveler Culture in America

Gypsy and Traveler Culture, History and Genealogy in America

Are you a Gypsy, Traveler or Roader, or have some ancestry in any one of such groups? This site is dedicated to you; to help you become more aware of your own rich heritage, to help preserve your traditions, language and knowledge of where you came from and who you are.

The identities of Traveling People are everywhere threatened by the flood of misinformation that is being disseminated on the web and through the popular media. This site pledges to correct such misinformation and to present an accurate and unbiased view of traveling life as it has unfolded since the your ancestors first set foot in the New World.

Preservation of your ethnic heritage and pride in your own ethnic identity are some of the most valuable assets that any parents can leave to their children and grandchildren. To be of Gypsy or Traveler background is something special, something to be treasured along with the language, customs, and cultural values embodied in a unique way of life.

If you want to learn more about your family and your ethnic group, whether you be of Cale, Hungarian-Slovak, Ludar, Rom, Romnichel or Sinti Gypsy or American (Roader), English, German, Irish or Scotch Traveler background we will provide you with an interactive forum for asking questions, finding lost relatives, guidance to accurate sources, exchanging information as well as just keeping in touch with your own kind.

To get started just send a note to ASK MATT specifying what kind of Gypsy you are and in which family background you are interested.

The foundation on which this site is built is a rich storehouse of data of every imaginable kind: documentary sources, oral histories and observations of traveling life collected in over 35 years of unpaid research by Matt and Sheila Salo. The Salos have dedicated their lives to providing a true history of traveling life in America and to dispelling the myths that are currently being spread on the web and other media.

This endeavor is based on the premise that every kind of Gypsy and Traveler has a right to his or her own identity, whatever it might be. Each of you has a unique heritage that your ancestors nurtured over centuries of hardship and persecution. Now those rich and unique identities are in danger of being lost as more and more people lose the sense of who they are; customs, language and traditional life patterns are not being passed on; some people are even becoming ashamed of their Gypsy or Traveler identities.

Again, email any specific inquiries into American Gypsy or Traveler history, culture and genealogy to Matt T. Salo at ASK MATT .

Forthcoming: This history and culture page under preparation will be divided into subject areas that you can access separately depending on your interests. If you seek information sources, have specific questions, or want to broaden your horizons by learning about other groups, we will provide the best, most accurate information available. You will not be fed speculations about Melungeons, hordes of Gypsies in Colonial America, or Gypsies and Travelers as hapless victims or criminal castes - instead all our information will be based on actual verified data that truly represents the experience of your people in America since your ancestors first arrived here.

Culture and language are not easily lost and, unless you are among those few unfortunate individuals whose parents or grandparents misguidedly tried to separate themselves and their families from their roots, you should easily be able to pick up traits of language and culture that indicate your origins. We will begin with a brief overview of the different groups to orient those among you who are not quite sure of where they belong. More detailed descriptions will follow.

Gypsy and Traveler Groups in the United States

Cale: Spanish Gypsies, or Gitanos, are found primarily in the metropolitan centers of the East and West coasts. A small community of only a few families.

English Travelers: Fairly amorphous group, possibly formed along same lines as Roaders (see below), but taking shape already in England before their emigration to the US starting in early 1880s. Associate mainly with Romnichels. Boundaries and numbers uncertain.

Hungarian-Slovak: Mainly sedentary Gypsies found primarily in the industrial cities of northern U.S. Number in few thousands. Noted for playing "Gypsy music" in cafes, night clubs and restaurants.

Irish Travelers: Peripatetic group that is ethnically Irish and does not identify itself as "Gypsy," although sometimes called "Irish Gypsies." Widely scattered, but somewhat concentrated in the southern states. Estimates vary but about 10,000 should be close to the actual numbers.

Ludar: Gypsies from the Banat area, also called Rumanian Gypsies. Arrived after 1880. Have about the same number of families as the Rom, but actual numbers are unknown.

Roaders or Roadies: Native born Americans who have led a traveling life similar to that of the Gypsies and Travelers, but who were not originally descended from those groups. Numbers unknown as not all families studied.

Rom: Gypsies of East European origin who arrived after 1880. Mostly urban, they are scattered across the entire country. One of the larger groups in the US, possibly in the 55-60,000 range.

Romnichels: English Gypsies who arrived beginning in 1850. Scattered across the entire country, but tend to be somewhat more rural than the other Gypsy groups. Many families are now on their way to being assimilated, hence estimation of numbers depends on criteria used.

Scottish Travelers: Ethnically Scottish, but separated for centuries from mainstream society in Scotland where they were known as Tinkers. Some came to Canada after 1850 and to the United States in appreciable numbers after 1880. Over 100 distinct clans have been identified but total numbers not known.

Sinti: Little studied early group of German Gypsies in the United States consisting of few families heavily assimilated with both non-Gypsy and Romnichel populations. No figures are available.

Yenisch: Mostly assimilated group of ethnic Germans, misidentified as Gypsies, who formed an occupational caste of basket makers and founded an entire community in Pennsylvania after their immigration starting 1840. Because of assimilation current numbers are impossible to determine.

This inventory leaves out several Gypsy groups that have immigrated since 1970 due to the unrest and renewed persecution in Eastern Europe after the collapse of Communism. They have come from Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, the former Yugoslavian area, and possibly other countries. They number in few thousands by now, but their numbers are likely to increase.

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Designing Gypsy and Traveller sites: good practice guide

Guidance for potential developers and existing site owners about the design features for successful Gypsy and Traveller sites.

This publication was withdrawn on 1 September 2015

See planning policy for Traveller sites .

Applies to England

Ref: ISBN 9788511295917

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This document sets out good practice in respect of the design of Gypsy and Traveller sites.

It is intended to provide potential developers and existing site owners with an understanding of the design features needed to help ensure a site is successful, easy to manage and maintain, including site location, layout, size and the services and facilities need to make it operate effectively.

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Government set to give councils £10 million to build more Traveller sites

The Government is set to provide millions of pounds in funding for councils to build more permanent and transit Gypsy and Traveller sites in a bid to “level up” the outcomes for Gypsy and Traveller people.

The £10 million fund announced on 20th March by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is dedicated to making new permanent sites, improving existing ones, building new transit sites and providing temporary stopping places.

The move was welcomed by Moving for Change , a charity which supports the rights and cultures of nomadic Gypsy and Travelling people. 

Adrian Jones, Policy Lead at Moving for Change, who worked tirelessly with the government department for over a year to establish the new ring-fenced fund, said that Gypsy, Traveller and nomadic people need the support of local authorities to secure their future.

He added that the new “ring fenced” fund was good news and an improvement on the Affordable Housing scheme which had only seen two successful applications for funding for council run Traveller sites.

“I very much hope with the new dedicated and ring-fenced fund, more local authorities will apply,” said Adrian Jones. “The government says this will improve access to healthcare, education, and employment for Gypsy and Traveller people and reduce roadside camps. “To do this, this Fund needs to be the start of the conversation on providing proper services for our communities, not the end. The government must ultimately re-introduce the duty on local authorities to provide sites and care for their communities, which currently does not exist.”

The  Traveller Site Fund  2022/23 hopes to address the serious national shortage of places for nomadic Gypsies and Travellers to legally and safely stop. It exists on top of the £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Fund 2021-2026 which can be used for Traveller accommodation. Councils in England can now apply to build new services for Gypsy and Traveller people including improving site infrastructure, creating public spaces such as community centres, play areas, and horses’ stables on sites.

The announcement comes after the Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill passed through the House of Lords in March. After Royal Assent the Bill will pass into law, bringing harsh new laws to criminalise the historically nomadic lives of thousands of minority ethnic Gypsy and Traveller people across England.

Moving for Change Chair, Violet Cannon, said:

“Moving for Change is delighted to see the government is doing something to avoid a mass prosecution of the entire Gypsy and Traveller people, however, it is continuing to roll out the Policing Bill which would do just that.

“This fund does not stop the oppressive Policing Bill criminalising trespass whilst there are almost no dedicated spaces to pull up roadside, as we have done for thousands of years. We do not turn a blind eye to this Bill with the launch of this new Fund. Moving for Change calls on every local council to apply for this fund and finally give the services that their communities need.”

The Fund, open until 13th June, 2022, only applies to the restrictive government definition of Romany Gypsies, Irish Travellers, New Travellers and Travelling Show People revised in 2015 in the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites.

T he government has pointed councils wanting to apply to the fund to a ‘best practice’ report on Traveller site design and management by The National Housing Policy Advisory Panel on Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation, which is a civil society network of social housing providers, charities and council representatives dedicated to improving the accommodation options for Gypsies and Travellers.

Speaking to the Travellers’ Times, Boris Worrall, Chair of the National Advisory Panel on Gypsy and Traveller Housing and CEO of social housing provider Rooftop Housing Group, also welcomed the new funding.

“It will take time to work through the detail, but given this appears to be additional funding with capital support of up to 100%, it is very welcome news,” said Boris Worrall.

The prospectus encourages councils to consider working with housing associations, and includes the potential for refurbishment of existing sites, as well as transit sites and stopping places as part of what is a rounded and comprehensive package which can be tailored to meet the needs of local communities,” he added.

“Based on current costs, we might see anything between 60 and 80 additional homes using this funding stream. It’s also good to see the Government focusing on wider impacts, such as life chances and social outcomes, as well as improving community cohesion and reducing the costs to the public purse of enforcement activity.

All in all, this is a very positive announcement which will ensure dozens of individuals and families get the high-quality housing they need. Personally, I am delighted to see the Government addressing the needs of this community in allocating funding to the levelling up agenda.”

What YOU can do say Moving for Change:

Send the news of this Fund to your council leaders to demand adequate provision for their Gypsy and Traveller communities at last. Find your Council Leader or Council Chair through the  WriteToThem  tool. If in doubt, write to them all.

English councils can apply to the Traveller Site Fund 2022/2023  here  until 13th June, 2022. For fund queries email  [email protected]

TT News and MfC press release

(Lead picture: Broadland Housing’s Brooks Green site at Harford on the outskirts of Norwich)

All photographs courtesy of the National Advisory Panel on Gypsy and Traveller Housing

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Gypsy/Traveller accommodation fund and site design guide: fairer Scotland assessment - summary

A summary of the Fairer Scotland Assessment carried out for the Gypsy/Traveller accommodation fund and site design guide.

Gypsy/Traveller Accommodation Fund and Site Design Guide

Summary of aims and expected outcomes.

Following commitments to deliver more and better accommodation in both Improving the lives of Gypsy/Travellers: 2019-2021 and Housing to 2040 , the Gypsy/Traveller Accommodation Fund opened for applications in June 2021. The Fund is intended for both significant renovation and improvements of standards on existing sites and the building of new sites.

Alongside the Fund, to drive a significant improvement in the quality of sites going forward, we have developed a Site Design Guide for Gypsy/Traveller sites, in conjunction with residents and local authorities. This will set the direction for new accommodation, in keeping with the key principles of Housing to 2040 such as accessibility and energy efficiency, which are important for all our homes.  

The Fund will initially be focussed on a number of demonstration projects that can establish examples of model sites. These first projects will allow us to take a flexible approach, trialling the Site Design Guide, exploring what good quality Gypsy/Traveller accommodation that reflects Housing to 2040 principles looks like, and seeking cost effective ways of delivering it. This approach will be reviewed in later years of the Fund.

The Fund and the Site Design Guide are intended to help meet the following outcomes for Gypsy/Traveller accommodation that have been developed to take in to account equalities impacts:

• More accommodation - enough sites/pitches to meet the established needs of Gypsy/Traveller communities;
• Accommodation in suitable locations, taking into account place making principles including, for example, access to local services;
• Sites that provide pleasant places to live and include attractive outdoor space, communal facilities and appropriate facilities, including for children and young people;
• A mix of accommodation with layout and facilities that meet the needs of residents and provides for different family sizes and preferences and to allow for movement to different accommodation on the same site if circumstances change;
• Accommodation built to a high standard, in line with other public housing and relevant principles set out in Housing to 2040;
• Accommodation that is durable, sustainable, flexible, safe, secure, digitally connected, warm and economic to run and at a level of rent that represents value for money for residents;
• Accommodation that meets accessibility standards and provides for a range of needs, including families with members who are elderly, disabled or have caring responsibilities;
• Improved satisfaction with accommodation and more meaningful engagement with Gypsy/Traveller communities;
• Additional transit provision, where needed, to facilitate travelling and foster good relations with the settled community.

Summary of Evidence

Through our work to develop the Gypsy/Traveller Action Plan - Improving the Lives of Scotland's Gypsy/Travellers [i] , we saw and heard evidence that Gypsy/Travellers have often missed out on improvements that the majority of people and communities across Scotland have enjoyed. Gypsy/Traveller communities experience poorer outcomes in terms of living standards, education, health and employment.

"Research evidence published in How Fair is Scotland and confirmed by the Scottish Government's analysis of the 2011 Census shows that on every indicator of what is required to live a happy, productive and fulfilled life, Gypsy/Travellers are worse off than any other community in Scotland. The high levels of poverty experienced by Gypsy/Travellers is linked to poor health and the lack of employment and integral to all these issues is the provision of sites across the country." [ii]

The delivery of the Gypsy/Traveller Action Plan is closely linked to our wider shared priorities in the National Performance Framework and our ambitions to create a fairer Scotland. This means tackling poverty and inequality. It also means ensuring that everyone has a safe and secure place to live. The Gypsy/Traveller Accommodation Fund and Site Design Guide deliver on the actions in the plan to review investment in and improve quality on Gypsy/Traveller sites. In addition to tackling the inequalities in the standard and amount of accommodation provided for Gypsy/Traveller communities in comparison to the settled community, it is recognised that provision of good quality sites is integral to tackling wider inequalities of outcome.

Some Gypsy/Travellers have told us that members of the community can feel forced into moving into settled accommodation because of a lack of Gypsy/Traveller sites which isolates them from their community and the evidence suggests that this can lead to increased costs, reinforcing further vulnerability to poverty. Others may be living roadside as they cannot access appropriate accommodation on a site making them extremely vulnerable to poverty and lacking in the most basic facilities. While the Fund is most likely to deliver improvements to existing sites in the early demonstration projects, a key intended outcome of the Fund is to deliver more Gypsy/Traveller accommodation, this should result in more Gypsy/Travellers being able to access appropriate accommodation that meets their needs, is of a good standard and allows them to access services.

Fuel poverty can be an issue for Gypsy/Traveller communities which can be caused and exacerbated by a number of factors – low incomes, poorly insulated accommodation and the way some members of the community pay for their energy. Feedback suggests that some existing accommodation is cold, difficult to heat and prone to condensation. The Site Design Guide contains a number of measures to ensure that new or refurbished Gypsy/Traveller accommodation is of a high standard and helps to alleviate fuel poverty – for amenity blocks the specification of material used must deliver low levels of heat loss, consistent with or better than that required in social housing; for residential mobile homes provided by the local authority they must as a minimum meet the relevant British Standard and provide accommodation that is energy efficient and meets the needs of residents; and where action is being taken to decarbonise the heat supply, the approach taken should ensure that running costs are not unaffordable for households in or at risk of fuel poverty.

As amenity blocks and residential mobile homes are non-standard accommodation there are issues around measurement and standards for energy efficiency which will be considered further through the demonstration projects and future versions of the Site Design Guide will be informed by learning from these initial projects.

Some evidence suggests that Gypsy/Travellers can face high fuel bills because of pre-payment meters and because they cannot choose their supplier on local authority sites. Some existing site residents have expressed a preference for their own utilities account and the Site Design Guide requires that site design and utilities provision accommodates this unless residents request a different arrangement. However, it appears that the ability to choose your own provider does not always result in cheaper bills for residents. Some Gypsy/Travellers have told us that paying through the local authority is cheaper and that residents have opted to stay with this arrangement. The Site Design Guide allows for this if it is the preference of residents.

In addition to the measures in the Site Design Guide to improve energy efficiency and reduce fuel poverty for Gypsy/Travellers, the wider Gypsy/Traveller Action Plan includes a commitment on fuel poverty and lived experience research with community members. Due to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions, this work was delayed and the aim is to carry this research out in 2022.

The 2011 Census tells us that Gypsy/Travellers are less likely to be economically active and more likely to be on a low income than the rest of the population. [iii] Gypsy/Travellers face some particular issues in accessing employment. They are more likely to be in seasonal work, saving money in the summer to last them through the winter. They may also find it more difficult to access lending or benefits, depending on their lifestyle. These issues were highlighted during the lockdowns as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A further key issue highlighted during the pandemic is digital exclusion. The Site Design Guide, in keeping with the Affordable Housing Supply Programme ( AHSP ) requires that fibre broadband is considered as being the equivalent of a utility service and site providers should be able to show that they have taken account of current and future digital services or installation needs. As a minimum: potential for a private connection should be provided to each pitch/amenity block so that residents can take up their own contract; and free Wi-Fi should be provided in the community meeting facilities. This should ensure that there is a place on every site where residents can access the internet for free, helping to alleviate digital exclusion in Gypsy/Traveller communities. This will help Gypsy/Travellers not only access employment opportunities online but will improve access to education, healthcare and the benefits system.

Other issues identified through the development of the Fund and Site Design Guide as having an impact on outcomes for Gypsy/Travellers are the name of the site, access to work space on sites and problems with delivery of mail. All of these have been addressed in the Site Design Guide with provision made to alleviate the issues.

Summary of Assessment Findings

The policy has been designed with the specific intention of addressing inequalities for Gypsy/Travellers. The key aim of the policy is to address the inequalities that exist in the standard and amount of accommodation provided for Gypsy/Travellers. The policy also helps to address wider inequalities including digital exclusion, fuel poverty and access to services.

We have not identified any options that could significantly strengthen the Gypsy/Traveller Accommodation Fund or Site Design Guide in terms of its impacts on inequalities of outcomes, within the resources available. The Fund and the Site Design Guide are part of a wider set of actions in the Gypsy/Traveller Action Plan to address inequalities experienced by Gypsy/Traveller communities.

We have consulted with members of Gypsy/Traveller communities and third sector organisations including MECOPP and Article 12 who work directly with Gypsy/Travellers to ensure the Fund and Site Design Guide are addressing the many inequalities experienced by Gypsy/Travellers.

An Equalities Impact Assessment ( EQIA ) and Children's Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment ( CRWIA ) were also carried out and identified some areas where additional information was added to the Site Design Guide. This Fairer Scotland Assessment has not identified any further additions or changes that need to be made however we will keep this under review during the delivery of the demonstration projects.

Name: Catriona MacKean

Job title: Deputy Director, Better Homes

Date: 6 December 2021

Email: [email protected]

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Gypsy and Traveller sites

If you are a member of the Gypsy or Traveller communities, you might find a pitch on:

a council owned site

a privately owned site that has a licence

Most council and private sites are permanent. Some councils have transit sites for shorter stays.

How to apply

You can contact the council in a local area to apply to live on a council site. Ask if the council has a Gypsy and Traveller liaison officer who you can speak to.

Search for a Gypsy and Traveller liaison officer on the Friends, Families and Travellers website. The liaison officer may also be able to tell you about private sites in the area.

Your agreement

When you move on to a site you are given a written agreement. This should set out:

the site rules

your pitch fees

the site manager’s responsibilities

notice times if you want to leave

Costs will usually include:

council tax

Help with costs

You can claim benefits to help with pitch fees if you are struggling with costs. You can apply for council tax support on GOV.UK . Your council tax bill will be reduced if you get council tax support.

Facilities on sites can include:

space for a caravan

space to park vehicles or a second caravan

toilets, showers or baths

storage space

Leaving the site to travel

You can usually keep your pitch when you are travelling. Your pitch agreement may say how long you can be away for.

You can also check with the site manager. Ask for any agreement about the time you can be away for in writing. You keep paying your pitch fees and council tax while you are away.

How to complain about sites and treatment

You can complain to the site manager if you are not happy with the facilities or conditions. If you live on a council site or are upset about the council's behaviour towards you:

make a complaint to the council

tell the council’s liaison officer about the problem

Inheriting a pitch or mobile home

Your pitch goes to your husband, wife or civil partner if you lived together in the mobile home. If you don't have a married or civil partner, it can pass to another family member who lives with you. This includes an unmarried partner. Partners or family members who live with you can stay on the pitch. If you don't have a partner or family member living with you, your mobile home can be passed to your next of kin or to someone else in a will. They need the site owner's permission to live on the site.

If you are threatened with eviction

Find out more about eviction from a site .

You can ask the local council for homeless help if you're homeless or facing eviction in the next 8 weeks.

Still need help?

You can get specialist advice and support from:

Gypsy and Traveller Helpline 0121 685 8677

Friends Families and Travellers (FFT) 01273 234777

the FFT services directory to search for more services

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Government launches new £10m fund for Traveller sites and stopping places with Moving for Change help

Moving for Change welcomes the announcement of the new government Fund for Traveller sites.

The £10 million fund announced yesterday, 20th March, by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is dedicated to making new permanent sites, improving existing ones, building new transit sites and providing temporary stopping places.

The move is welcomed by Moving for Change and its Policy Lead, Adrian Jones, who worked tirelessly with the government department for over a year to establish the new ring-fenced fund.

The Traveller Site Fund 2022/23 hopes to address the serious national shortage of places for nomadic Gypsies and Travellers to legally and safely stop. It exists on top of the £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Fund 2021-2026 which can be used for Traveller accommodation.

Councils in England can now apply to build new services for Gypsy and Traveller people including improving site infrastructure, creating public spaces such as community centres, play areas, and horses’ stables on sites.

Adrian Jones, Policy Lead at Moving for Change, said:

“It is only with the support of local authorities that futures for Gypsy, Traveller and nomadic people will start to improve. Under the Affordable Homes programme, only two councils made successful applications for transit sites. “I very much hope with the new dedicated and ring-fenced fund, more local authorities will apply. The government says this will improve access to healthcare, education, and employment for Gypsy and Traveller people and reduce roadside camps. “To do this, this Fund needs to be the start of the conversation on providing proper services for our communities, not the end. The government must ultimately re-introduce the duty on local authorities to provide sites and care for their communities, which currently does not exist.”

The announcement comes after the Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill passed through the House of Lords in March. After Royal Assent the Bill will pass into law, bringing harsh new laws to criminalise the historically nomadic lives of thousands of minority ethnic Gypsy and Traveller people across England.

Moving for Change Chair, Violet Cannon , said:

“Moving for Change is delighted to see the government is doing something to avoid a mass prosecution of the entire Gypsy and Traveller people, however, it is continuing to roll out the Policing Bill which would do just that. “This fund does not stop the oppressive Policing Bill criminalising trespass whilst there are almost no dedicated spaces to pull up roadside, as we have done for thousands of years. We do not turn a blind eye to this Bill with the launch of this new Fund. Moving for Change calls on every local council to apply for this fund and finally give the services that their communities need.”

The Fund, open until 13th June, 2022, only applies to the restrictive government definition of Romany Gypsies, Irish Travellers, New Travellers and Travelling Show People revised in 2015 in the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites.

What you can do:

Send the news of this Fund to your council leaders to demand adequate provision for their Gypsy and Traveller communities at last. Find your Council Leader or Council Chair through the WriteToThem tool. If in doubt, write to them all.

English councils can apply to the Traveller Site Fund 2022/2023 here until 13th June, 2022. For fund queries email [email protected]

Editors notes:

Moving for Change exists to improve the quality of life for nomadic Gypsies and Travellers and the communities in which they live across the UK. Our primary focus is to secure the wellbeing and rights of Gypsies and Travellers living on roadside camps. Our vision is that Gypsy and Traveller people across the UK will be able to continue their traditional way of life, which is nomadic.

Moving for Change is a Gypsy and Traveller-led consortium of Gypsy and Traveller organisations across the UK.

MOVING FOR CHANGE

Moving for Change brings together the key players working to improve the quality of life for nomadic Gypsies and Travellers and the communities in which they live across the UK.

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