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Tackling inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

Status: Closed Opened: 13 Sep 2017 Closed: 13 Sep 2017 2 reports
Inquiry scopeGypsy, Roma and Traveller people have the worst outcomes of any ethnic group across a huge range of areas, including education, health, employment, criminal justice and hate crime. The report of this two year inquiry makes 49 recommendations for change. Government response published Read the Government response (PDF 215KB) Read the Government response Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people are the most disadvantaged ethnic groups in the UK. On average, they have a shorter life expectancy than the rest of the population, poor educational outcomes and often face hostility and discrimination from others in society. In 2012 a ministerial working group published 28 commitments for tackling inequalities faced by Gypsies and Travellers (PDF 208 KB) . This inquiry will look at the impact of those commitments and what progress has been made in achieving them, the effectiveness of policy-making and implementation for these groups more generally, and how the Government can tackle such continuing inequalities.

Reports

2 reports

Oral evidence sessions

8 sessions

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Date Session and witnesses Source
9 Jan 2019 No witnesses recorded View ↗
5 Dec 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗
24 Oct 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗
17 Oct 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗
12 Sep 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗
11 Jul 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗
18 Apr 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗
21 Feb 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗

Correspondence

6 letters

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14 Mar 2019 To committee Letter from Deputy Minister and Chief Whip, Welsh Government, regarding inquiry into the inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, dated 4 March 2018
6 Feb 2019 To committee Letter from Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families, regarding inquiry into tackling inequalities faced by GRT communities, dated 24 January 2019
30 Jan 2019 To committee Letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention, dated 24 January 2019
30 Jan 2019 To committee Letter from the Minister of Housing, Communities and Local Government, regarding evidence session on the inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, dated 22 January 2019
24 Oct 2018 To committee Letter from the Local Government Association, regarding giving evidence on the inquiry into tackling inequalities faced by the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, dated 12 October 2018
7 Mar 2018 To committee Letter from Chair of the Local Government Association Safer and Stronger Communities Board to Chair of the Committee regarding tackling inequalities for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities inquiry, dated 28 February 2018