Clause 115 of the Bill will lead to the abolition of Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessments.

We attach here a link to a film called ‘Off the Cut’ about boatdwellers (about 21 minutes long). This concentrates on the issues which the Travellers Advice Team, amongst other things, advise boatdwellers on and we are happy to hear from boatdwellers who are facing injunction action by Canal and River Trust (CRT) because CRT state that they are not complying with their “Continuous Cruising Guidance”.  It should be noted in the film that Mr Symonds for CRT incorrectly states that they are not a public authority.  You can find the film here:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5upAf7waaLg&feature=youtu.be.

EHRC have produced an important report called England’s most disadvantaged groups: Gypsies, Travellers and Roma (March 2016).  You can find the report at the following link:-

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/britain-fairer/england-fairer-introduction/englands-most-disadvantaged-groups

The Welsh Government have provided an important update to their previous report and you can find this at the following link:-

http://gov.wales/topics/people-and-communities/communities/communitycohesion/gypsytravellers/?lang=en