May 2009
The Irish Traveller Movement in Britain (ITMB) welcomes the opportunity to participate in the consultation on the Minor Amendment to the Mayor’s London Plan and Spatial Development Strategy for Greater London. ITMB is proud to work in partnership with the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community in London, together with service providers and policy makers across London, to better promote social inclusion and community cohesion.
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The Irish Traveller Movement in Britain welcomes this opportunity to participate in public consultation on the Mayor’s draft replacement London Plan and Spatial Development Strategy for Greater London1… Irish Travellers are a part of London: A part of its heritage and its future – sometimes Travellers find it necessary to say that out loud. “We have a place in London. Gypsy and Traveller communities are a real part of 21st Century Britain.”
Read the The London Plan Spatial Development Strategy for Greater London Consultation
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DECENT ACCOMMODATION FOR GYPSY, ROMA AND TRAVELLER COMMUNITIES IN LONDON
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Planning Aid for London and the Irish Traveller Movement in Britain have worked in partnership to produce a report on the progress that Local Planning Authorities are making towards meeting the accommodation needs of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in London. The report also highlights best practice in consultation and involvement of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in the planning process. The report was formally launched on the 30th of April 2009. Please click on the following links to read the report.…To view the report, please click on the following links:
Conclusions and Reccomendations
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What do Gypsies and Travellers think about working in Health and Social Care jobs?What makes it hard to take up a health or social care job, what might make you want to do it and what help would you need?Written by: Margaret Greenfields, Buckinghamshire
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Published for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation by the Chartered Institute of Housing
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Written by Joanna Richardson. This research set out to examine the barriers to new Gypsy and Traveller siteprovision and to analyse some of the methods for conflict resolution, in thecontext of the recent introduction of a legal requirement for councils to assess the accommodation needs of Gypsies and Travellers in England, andto incorporate sites in local development plan documents where a need is demonstrated. The issue is often contentious and open to public opposition;and this report sought to learn from a range of different experiences andapproaches.
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This unique guide is based on extensive consultations with Gypsies and Travellers around the country, and provides guidance and good practice examples to help organisations improve their support services. (Feb 2008)
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The Task Group on Site Provision and Enforcement was tasked by Ministers in Spring 2006 to:
• examine variations in the use and effectiveness of enforcement powers across the country and the causes of such variations
• identify barriers to the delivery of new site provision and advise on action to address or remove them
• act as champions and advocates, to underline the importance of adequate site provision as the key to effective enforcement and to ensure that enforcement powers are used effectively
• act as a sounding board on potential new measures to strengthen enforcement powers and to support and encourage site provision
• This interim report is informed by the contributions from a range of organisations and individuals, the reports of the Local Government Association (LGA) Task Group, and the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE). The presence of Gypsies and Travellers on the Task Group has also had a positive impact on the Group’s work. This is the first time that Gypsies and Travellers have been part of a Government-led body such as the Task Group.
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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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Go to http://www.irishtraveller.org.uk/about_us/accommodation-good-practice-guide
