5 April 2019

Tackling inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

Tackling inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
Women and Equalities Commons Select Committee 5 April 2019
  • According to the committee "Gypsy, 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 committee heard about problems with accessing healthcare services due to discrimination or language and literacy barriers. Also that service-providers are not considering Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people properly when they design the services.