Panel Review
A Panel Review of Government Policy on Gypsies and Travellers
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The Travellers’ Aid Trust (TAT) has been funded by the Rowntree Charitable Trust to establish a panel to evaluate the impact of the Decentralisation and Localism Bill and other policies affecting Gypsies and Travellers and to produce a report to determine means by which Government proposals can be strengthened and made more effective in terms of site delivery and social inclusion.
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The panel review took place on the 3rd and 4th of February 2011 and took evidence from a wide range of stakeholders including local government and of course Gypsies and Travellers. It is hoped that through the panel review and report a positive and constructive contribution can be made to wider debates.
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The academic team on the panel has been charged with drafting a report which is balanced and academically rigorous and which allows a range of views to be aired. Hence, reference will be made to all views expressed including those held by a minority of invitees to the panel and a draft report will be circulated amongst all participants allowing further feedback and revision. Where consensus cannot be found, differing views will be presented accurately and with balance.
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Please note that TAT has a limited objective with the panel research. Its sole objective is to create a space for dialogue and a report which captures important points of discussion and ways forward. Once finalized, the ownership of the report and potential as a campaign and policy tool will be handed over to all the groups that participated in the formulation of the report.
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Documents
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. Panel-Review-Table-of-Proceedings .
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. Link to written submissions (coming soon) |
.. A Big or Divided Society? Recommendations and Report of the Panel Review into the Impact of the Localism Bill and Coalition Government Policy on Gypsies and Travellers |
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Links
Communities and Local Government Essential Guide to the Decentralisation and Localism Bill:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/decentralisationguide
Communities and Local Government Select Committee inquiry into the abolition of regional strategies:
