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Three important new publications on Roma people and their rights

12/8/2016

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Three important publications about Roma people and their rights have just appeared:
  • The London Borough of Brent, The Met Police and the Romanian Police, UKBA and the Romanian Roma: a joint briefing paper with AIRE Centre – Roma and other migrant workers are being denied the right to work in two neighbourhoods of Brent. And Romanian police are working alongside UK Visas & Immigration staff in Brent at the same time. This briefing paper has been prepared by Roma Support Group and the AIRE Centre to explore the why the right to work is being denied. And how the removal of EU migrants workers is already being explored by local agencies; is this a sign of things to come? – Read the full paper
  • Mainstream approaches aren’t working: The European Commission’s 2016 assessment of member states’ progress towards Roma integration: the case of the UK government.  A briefing paper – The European Commission have recently issued a damning indictment of the UK government’s policy towards Roma people (which includes Gypsy and Traveller communities and families). Many organisations have argued that the UK government’s refusal to develop an explicit ‘National Roma Integration Strategy’ – and instead adapt existing social inclusion policies to achieve Roma integration – is destined to fail. It seems that the European Commission has reached the same critical view. This briefing paper summarises the issues raised. – Read the full paper
  • Free school meals and Roma children: a review of recent evidence in twenty local authorities in England – Many Roma families, if they are short of work and unable to sustain themselves, have known that their children will not be made to suffer at school. The children will have free school meals as the family are receiving a particular qualifying benefit; and the school will be able to claim additional funding under the Pupil Premium scheme. Thanks to a series of Freedom of Information requests, we are now able to describe the most recent trends throughout England. It seems that Roma children have experienced a sudden decline in being eligible for free school meals – and so their schools are denied additional funds to support newly arriving children, and children with particular language needs. This decline is not matched by any new found wealth which has been suddenly enjoyed by Roma families. This leads us to believe that the decline in eligibility is due to the impact of benefit changes since 2014 which have been sharply felt across England by Roma families. – Read the full report.​
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  • Projects
    • Advice & Advocacy >
      • Advice & Advocacy Project
      • Roma Community Advocacy Project (2014-19)
      • Elder Roma Engagement Project (2011-14)
      • Young Roma Advocacy Project (2010-13)
    • Art & Culture >
      • Roma Bridging Sounds Orchestra
      • Instrumental music classes in East London >
        • Stage performances by participants in our instrumental classes
        • Dance classes
        • Exhibitions
        • Romani Rad
        • Promoting Roma musicians and artists
        • Visual arts workshops
        • Forum Theatre Project
    • Aspiration Project >
      • Roma Aspiration Project >
        • Education Support Projects
        • Young Roma enjoy orienteering in Lee Valley Regional Park
        • Roma children visit Parliament
        • Building bridges and breaking barriers
        • Kids’ Cookery School
    • Financial Inclusion Project >
      • Service User Agreement
    • Health Projects >
      • Mental Health Project
    • Ketane - Together: Roma Shaping Futures
    • Policy and Campaigning
    • Roma and Brexit >
      • Stay Settled in Newham Project
    • Roma News Project
    • 'Roma Stories': Roma Oral History Project
    • Roma Support and Engagement Programme >
      • Roma Support Group Expertise
      • Specialist Support for Research and Consultation
      • Training for Professionals and the Community
      • Intervention Service for Professionals Working with Roma Families and Individuals in Crisis
    • Sport Inclusion
  • Resources
    • Newsletters
    • Our Publications
    • Annual Reports
    • Our Research
    • Resources for the Roma Community
    • Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month >
      • Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month 2020
      • Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month 2021 >
        • GRTHM 2021 Art Competition
    • Robert Dawson Collection
    • Alternative Service Providers
    • Other Resources
  • Training
    • Customised Training for Organisations
    • Public Training for Professionals >
      • Training: Roma cultural awareness
      • Training: Positive interventions for Roma in health context
      • Training: Positive interventions for Roma in education context
      • Training: Working with Roma in safeguarding context
      • Training: Working with Roma through interpreters
    • Roma Culture Workshops for Schools
  • Vacancies
    • Jobs
    • Volunteering
  • Membership
  • Support us
    • How to donate
    • Legacies
  • Contact