A briefing paper by the Traveller Movement

01 Mar 2022

In 2010, The Equality Act brought together 116 distinct pieces of legislation together under a single Act. The Act provides a clear legal framework that protects the rights of all individuals from unfair and discriminatory treatment, and promotes equality of opportunity for all. The Act specifically recognises ethnic Gypsies, Roma, and Travellers as distinct ethnic minorities, and builds on previous race relations legislation to establish a clear and unambiguous legal duty for public bodies to monitor and tackle discrimination in the provision of public services.