Scrap Gypsy, Roma and Traveller officer jobs says report

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Scrap Gypsy, Roma and Traveller officer jobs says report

It also calls for police chiefs to re-issue guidelines on addressing racist behaviour towards travellers.

Lancashire Police at a dawn raid at a traveller camp on Leverhulme Park in Bolton

Date - 2nd July 2018
By - JJ Hutber- Police Oracle

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A charity has called for a review into whether the police gypsy and traveller liaison officer role may be breaching the Equality act. The Traveller Movement’s (TM) report released last month, based on surveys and freedom of information...

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