Equality Of Opportunity Committee

Review of Service Provision for Gypsies and Travellers

The Equality of Opportunity Committee laid its report on 'Service provision for Gypsies and Travellers in Wales (pdf, 818kb)' before the first Assembly on 2 April 2003.The Committee decided to conduct the review at its meeting on 31 October 2001, following consideration of two papers setting out the background to the Assembly's policies relating to Gypsies and Travellers. You may read the terms of reference for the review.

Key Documents

The following are the key documents. Papers from both Assemblies are available from this page.Second Assembly Papers

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Document	Reference	Date
Letter from the Minister for Education, Life Long Learning and Skills - Response to the Education Requirments of the Gypsies and Travellers report	EOC(2) - Correspondence	14 March 2006
Letter from the Minister for Finance, Local Government and Public Service - Response to report on service provision for Gypsies and Travellers	EOC(2) - Correspondence	31 January 2006
Update on the Government Response to the Review of Service Provision for Gypsies and Travellers	EOC(2) 09-05 (p.10)	24 November 2006
Letter from the Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration - Update on Gypsy and Traveller legislation and policy relating to the Social Juctice and Regeneration portfolio (pdf, 258kb)	EOC(2) - Correspondence	01 June 2005
Letter from Minister for Environment, Planning and Countryside - Response to policy review on Service Provision for Gypsies and Travellers	EOC(2) 03-05 - Committee Activity B	17 March 2005
Letter from Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning - Response to policy review on Service provision for Gypsies and Travellers	EOC(2) 02-05 - Committee Activity C	10 February 2005
Gypsies and Travellers Working Group minutes - 11 January 2005	EOC(2) GTWG 01-05 (mins)	11 January 2005
Gypsies and Travellers Working Group minutes - 23 November 2004	EOC(2) GTWG 02-04 (mins)	23 November 2004
Gypsies and Travellers Working Group minutes - 18 March 2004	EOC(2) GTWG 01-04 (mins)	18 March 2004
Minutes to Equality of Opportunity Committee meeting on 15 July 2004	EOC(2) 06-04 (mins)	15 July 2004
Government response to review of Service Provision for Gyspies and Travellers	EOC(2) 08-04 (p.2)	21 October 2004
Response from Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration	EOC(2) 06-04 (p.1)	15 July 2004
Response from Minister for Environment, Planning and Countryside	EOC(2) 04-04 (p.3)	20 May 2004
Response from Minister for Environment, Planning and Countryside - Annex 1	EOC(2) 04-04 (p.3) Annex 1	20 May 2004
Service Provision of Gypsies and Travellers - Government response	EOC(2) 02-04 (p.4)	4 March 2004
Service Provision of Gypsies and Travellers - Government response - Annex A	EOC(2) 02-04 (p.4 - Annex A)	4 March 2004
Letter from Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration on the timetable for the Welsh Assembly Government response to the review report	EOC(2) 03-03 (p.17)	2 October 2003
Report on Service Provision for Gypsies and Travellers - update and a summary of feedback	EOC(2) 03-03 (p.14)	2 October 2003
Committee Report	EOC(2) 01-03 (p.2)	19 June 2003

First Assembly Papers

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Document	Referenece	Date
Equality of Opportunity Committee Minutes 13 February 2003 - differences between England and Wales in accommodation provision	EOC 02-03 (mins)	13 February 2003
Paper on differences between England and Wales in accommodation provision	EOC 02-03 (p.5)	13 February 2003
Equality of Opportunity Committee 16 January 2003 - site visit reports	EOC 01-03 (p.4)	16 January 2003
Presentation from young people and site visit report back	EOC 01-03 (mins)	16 January 2003
Evidence from service providers on accommodation issues	EOC 08-02 (mins)	12 December 2002
Evidence from service providers on Education issues	EOC 07-02 (mins)	14 November 2002
Equality of Opportunity Committee Minutes 17 October 2002 - Evidence from service providers on health issues	EOC 06-02 (mins)	17 October 2002
Background information on the legal position with regard to Gypsy-Travellers prepared by the Office of the Counsel General	EOC 06-02 (p.4)	17 October 2002
Equality of Opportunity Committee Minutes 22 May 2002 - Next steps in review	EOC 04-02 (mins)	22 May 2002
Paper on next steps for review and summary of consultation responses	EOC 03-02 (p.4)	24 April 2002
Presentation from Rachel Morris of Cardiff University Traveller Law Research Unit	EOC 03-02 (mins)	24 April 2002
Presentation from the Chief Executive of the Irish Equality Authority, Niall Crowley and discussion of revised terms of reference and the appointment of an expert advisor	EOC 01-02 (mins)	30 January 2002
Paper on revised terms of reference and process for appointing a expert adviser	EOC 01-02 (p.3)	30 January 2002
Equality of Opportunity Committee Minutes 28 November 2001 - Draft terms of reference for review	EOC 08-01 (mins)	28 November 2001
Paper on draft terms of reference for the review	EOC 08-01 (p.4)	28 November 2001
Discussion of current Assembly policy in relation to Gypsies and Travellers	EOC 07-01 (mins)	31 October 2001
Overview of Assembly policy in relation to Gypsies and Travellers	EOC 07-01 (p.3a)	31 October 2001
Overview of Assembly policy in relation to Gypsies and Travellers	EOC 07-01 (p.3)	31 October 2001