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Delivering Services for Gypsies and Travellers
16 Mar 2010
8th Annual Conference. “Celebrating culture, supporting independence and moving beyond past injustice”. Held in central London
This conference, developed in partnership with the National Association of Gypsy and Traveller Officers, attempted to answer some challenging questions and assist local authorities and partners having to make tough decisions about where to allocate sparse resources.
Programme
10:00
Bill Forrester, Head of Gypsy and Traveller Unit & Kent Supported Employment, Kent County Council and Chair, National Association of Gypsy and Traveller Officers
Introduction by Conference Chair
10:05
Panel discussion: Assessing and meeting accommodation needs
Caroline Cormack, Head of Affordable Housing Delivery, Homes and Communities Agency
Angie Emmerson, Traveller Service Development Officer, Hackney Homes
Steve Forrest, Head of Housing, West Midlands Regional Assembly
Pat Niner, Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Birmingham
Tim Wainwright, Director for the English Regions, Equality and Human Rights Commission
11:00
Refreshments, networking and exhibition
11:30
Panel discussion: Management of socially-rented sites
Mary Lee, Campaigner, Cheshire
12:00
Seminars
13:00
Buffet lunch and networking
13:40
Special lunchtime session on setting up sustainable, low cost sites
Richard Bennett, Campaigner, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire
Jolle Davies, Planning Officer, Bassetlaw District Council
14:15
Bill Holland, Assistant Chief Constable, Warwickshire Police and National ACPO lead for Gypsies and Travellers
Influencing communities to help stop crime
14:30
Joe Jones, Director, Canterbury Gypsy Support and Vice Chair, Gypsy Council
The role of youth clubs for Gypsies and Travellers
14:45
Ged Barry, Chaplain, HMP Full Sutton
Supporting Gypsies and Travellers in prison
15:00
Questions and discussion: Session 3
15:15
Panel discussion: Building trust in health and social care
Jenny Allen, NHS Equality Lead, Department of Health
Patrice Van Cleemput, Research Fellow, University of Sheffield
Cllr. Graham Gibbens, Cabinet Member for Kent Adult Social Services
Angie Jones, Canterbury Gypsy Support and Youth Division
Dr Nick Leach, General Practitioner, Market Harborough Medical Centre
15:45
Refreshments, networking and exhibition
16:15
Panel discussion: How can Gypsies and Travellers best tackle employment discrimination?
Delphine Butler, Senior Traveller Services Officer, Gloucestershire County Council
Jane Mansour, Director of Policy Research, Ingeus (Work Directions)