However, there are some points that need further thought. There is no acknowledgement of the fact that many young Travellers and their families will not identify themselves as Travellers or Gypsies for fear they will be discriminated against.
Nor is there any mention of the fact that some boroughs will stop providing Travellers who are housed for more than two years with Traveller education support services. This suggests that, once they are housed, Travellers cease to be Travellers, and does not acknowledge their history, culture and recognised status as an ethnic minority group. Housed Travellers face complex issues including separation from extended family, adaptation to an unfamiliar way of life and often high mobility from one temporary accommodation to the next.
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