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Inclusion and education in the United Kingdom
Paper describes inclusion and education in the United Kingdom
Hidden agenda in the last decade Localism and Housing Acts in the UK. Where is the good practice in East and West Midlands case studies?
Localism acts such as Act 2011 have always accompanied and reinforced Planning Acts. For example, in Planning Act 2008, National Policy Statements describe clearly a single commissionerâs role and tasks to handle application; they also define the cases in which the Secretary of State is a final decision-maker. Planning acts describe the meaning of âownerâ, allocation of housing accommodation and acquisition of land. On the other hand, with the help of Localism Acts enforcing rules, regulations and continuous amendments, some local communities have successfully challenged Gypsy planning applications as in our case studies in East and West Midlands. Since several years and looking back in time, policy-makers and extremely conservative locals have always challenged planning applications of Gypsy individuals and communities by successfully repealing provisions of local authorities through petitions and other abusive behaviour at times. Although Housing Act promises to make provisions about housing, secure tenancy and also about mobile homes and the accommodation needs of Gypsies and Travellers, it may also contain contradictory content in âschedulesâ, âservice noticesâ and âappeals to prohibition noticesâ, âmanagement ordersâ, which may encourage locals to oppose local authorities decisions about Gypsy protected sites. However the most sinister decisions and campaigns against Gypsy sites and planning permissions have been triggered mainly by the Localism acts and by notions of who has the right to be a âlocal personâ having the right to make an application and/or acquire land to be used as a protected site.European funded project 'Wor(l)ds which Exclude
The potential for a negotiated stopping approach in London
Travelling is a significant part of Gypsies and Travellersâ
culture and way of life and many families continue to
travel in and around London following in the footsteps of
past generations. Being able to stop in safe and secure
conditions and having access to basic facilities such as
sanitation and waste disposal are essential to travelling.
Negotiated stopping is a balanced and humane
approach to managing roadside camps, based on a
mutual agreement between the local authority and
Gypsy and Traveller families on matters such as
correct waste disposal and basic temporary facilities,
sometimes directing Gypsy and Traveller communities
away from contentious public spaces to more
appropriate council land.
This approach is proven to achieve significant savings
in public spending and decreased social costs for
Gypsy and Traveller communities. However, across
London the preferred approach for most local
authorities is rapid eviction of roadside families which
has significant negative impacts
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