Correspondence

COVID-19: mitigating impacts on Gypsy and Traveller communities

Lord Greenhalgh, Communities Minister, has written to local authority chief executives to highlight the support needed by some members of Gypsy and Traveller communities.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and Lord Stephen Greenhalgh
• Published: 30 April 2020
• Last updated: 12 November 2020 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

COVID-19: reassessing and mitigating impacts on Gypsy and Traveller communities (November 2020)

PDF, 165 KB, 1 page

COVID-19: mitigating impacts on Gypsy and Traveller communities (April 2020)

PDF, 249 KB, 2 pages

Details

Lord Greenhalgh, Communities Minister, has written to local authority chief executives to highlight that some members of Gypsy and Traveller communities are likely to be particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, and may need support in accessing basic facilities such as water, sanitation and waste disposal, to enable them to adhere to public health guidelines around self-isolation and social distancing during the outbreak.

Published 30 April 2020
Last updated 12 November 2020 + show all updates

1. 12 November 2020

   Added November 2020 letter.

2. 30 April 2020

   First published.