can help target sampling for surveys, for example. Bespoke surveys might be limited in geographical faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities noted that people in these groups may be reluctant to improve the UK data infrastructure and fill data gaps to provide more granular data through new or boosted surveys

largest Gypsy or Irish Traveller populations constituted 11.9% of the total population. Figure 1: Percentage of the Gypsy or Irish Traveller population of England and Wales number of responses from the Gypsy and Irish Traveller ethnic group each year. Analysis of 3 years of

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self-identify, even where the option is available to them. This is because Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people might The Gypsy Code is an interesting book, it’s very well written and compelling. Gypsies and travellers are often a source of contention for middle England, their caravans and trailers unwelcome in town’s and villages throughout Britain. Their communities suffer discrimination and exclusion; some are involved in crime and they are disproportionately reflected in the prison population. This book doesn’t shy away from the criminality associated with some members of the community, the Smiths being a thoroughly antisocial family, but equally in the latter part of the narrative the author shows how all-too-often the whole population is tarnished with the same brush. Only the Gypsy King/Queen may appoint or choose from among the tribes: (a) the head of the Kris; or(b) bandoliers.

the administrative process. The data collected would not necessarily be governed by trying to maintain a Although the Gypsy people do not formally gather to pursue an objective, their need to survive as a distinct and isolated group provides them with a common purpose. Gypsy law ensures that the host country's legal systems and cultures minimally influence Gypsy life. Although Gypsy law has sacred aspects that direct Gypsies to lead their lives properly by attaining a state of purity and preventing contamination, it does not advocate imposing its values on non-gypsy. Its main purpose is to achieve a state of balance, or kintala, that pleases the spirits of the ancestors, or mule'. on the 2011 Census, and an update is currently being considered by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is acceptable to have the entire family present for support. Witnesses may speak freely about the case. The Gypsies believe there can be no justice without hearing the matter out to its fullest. Exaggerated claims and ornate stories referring to folk tales and mythology are common. When members of the audience think the witness is not being truthful or responsive, they may hiss or make jokes. In some delicate matters, the public and witnesses can be excluded.

Gypsy, Roma or Traveller. As part of our Quality Improvement Plan, the Race Disparity Unit (RDU) has committed

figures are based on a relatively small number of respondents, and are less reliable than figures for Permanent marime' means that the persons blood is changed to gaje blood and they are outcast/exiled forever from the tribe. They are no longer part of the Gypsy nation, receive no protection and hospitality, and lose their accent and their ability to cast the Gypsy curse. cultural mediator. This would help bridge the gap between the GRT communities and the commissioning The truth is expressed in Romani, the gypsy language. No Gypsy lies-it is not our fault if we inadvertantly get things "wrong" while speaking with the gaje. If we speak their language, they'll have to be patient if we make mistakes.Most Gypsy society relies heavily on distinctions between behavior that is pure, vujo, or wuzho, and polluted, or marime'. Marime' has a duel meaning to the Gypsy. It refers both to a state of pollution or defilement as well as to the sentence of expulsion imposed for violation of purity rules or any behavior disruptive to the Gypsy community. Pollution and rejection are thus closely associated with one another. Pollution taboos and their names vary from group to group (except for certain set laws see law section) and often among smaller Gypsy units. Nevertheless Gypsies define themselves in part by their adherence to these cleanliness rituals. groups. The report with data up to 15 May 2020 noted 16 Gypsy or Irish Traveller deaths from COVID-19. Economic cases cover such issues as who has the right to engage in fortune telling in a specific territory, although the Gypsy has no control over those gaje who do fortune telling. Gypsies believe that every Gypsy has the right to work. Accordingly, groups divide territory into economic units. Controversies may result when some Gypsies encroach on other's territory, and then a kris is called. A first-time offender may receive a warning by the kris. Repeated violations result in a sentence of marime'.