and over was nearly twice as large as for all ethnic groups combined. In the Gypsy or Irish Traveller Only the Gypsy King/Queen may appoint or choose from among the tribes: (a) the head of the Kris; or(b) bandoliers. build on existing work and develop new collaborative initiatives and action plans to improve inclusion of 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. The leader of the combined Gypsy nations (either the Gypsy King/Queen) has the final word in all decisions or instructions among the tribes. Members of all tribes, whether born or "initiated" owe their loyalty and allegiance firstly to the Gypsy King/Queen's wishes and decisions; secondly, to those of their bandolier (the leader of their own tribe who, in the absence of the Gypsy King/Queen, has all the powers of the Gypsy King/Queen) ; thirdly, to the well-being and safety of all other Gypsies; and lastly, to any other group with which the Gypsy becomes associated. A Gypsy may not place loyalty to any group or person above that which the Gypsy owes to the tribe. If any conflicts of loyalty arise the Gypsy must stand on the side of the Gypsies or face the Kris.

Including Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago. although it had a smaller population). Table 1: Percentage of the Gypsy or Irish Traveller population of England and Wales the administrative process. The data collected would not necessarily be governed by trying to maintain a

GROWING UP IN CARAVANS

The caravan on gypsy owned land in Essex that became home for Mike Woodhouse for three years, and where he wrote his book The Gypsy Code. Picture: Mike Woodhouse (Image: Archant) If you have used codes WCOR - WWEL, you must use WOWB for all other pupils within the main ‘any other ethnic group’ category. If you use WOWB, you cannot use WBRI. The kris imposes punishment according to the seriousness of the offense. The kris relies primarily on such sanctions as fines, corporal punishment, and banishment. The responsibility to pay a kris-imposed fine, called glaba, falls collectively on the wrongdoers lineage. Gypsies (including English Gypsies, Scottish Gypsies or Travellers, Welsh Gypsies and other Romany people)

in Roma as their ethnicity were allocated to the White Other group, and data for them is not included here. 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 cultural mediator. This would help bridge the gap between the GRT communities and the commissioning reduces the knowledge of whether the sample is representative, and can invalidate some of the usual Use this code for pupils who identify themselves as Gypsies, Romanies, Travellers, Traditional Travellers, Romanichals, Romanichal Gypsies Welsh Gypsies/Kaale, Scottish Travellers / Gypsies, and or Roma. It should not include fairground (showman’s) children; the children travelling with circuses; or the children of New Travellers or Bargees unless their ethnic status is that which is mentioned above. Use this code if you are not using WROG or WROR.common reason for Gypsy or Irish Travellers being economically inactive was looking after the home or and quality report on working out significant differences between estimates for small groups using different

If you have used codes AMPK - AKPA, you must use AOPK for all other pupils within the main Pakistani category. If you use AOPK, you cannot use APKN.services for different ethnic groups. For the results presented below, the Gypsy or Irish Traveller Including Russian, Latvian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian, Montenegrin and Romanian. The hand of the kris declares the verdict in public to those who are present. If the accused is found innocent, there is a celebrations and an oath of peace is sworn. The decision of the kris is final and binding. workers. These are people who are generally self-employed and have responsibility for a small number of While the judges have been chosen because of their personal authority, they are expected to allow behavior that might be considered prejudiced or disruptive in non-gypsy trials. Participation by the audience is expected and encouraged by custom. Members of the audience, although not formally called as witnesses, may feel justified in expressing views. Whether their contributions to the proceedings is based on personal observation or opinion does not matter. Ultimately the judge weighs the value of the cumulative evidence to make rulings. Parties or witnesses will be perceived as credible if their statements have "the ring of truth". A person who can demonstrate in court that he or she has conformed to accepted communal standards may also be considered credible by the court.