Agenda item

Southwark Travellers Action Group (STAG) made two submissions to scrutiny, which are attached.

The chair briefly introduced the draft report and invited Archie Utley to comment on behalf of the Southwark Travellers Action Group (STAG).  Mr Utley thanked the committee for carrying out the work and endorsed the recommendations.  He pointed out that STAG receives no financial support from the council and that this limits their ability to carry out the type of work discussed in the report.

RESOLVED

The committee was keen to support the proposals from STAG on improving employment support and having named workers in public services who are understanding of travellers, and agreed to include both of these points in the recommendations.  A further recommendation that the council should support STAG in seeking funding opportunities was also agreed.