A/HRC/41/54/Add.4 (Scotland) Act. Given the high rates of poverty amongst black and minority ethnic families, they are one of the priority groups identified in the first Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, Every child, every chance. A key component of the strategy to meet these targets is to increase parental incomes from work and earnings, and the Scottish Government has committed to a range of actions to support parents to enter and progress within the labour market. 20. Para 22 –There is evidence that people from Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds in the UK are more likely to live in poor quality housing, regardless of tenure. However, in the social sector specifically, there are no significant differences between ethnicities on the proportions living in non-decent homes. 21. In England, the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites (PPTS) was published alongside the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) in 2012. The policy recognises the differing needs and land use of travelling communities and encourages improved site provision. The overarching aim is to ensure fair and equal treatment for Travellers in a way that facilitates their nomadic way of life, while respecting the interests of the settled community. The policy asks local planning authorities to produce their own assessment of needs for traveller sites in their area and use this evidence base to set pitch targets in the Local Plan and to identify and update annually a supply of deliverable sites to provide 5 years’ worth of sites against local targets. 22. In terms of wider Government support for the provision of traveller sites across England, the New Homes Bonus provides an incentive for local authorities to encourage housing growth in their areas, and rewards net increases in effective housing stock, including the provision of authorised traveller pitches. In addition, the £9 billion Affordable Homes Programme 2016-22 will deliver £250,000 new affordable homes. This includes funding for new traveller pitches. 23. In England, local planning authorities are responsible for ensuring that traveller sites are sustainable economically, socially and environmentally. They should ensure that their policies provide for proper consideration of the effect of local environmental quality (such as noise and air quality) on the health and well-being of any travellers that may locate there or on others as a result of new development. Local authorities should not locate sites in areas at high risk of flooding, including functional floodplains, given the particular vulnerability of caravans. Where local authorities are not discharging these responsibilities, the Local Government ombudsman is responsible for redress. If this is not successful then the courts should be used. 24. The Scottish Government shares the SR’s concerns regarding the experiences of Gypsy/Travellers in many areas of their lives. A Ministerial Working Group has been established and will publish an action plan this Summer, which will focus on improving outcomes in the four key areas of accommodation, education, health and tackling poverty. The Scottish Government has already taken decisive action to improve the delivery of education to Gypsy/Traveller communities, underpinned by new investment of £775,000. In 2018 it also published guidance on improving educational outcomes for children and young people from travelling cultures. The Scottish Government-funded community link workers programme aims to support general practice patients with complex needs to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care, and to mitigate the impact of the social determinants of health in people that live in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation (top 15% Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). As part of wider evaluation, learning from delivering the service to the Roma community in Glasgow will be highlighted. In addition, e-learning modules for healthcare workers in National Health Service (NHS) Scotland are being updated to address issues of culture (including Roma culture), discrimination and GP Practice registration, with access (preferably open access to other professional groups working with Gypsy/Travellers) through the NHS Education for Scotland’s Turas Learn platform. Planning Aid Scotland has been funded to pilot the Place Standards with Gypsy/Traveller communities living on public and private sites, to increase understanding of the barriers and enablers of health and wellbeing. 25. The report states that the SR’s own consultations with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities reveals that access to adequate housing solutions that respect ancestral nomadic 5