Pontins investigated by EHRC over concerns about treatment of Travellers
by Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZNQZ)
Equality and Human Rights Commission accuses firm of failing to comply with deal to address discrimination
Britain's equality watchdog has launched an investigation into Pontins over concerns that it has failed to stamp out discrimination against Gypsies and Travellers.
Pontins' owner, Britannia Jinky Jersey Limited, entered into a 12-month agreement with with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) last year after a whistleblower revealed that the holiday parks company had drawn up a list of surnames apparently designed to keep Irish Travellers out.
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