▁the ▁police ▁suspect ▁was ▁a ▁hate - cr ime . ▁The ▁fire ▁caused ▁substantial ▁damage ▁to ▁a ▁centre ▁that ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁support ▁and ▁education ▁of ▁gy ps ies ▁and ▁trav ellers ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁Scotland ▁The ▁Equ al ▁O pport un ities ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁confirmed ▁that ▁w ides p read ▁marg inal isation ▁and ▁disc rim ination ▁pers ists ▁in ▁Scottish ▁society ▁against ▁gy ps y ▁and ▁trav eller ▁groups . ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁survey ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Government ▁also ▁con cludes ▁that ▁Scottish ▁gy ps y ▁and ▁trav ellers ▁had ▁been ▁largely ▁ignored ▁in ▁official ▁policies . ▁A ▁similar ▁survey ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁found ▁disc rimin atory ▁att itudes ▁in ▁Scotland ▁towards ▁gy ps ies ▁and ▁trav ellers , ▁and ▁showed ▁ 3 7 ▁percent ▁of ▁those ▁question ed ▁would ▁be ▁unh appy ▁if ▁a ▁relative ▁married ▁a ▁gy ps y ▁or ▁trav eller ▁while ▁ 4 8 ▁percent ▁found ▁it ▁un accept able ▁if ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁gy ps y ▁or ▁trav eller ▁minor ities ▁became ▁primary ▁school ▁teachers . ▁ ▁A ▁report ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁of ▁Scotland ▁found ▁that ▁both ▁Scottish ▁and ▁UK ▁govern ments ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁saf egu ard ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁Roma ▁as ▁a ▁recognized ▁eth nic ▁group ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁Roma ▁rights ▁within ▁the ▁UK .