vagrancy act

Rishi Sunak Will 'Punish The Poorest' With His Begging Crackdown, Charities Warn

"It’s incredibly disappointing to see the government resorting to this rhetoric."
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Government 'Failing Homeless' As Vagrancy Act Repeal Excluded From Queen's Speech

Campaigners angry that ministers have yet to make good on promise to get rid of 19th century law that references carts and wagons.
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Vagrancy Act Should Be Repealed, Government Says Of 19th Century Law

HuffPost UK revealed this month how hundreds of homeless people were being "criminalised" by the legislation during the pandemic.
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