vagrancy act
The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead
The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead
The Vagrancy Act was consigned to history earlier this year but Lib Dem MP Layla Moran warns the 200-year-old law could return to criminalise rough sleeping through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
Homeless people are being ‘disproportionately criminalised’ by anti-social behaviour laws
Homeless people are being ‘disproportionately criminalised’ by anti-social behaviour laws
Academics have called for a change in policing culture and better training for officers to stop Public Spaces Protection Orders being misused against rough sleepers
Eviction ban needed to prevent rough sleeping ‘catastrophe’, government told
Eviction ban needed to prevent rough sleeping ‘catastrophe’, government told
Acting on the cost of living crisis is just as urgent as the Covid response, homelessness experts have warned
Remember all those controversial laws that were passed? Many of them just came into force
Remember all those controversial laws that were passed? Many of them just came into force
Government faces rebellion after backtracking on plans to scrap Vagrancy Act laws
Government faces rebellion after backtracking on plans to scrap Vagrancy Act laws
Police forced to scrap order that banned a homeless man from carrying a cup
Police forced to scrap order that banned a homeless man from carrying a cup
The government already has the perfect replacement for the Vagrancy Act – nothing at all
The government already has the perfect replacement for the Vagrancy Act – nothing at all
Rough sleepers are being offered legal advice to protect against ‘misused’ police powers
Rough sleepers are being offered legal advice to protect against ‘misused’ police powers
Why the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is the perfect opportunity to axe the Vagrancy Act
Why the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is the perfect opportunity to axe the Vagrancy Act
Robert Jenrick: Conservatives got it ‘wrong’ on rough sleeping
Robert Jenrick: Conservatives got it ‘wrong’ on rough sleeping
Scrapping the Vagrancy Act is just the start – now we must end rough sleeping for good
Scrapping the Vagrancy Act is just the start – now we must end rough sleeping for good
The ‘archaic’ Vagrancy Act is officially being scrapped after 200 years
The ‘archaic’ Vagrancy Act is officially being scrapped after 200 years
Peers vote to scrap the Vagrancy Act in controversial government bill
Peers vote to scrap the Vagrancy Act in controversial government bill
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