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It's 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?
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Rough sleeping

It's 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?

The 200-year-old Vagrancy Act won’t be axed until it is replaced but neither the Labour government nor its Tory predecessors have set a date for it to be finally removed from the statute book
Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: 'We're still waiting'
A homeless person's tent on the street
Rough sleeping

Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: 'We're still waiting'

'Shocking': Nearly 3,000 homeless people arrested under 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021
Vagrancy Act continues to punish rough sleepers
Rough sleeping

'Shocking': Nearly 3,000 homeless people arrested under 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021

This government failed to end rough sleeping – so now they're trying to police it out of existence
Tom Kerridge

This government failed to end rough sleeping – so now they're trying to police it out of existence

Home Office whistleblower reveals 'shame' of working on 'crackpot Tory' plan to criminalise homelessness
Homelessness

Home Office whistleblower reveals 'shame' of working on 'crackpot Tory' plan to criminalise homelessness

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'People should not be arrested if they smell': Sunak facing revolt over plan to criminalise homelessness
The Criminal Justice Bill could be set to criminalise homelessness and rough sleeping
Homelessness

'People should not be arrested if they smell': Sunak facing revolt over plan to criminalise homelessness

Tory plan to criminalise rough sleepers will 'destroy homeless people's spirits', MPs warned
rough sleepers risk being criminalised by the Vagrancy Act
Homelessness

Tory plan to criminalise rough sleepers will 'destroy homeless people's spirits', MPs warned

The Tories vowed to end rough sleeping by 2024. They failed. So where are we now?
Rough sleeping in the Strand, London
Paula Barker

The Tories vowed to end rough sleeping by 2024. They failed. So where are we now?

A McDonald's security guard soaking a homeless man's blanket exemplifies stigma rough sleepers face
Homeless man argues with security guard mopping floor outside McDonald's restaurant in London
Rough Sleeping

A McDonald's security guard soaking a homeless man's blanket exemplifies stigma rough sleepers face

Vagrancy Act 2.0? The Criminal Justice Bill must not be allowed to make rough sleeping illegal
Layla Moran on Criminal Justice Bill, Vagrancy Act and rough sleeping
Layla Moran

Vagrancy Act 2.0? The Criminal Justice Bill must not be allowed to make rough sleeping illegal

Has Manchester found an innovative way to tackle begging?
Manchester street engagement hub set up to tackle begging
Homelessness

Has Manchester found an innovative way to tackle begging?

The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead
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Layla Moran

The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead

Homeless people are being ‘disproportionately criminalised’ by anti-social behaviour laws
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Rough sleeping

Homeless people are being ‘disproportionately criminalised’ by anti-social behaviour laws

Eviction ban needed to prevent rough sleeping 'catastrophe', government told
rough sleeper experiencing homelessness in London
Homelessness

Eviction ban needed to prevent rough sleeping 'catastrophe', government told

Remember all those controversial laws that were passed? Many of them just came into force
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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
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Rough sleeping

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
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Homelessness

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
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Homelessness

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
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Rough sleeping

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
The Vagrancy Act will be axed in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
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 on rough sleeping
Homelessness

Robert Jenrick: Conservatives got it 'wrong' on rough sleeping

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Scrapping the Vagrancy Act is just the start – now we must end rough sleeping for good
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Layla Moran

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
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The 'archaic' Vagrancy Act is officially being scrapped after 200 years

Peers vote to scrap the Vagrancy Act in controversial government bill
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Vagrancy Act

Peers vote to scrap the Vagrancy Act in controversial government bill

Government blocks bid to scrap 200-year-old law that criminalises rough sleeping
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Vagrancy Act

Government blocks bid to scrap 200-year-old law that criminalises rough sleeping