vagrancy act
Vagrancy Act: Labour promised to decriminalise rough sleeping in spring – so when will it happen?
Vagrancy Act: Labour promised to decriminalise rough sleeping in spring – so when will it happen?
The Vagrancy Act is an archaic law that should have been repealed long ago
Inside the Big Issue: Homelessness, Survival, Resistance
Inside the Big Issue: Homelessness, Survival, Resistance
When the Vagrancy Act is finally gone, its replacement must be driven by compassion
When the Vagrancy Act is finally gone, its replacement must be driven by compassion
We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal
We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal
Are we witnessing a turning point in how we tackle homelessness?
Are we witnessing a turning point in how we tackle homelessness?
Scrapping the Vagrancy Act won't end the criminalisation of rough sleeping
Scrapping the Vagrancy Act won't end the criminalisation of rough sleeping
Rough sleeping to finally be decriminalised with scrapping of 'cruel' 200-year law
Rough sleeping to finally be decriminalised with scrapping of 'cruel' 200-year law
These activists are putting parking tickets on homeless tents to make an important point
These activists are putting parking tickets on homeless tents to make an important point
It's 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?
It's 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?
Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: 'We're still waiting'
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
'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
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
Home Office whistleblower reveals 'shame' of working on 'crackpot Tory' plan to criminalise homelessness
'People should not be arrested if they smell': Sunak facing revolt over plan to criminalise 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
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?
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
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
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?
Has Manchester found an innovative way to tackle begging?
The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead
The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead
Homeless people are being ‘disproportionately criminalised’ by anti-social behaviour laws
Homeless people are being ‘disproportionately criminalised’ by anti-social behaviour laws
Eviction ban needed to prevent rough sleeping 'catastrophe', government told
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
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
