Vagrancy Act replacement will criminalise 'nuisance rough sleepers'
Suella Braverman’s crackdown on tents for rough sleepers is gone. But the King’s Speech did feature legislation to replace the Vagrancy Act.
Source: bigissue.com
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UK: Criminalisation of homelessness escalates under Conservative and Labour law-and-order agenda
Freedom of Information responses from 29 police forces in England and Wales reveal that 1,173 people sleeping out or begging on the streets have been arrested under the 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021.
Source: wsws.org
Labour announces plans to crack down on antisocial behaviour
Shadow home secretary reveals proposals including more neighbourhood policing and introduction of ‘respect orders’
Source: theguardian.com
Rishi Sunak's anti-social behaviour action plan is 'dressing old laws up in new clothes'
Rishi Sunak's anti-social behaviour plan could see rough sleepers fined up to £500 for breaching community orders and criminalised in similar ways to the Vagrancy Act
Source: bigissue.com