questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the repeal of the Vagrancy Act on levels of rough sleeping, anti-social behaviour and street begging; whether police forces, local authorities and homelessness charities provided differing assessments during consultation; whether regional impact modelling has been undertaken; and if he will publish the evidence informing the Government’s approach.
answerText: As we work to deliver the National Plan to End Homelessness, one principle must be clear – no one should be criminalised for simply rough sleeping. That is why we have repealed the outdated Vagrancy Act 1824. The legislation did nothing to target the root...
heading: Vagrancy Act 1824