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- "The Vagrancy Act is no longer fit for purpose," said Ms Aiken, adding that it did not "deal with any issues around rough sleeping in the 21st Century". She said councils and charities "cannot be expected to put in place the services that are required" to help homeless people "without long-term funding".
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Aug 20, 2022 · As part of this, we are committed to completing our review of the Vagrancy Act 1824. No one should be criminalised simply for having nowhere to live which is why we believe that this legislation is...
Jun 28, 2022 · The Vagrancy Act makes it a criminal offence to beg or be homeless on the street in England and Wales. The law was passed in the summer of 1824 – 197 years ago – and was originally intended to deal with a situation far from the reality of street homelessness in present-day UK.
Apr 14, 2021 · They want the Vagrancy Act of 1824, which is still in force, to be repealed as soon as possible. Tory MP Nicki Aiken said it was no longer "fit for purpose" and Labour's Thangam...
Feb 10, 2022 · We agree that the Vagrancy Act 1824 is antiquated and no longer fit for purpose - that is why we have committed to repeal this outdated Act. However, we must balance our role in providing essential support for the vulnerable with ensuring that we do not weaken the ability of the police to protect communities.
Short term fixes are not fit for purpose and need to be replaced with long term solutions. All future legislation which replaces the Vagrancy Act 1824 must move permanently away from a crime control approach that criminalises marginalised people.
Feb 25, 2022 · “We agree that the Vagrancy Act 1824 is antiquated and no longer fit for purpose - that is why we have committed to repeal this outdated Act. However, we must balance our role in providing essential support for the vulnerable with ensuring that we do not weaken the ability of the police to protect communities.
Jun 19, 2019 · The centuries-old Vagrancy Act, which makes rough sleeping and begging illegal in England and Wales, should be scrapped because it is needlessly pushing vulnerable people further from help, according to a new report from homelessness charity Crisis.
