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     • The government has announced it will repeal the Vagrancy Act, which allows police to arrest people for sleeping rough or begging in England and Wales. Currently anyone convicted under the law faces a fine of up to £1,000 and a two-year criminal record.
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   Will the Vagrancy Act be repealed?

   • The government has announced it will repeal the Vagrancy Act, which allows police to arrest people for sleeping rough or begging in England and Wales. Currently anyone convicted under the law faces a fine of up to £1,000 and a two-year criminal record. However, ministers have now introduced an amendment to a bill in Parliament which scraps the law.

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   Will the Vagrancy Act BE scraped?

   • Since early 2021, the Westminster government has pledged to scrap the act. Ministers made good on their promise in April 2022 when the Vagrancy Act was repealed as part of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.

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   Is the Vagrancy Act still being used?

   • There are no official annual national statistics on the Vagrancy Act but figures put together through Freedom of Information requests in recent years have shown use of the almost 200-year-old act is declining.

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   What is the Vagrancy Act?

   • The Vagrancy Act is a piece of legislation that makes it a criminal offence to sleep rough or beg in England and Wales. It was initially passed 200 years ago in response to increasing numbers of people experiencing homelessness and poverty. Punishing people simply for not having a home has no place in 21st century Britain.

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   What is the Vagrancy Act 1824?

   • The Vagrancy Act 1824 is an Act of Parliament that makes it an offence to sleep rough or beg in England and Wales. In February 2022 an amendment was made to the Police, Crime, Courts and Sentencing (PCSC) Bill which will enable full repeal of the Vagrancy Act.

   Consultation launched on replacing the outdated Vagrancy Act

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   Is the Vagrancy Act fit for purpose?

   • "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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3. www.gov.uk › government › publicationsRepeal of the Vagrancy Act 1824: Police, Crime, Sentencing ...

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   Aug 20, 2022 · The Police, Crime, Sentencing Courts Act provides for the 1824 Act to be repealed in full in England and Wales. This includes repealing section 3 of the Act, which currently makes begging an ...

4. www.bigissue.com › what-is-the-vagrancy-actThe Vagrancy Act: Everything you need to know - Big Issue

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   Jun 28, 2022 · The 200-year-old Vagrancy Act that criminalises rough sleeping is no more. The controversial law, which has already been repealed in Scotland, makes rough sleeping and begging a criminal offence in England and Wales. Since early 2021, the Westminster government has pledged to scrap the act.

5. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-politics-60478729Government to repeal law allowing police to arrest rough ...

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   The government has announced it will repeal the Vagrancy Act, which allows police to arrest people for sleeping rough or begging in England and Wales. Currently anyone convicted under the law...

6. www.bbc.com › news › uk-politics-56740109Stop treating rough sleepers as vagrants, say MPs - BBC

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   Apr 14, 2021 · Press Association. MPs from across the political spectrum have argued it is time to decriminalise rough sleeping and begging to help deal with the UK's homelessness crisis. They want the Vagrancy...

7. www.gov.uk › government › publicationsCriminal Justice Bill: Nuisance begging and rough sleeping

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   Feb 23, 2024 · Replace the outdated Vagrancy Act 1824 with a suite of modern replacement powers to enable the police and local authorities to respond to begging and rough sleeping where it causes nuisance to...

   • Measures in the bill will:a) Prohibit begging where it is causing a public nuisance, such as by a cashpoint, in a shop doorway, on public transport...
   • Nobody should be criminalised for simply having nowhere to live. That is why the government is repealing the outdated Vagrancy Act 1824 which makes...
   • Why are you replacing the Vagrancy Act at all? / Is this a like for like replacement?The government committed in 2022 to the repeal of the outdated...

8. www.gov.uk › government › newsConsultation launched on replacing the outdated Vagrancy Act

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   Apr 7, 2022 · The Vagrancy Act 1824 is an Act of Parliament that makes it an offence to sleep rough or beg in England and Wales. In February 2022 an amendment was made to the Police, Crime, Courts and...

9. www.crisis.org.uk › scrap-the-vagrancy-actScrap the Vagrancy Act | Crisis UK | Together we will end ...

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   Is it scrapped yet? An update on our campaign to repeal the Vagrancy Act. Despite the 'repeal' of the Vagrancy Act, the Act is still live on a technicality. Why is this, and what will it take to finally end it?