criminal justice bill
‘You can’t criminalise your way out of homelessness’: UN expert warns of politicians attacking rough sleepers
‘You can’t criminalise your way out of homelessness’: UN expert warns of politicians attacking rough sleepers
UN expert Balakrishnan Rajagopal is telling governments to stop criminalising homelessness. He talks human rights, the housing crisis and the far-right
‘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
The 200-year-old law remains in operation and criminalising rough sleepers despite a Tory promise to scrap it
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
The Criminal Justice Bill will continue England’s 200-year-old history of criminalising rough sleeping. It must be scrapped, writes Centrepoint’s Dr Tom Kerridge
Homelessness has exploded since I slept on the streets. Here’s how to end it once and for all
Homelessness has exploded since I slept on the streets. Here’s how to end it once and for all
Home Office drops plan to arrest homeless people if they smell