vagrancy act
Eviction ban needed to prevent rough sleeping ‘catastrophe’, government told

Eviction ban needed to prevent rough sleeping ‘catastrophe’, government told
Remember all those controversial laws that were passed? Many of them just came into force

Remember all those controversial laws that were passed? Many of them just came into force
Government faces rebellion after backtracking on plans to scrap Vagrancy Act laws

Government faces rebellion after backtracking on plans to scrap Vagrancy Act laws
Police forced to scrap order that banned a homeless man from carrying a cup

Police forced to scrap order that banned a homeless man from carrying a cup
The government already has the perfect replacement for the Vagrancy Act – nothing at all

The government already has the perfect replacement for the Vagrancy Act – nothing at all
Rough sleepers are being offered legal advice to protect against ‘misused’ police powers

Rough sleepers are being offered legal advice to protect against ‘misused’ police powers
Why the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is the perfect opportunity to axe the Vagrancy Act

Why the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is the perfect opportunity to axe the Vagrancy Act
Robert Jenrick: Conservatives got it ‘wrong’ on rough sleeping

Robert Jenrick: Conservatives got it ‘wrong’ on rough sleeping
The ‘archaic’ Vagrancy Act is officially being scrapped after 200 years

The ‘archaic’ Vagrancy Act is officially being scrapped after 200 years
Peers vote to scrap the Vagrancy Act in controversial government bill

Peers vote to scrap the Vagrancy Act in controversial government bill
Government blocks bid to scrap 200-year-old law that criminalises rough sleeping
