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fromwww.hamhigh.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Council welcomes repeal of law criminalising rough sleepers

The government is repealing the Vagrancy Act, originally introduced in 1824, as its application has decreased in accordance with contemporary attitudes towards homelessness.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Rough sleeping to be decriminalised in England and Wales

Rough sleeping will be decriminalised as the UK government scraps the 200-year-old Vagrancy Act.
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