Some good news!
The Government has confirmed it will repeal the outdated Vagrancy Act 1824 by Spring next year, to ensure rough sleeping is no longer a criminal offence.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rough-sleeping-to-be-decriminalised-after-200-years
#RoughSleeping in #London up 23% to highest level in a decade
City hall counts 4,389 people sleeping on streets in fourth quarter of 2023, with mayor accusing No 10 of ‘turning a blind eye’
- https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/31/rough-sleeping-in-london-up-to-highest-level-in-a-decade
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Homelessness #ToryIndifference #NastyParty
Charities write to PM with ‘deep concern’ #roughsleeping pledge will not be met
The mistake was to believe the #Tories were at all interested in what was always a lie and false promise
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rishi-sunak-homelessness-england-b2359952.html
The #Tories pledged to end #roughsleeping by 2024. Will they?
#Conservatives have failed to grasp ‘crucial opportunity’ as street #homelessness ticks up, not down
