United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 14540
Begging and Vagrancy
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8 June 2022
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16 June 2022 · Answer
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16 June 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reason he is bringing forward legislative proposals to create criminal offences for (a) vagrancy and (b) begging.
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8 June 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reason he is bringing forward legislative proposals to create criminal offences for (a) vagrancy and (b) begging.
Source: Commons
16 June 2022
Answer
This Government is clear that the Vagrancy Act is antiquated and no longer fit for purpose. That is why the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 committed to repeal the Act once an appropriate and modern replacement for the Act is in place.We lau...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-08/14540
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1468535
- uk · wq-1468535 · source updated 16 June 2022