United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 15982
Vagrancy Act 1824
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6 July 2026
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14 July 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the repeal of the Vagrancy Act on levels of rough sleeping, anti-social behaviour and street begging; whether police forces
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6 July 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the repeal of the Vagrancy Act on levels of rough sleeping, anti-social behaviour and street begging; whether police forces
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14 July 2026
Answer
As we work to deliver the National Plan to End Homelessness, one principle must be clear – no one should be criminalised for simply rough sleeping. That is why we have repealed the outdated Vagrancy Act 1824. The legislation did nothing to target the root...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-06/15982
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1924425
- uk · wq-1924425 · source updated 14 July 2026