Rejected petition Change the laws on begging in the uk

Approximately £1000 is spent of tax payers money on people that beg unagressively per person. This money should be spend on paying for that person to be accommodated and off the streets for a month therefore they are no longer begging or at risk of abuse, illness, or death. These people are victims

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Date submitted 3 February 2016
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