Petition Repeal The Vagrancy Act 1824

The Vagrancy Act 1824 makes it an offence to sleep rough or beg.

It is a barbaric, archaic law that criminalises the very existence of those homeless forced to take to the streets or beg for survival.

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Scotland & Ireland removed this outdated law decades ago - England & Wales must join them.

This legislation remains in force and in use. The Government currently has no plans to make changes to the law.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

329 signatures

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Date closed 13 June 2019
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