This petition was submitted during the 2020-2024 Conservative government
Rejected petition To put in place laws that help homeless people, rather than illegalise them
I am appalled that the government are considering making it illegal for homeless people to live in tents.
This is absolutely disgusting, and does nothing to help the plight that these people are suffering.
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To debate better means of accomplishing the alleged aim of this legislation.
That us, to give homelessness more options around what to do when registering as homeless
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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Do not restrict charities from providing tents for homeless people: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/650692
Ensure everyone experiencing homelessness can access emergency accommodation: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/647221
If you would like the Government to do something else to help homeless people you could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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