Petition Scrap PSPOs that give authorities the power to displace or fine homeless people.

Despite updated Home Office guidance at the start of the year, which instructs councils not to target people for being homeless and sleeping rough, the Guardian has found over 50 local authorities with public space protection orders (PSPOs) in place

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/20/homeless-people-fined-imprisoned-pspo-england-wales
Homeless people are banned from town centres, routinely fined hundreds of pounds and even sent to prison for some repeat offenses. Local authorities in England and Wales have issued hundreds of fixed-penalty notices and pursued criminal convictions for “begging”, “persistent and aggressive begging” and “loitering” since being given strengthened powers to combat antisocial behaviour in 2014.

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