Over the years, parts of the act have been repealed, though statutes covering “sleeping out” and begging are still in effect.

The government plans to scrap the Vagrancy Act and bring in laws to focus on crimes like organised begging by gangs.

The boss of a Blackpool homeless charity has said a plan to decriminalise rough sleeping on the streets of the seaside town ...

Secret state government data has shown an alarming rise in rough sleeping across Adelaide’s suburbs – even as official ...

The Vagrancy Act that has criminalised rough sleeping in England and Wales for more than 200 years is finally set to be ...

Brian Thiessen, the mayoral candidate under The Calgary Party banner, said the party's platform focuses on providing housing first to address homelessness.

Rough sleeping is to be decriminalised as the Government abolishes a 200-year-old law that made it illegal. The Vagrancy Act, ...

The Vagrancy Act 1824 was introduced amid a spiralling homelessness crisis after the Industrial Revolution. Most of the act ...

Angela Rayner’s plans to decriminalise rough sleeping could lead to San Francisco-style tent cities in Britain, the Tories ...

At the same time, the government has also tightened the "gateway" for those trying to access emergency housing, with the ...

The local authority, alongside many councils across the region and UK, are dealing with a rapid increase in rough sleeping ...

After 200 years, rough sleeping will no longer be a crime as the Government confirms it will formally scrap the Vagrancy Act ...