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For all these reasons, we cannot support this amendment. Indeed, I share the concerns raised by my noble friend Lord Clement-Jones previously in Committee that the anti-social behaviour powers in the Bill already fall disproportionately heavily on those without a home. The Bill should at the very least update statutory guidance to confirm that anti-social behaviour powers must not be used against people simply because they are homeless or sleeping rough. It should be clear that neither sleeping rough nor begging in themselves amount to anti-social behaviour.