Member

I also take this opportunity to raise the calls of Crisis for repeal of the Vagrancy Act to be matched by proper investment in housing support and homelessness provision. It is absolutely right. In recent years, police intervention has become the default for dealing with societal problems such as homelessness—issues that are far more about social care and social support, which should not be confused with criminality. They need to be more effectively addressed not by the police but by other agencies with greater expertise.