Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 59050

Begging and Vagrancy

Tabled: 11 June 2025
Answered: 18 June 2025

Question

Jo Platt

Labour (Co-op)Leigh and Atherton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle aggressive begging.

Answer

Rushanara Ali
Begging is a complex issue, though where it causes a nuisance or distress to communities, local areas need appropriate tools to maintain community safety. The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 already provides the police, local authoritie...

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