Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 114055
Begging and Vagrancy: Prosecutions
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 25 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Layla Moran
Liberal Democrat — Oxford West and Abingdon
To ask the Solicitor General, what data her Department holds on the number of prosecutions under the Vagrancy Act 1824 in the last five years.
Answer
Ellie ReevesThe Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) holds management information which shows the number of offences charged by way of the Vagrancy Act 1824 in which a prosecution commenced. The table below shows the number of these offences from 1st April 2020 to 30th Se...
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