Written Question·Home Office·UIN 62600

Nuisance

Tabled: 25 June 2025

Answered: 4 July 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to give (a) police and (b) councils powers to issue (i) nuisance begging directions, (ii) nuisance begging prevention notices, (iii)

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

On 10th June, the Government announced its intention to repeal the outdated Vagrancy Act 1824. We have introduced targeted replacement measures in the Crime and Policing Bill to ensure police have the powers they need to keep communities safe, including a...

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