Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 29175

Vagrancy Act 1824

Tabled: 5 February 2025

Answered: 14 February 2025

Question

Rachel Blake

Labour (Co-op) — Cities of London and Westminster

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made on setting out a timeline for the commencement of the repeal of the Vagrancy Act 1824.

Answer

Rushanara Ali

We are carefully considering the Vagrancy Act and other relevant legislation in developing our new cross-government strategy.