Petition · past parliament
Require that cities allow camping on public property and provide 24 hour toilets
Closed
102 signatures
What the petition asks
In the UK homeless individuals are often harassed, disturbed and ticketed for temporary encampments on public property. The Vagrancy act 1824 is used to criminalize the very condition of being without a house. Public Space Protection Orders are used by Councils to harass rough sleepers.
Camping is a necessary survival activity for homeless individuals, and must be allowed until all rough sleepers are immediately sheltered. The UK must pass meaningful legislation to insure the homeless have a right to secure their physical well being. We must abolish UK laws or ordinances that prohibit public camping, or criminalise life-sustaining activity. We must also require UK cities with large homeless populations to provide public, 24 hour sanitary facilities such as portable toilets.
Timeline
| 18 Oct 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
102
Status
Closed
Opened
18 Oct 2018
Closed
18 Apr 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.