Petition · past parliament
Abolish The Vagrancy Act 1824 to stop sleeping rough on the streets illegal.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
There are people getting arrested just for being so poor that they do not have a home to live in.
Last year alone there were 5074 people arrested for sleeping rough on the streets
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 25 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Jul 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Jul 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.