Petition · past parliament

To put in place laws that help homeless people, rather than illegalise them

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I am appalled that the government are considering making it illegal for homeless people to live in tents.
This is absolutely disgusting, and does nothing to help the plight that these people are suffering.
To debate better means of accomplishing the alleged aim of this legislation.
That us, to give homelessness more options around what to do when registering as homeless

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Do not restrict charities from providing tents for homeless people: Do not restrict charities from providing tents for homeless people

Ensure everyone experiencing homelessness can access emergency accommodation: Ensure everyone experiencing homelessness can access emergency accommodation

If you would like the Government to do something else to help homeless people you could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

4 Nov 2023 Petition opened for signatures
17 Nov 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Nov 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.