Repeal the Vagrancy Act 1824 immediately

Closed 34 signatures

What the petition asks

This law is archaic, outdated and barbaric, not only does it affect those who are homeless, sleeping rough and/or having to beg for change simply to survive, it can affect those into wild camping. Rules can be put in place to protect wildlife and the environment separate from the vagrancy act.

The homeless community are people too, they deserve to feel safe or at least have one less threat to worry about. A homeless person sleeping rough in a tent for example already has the risk of being robbed, their tent slashed, or something else that’ll put them in danger, so why should they feel criminalised by the law and face the risk of police officers forcing them to move in the middle of the night when they are just trying to survive?

Timeline

29 Apr 2024	Petition opened for signatures
29 May 2024	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 34

Status Closed

Opened 29 Apr 2024

Closed 29 May 2024

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