### [2026-06-28](/feed/2026/06/28/index.md)

##### British government
# The British government announces that it will scrap the 202-year-old Vagrancy Act that criminalizes rough sleeping in England and Wales, saying that a new law will aim at "preventing homelessness" rather than "punishing" it. 




### Sources:

1. [The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rough-sleeping-homeless-law-vagrancy-act-b3004459.html)

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