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<p>This Government is clear that no-one should be criminalised simply for having nowhere
to live and sleeping rough. The cross-Government Rough Sleeping Strategy, which was
published in August, committed to reviewing homelessness and rough sleeping legislation,
including the Vagrancy Act 1824. The Government believes that review of the 1824 Act,
rather than immediate wholesale repeal, is the right course of action to ensure the
consequences of repeal are fully understood. MHCLG will report no later than March
2020.</p><p>In its first year, our Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI) provided over 1,750
new bed spaces and 500 staff. This year we have expanded the RSI with investment of
£46 million for 246 areas – providing funding for an estimated 2,600 bed spaces and
750 staff. We have also backed the Rough Sleeping Strategy with £100 million of funding.</p>
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