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<p>Nobody should be criminalised for simply having nowhere to live. That is why we
are committed to bringing into force the repeal of the outdated Vagrancy Act 1824.</p><p>We
have tabled amendments for Report stage of the Bill which will bring the Repeal of
the Vagrancy Act into force three months after the Criminal Justice Bill receives
Royal Assent.</p><p>At this same time, the provisions on nuisance begging and nuisance
rough sleeping in the Criminal Justice Bill will also come into force.</p>
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