Sleeping Rough: Young People
(asked on 25th March 2024) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 16 to 25 year olds have been arrested for rough sleeping under the Vagrancy Act.
This question was answered on 16th April 2024
The government does not collect figures on police usage of the Vagrancy Act where this does not result in prosecution. Policing is operationally independent of the Home Office, and we cannot comment on operational decisions.