Vagrancy Act 1824
(asked on 16th September 2025) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his planned timetable is for repealing the Vagrancy Act 1824.
This question was answered on 13th October 2025
It is unacceptable that the antiquated Vagrancy Act 1824 remains on our statute book. The legislation does nothing to target the root causes of homelessness. That is why we are committed to repealing this punitive legislation.
We will commence the repeal once replacement measures in the Crime and Policing Bill come into force next year.