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was enacted and given Royal Assent. It contains a provision that would repeal the
Vagrancy Act 1824, but this provision must be brought into force by the Secretary of State. The government does not intend to commence this repealing provision until appropriate replacement legislation is passed.
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carried out a survey of prosecutions under the Act. That survey revealed that 1,250 prosecutions had been dealt with in 14 magistrates courts in
Central London in 1988, which represented an enormous leap in the number of prosecutions under the Act, especially in London.
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on 3 February 2014. However, before that date the CPS announced its decision to drop the case, stating that it felt it had not given due weight to the public interest factors tending against prosecution. In 2020, 573 people were prosecuted under the act.
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Policy paper - Repeal of the Vagrancy Act 1824: Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 factsheet
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Kelly, Matthias (July–August 1990). "Using the law to punish the homeless and hungry".
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or importuning for immoral purposes. Originally intended as a measure against
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The Act of 1824 was amended several times, most notably by the
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which successfully resulted in criminalising homelessness.
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Parts of the Vagrancy Act 1824 have not been repealed by
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Terrible Queer Creatures: Homosexuality in Irish History
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Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses) Act 1965
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342:. Critics of the law included politician and
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867:"Iceland food bin theft case dropped by CPS"
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770:Report on Vagrancy and Related Offences
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216:Indecent Displays (Control) Act 1981
256:Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011
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768:The Law Reform Commission (1985).
573:, were due to attend a hearing at
295:Revised text of statute as amended
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921:"Scrap the Vagrancy Act campaign"
637:The citation of this Act by this
330:. The legislation was passed in
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146:Statute Law Revision Act 1890
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181:Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951
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191:Criminal Justice Act 1967
166:Criminal Justice Act 1948
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950:House of Lords Library
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421:became concerned that
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586:members of parliament
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186:Criminal Law Act 1967
116:Universities Act 1825
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1060:Charter of Liberties
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