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Rough sleeping to be decriminalised after 200 years  – uk.gov

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Rough sleeping to be decriminalised after 200 years  – uk.gov

Government scraps 200-year-old law making rough sleeping a criminal offence in England and Wales.   The outdated Vagrancy Act 1824 will be axed for good, reflecting modern attitudes, increased financial support for the homeless and the government’s mission to get to its root causes.  New legislation will target real crimes instead such as organised begging by … Read more

Expert taskforce to spearhead a new generation of new towns – uk.gov

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Expert taskforce to spearhead a new generation of new towns – uk.gov

Sir Michael Lyons, Chair of the New Towns Taskforce. Long-term vision to deliver largescale new communities of at least 10,000 new homes each set out. Housing expert Sir Michael Lyons to lead an independent New Towns Taskforce, supported by Deputy Chair Dame Kate Barker. Appropriate locations for new towns to be recommended within 12 months. … Read more