People with direct experience of begging have shared their wisdom on the underlying drivers of begging, why people aren’t engaged in services and what police should do in response. Read Expert Link's response to the Vagrancy Act consultation here.
Category: Local and National Policy
“It’s reason to believe.”
People from across the Expert Link network give their views on a new Government consultation looking at introducing new regulations to support victims of domestic abuse.
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee: Exempt Accommodation call for evidence
This submission presents widespread instances of poor quality exempt accommodation that has ostensibly been funded to support people make positive changes to their lives. We believe that there is currently...
“Busier than ever”
We urge the Government to match our aspirations to end rough sleeping for everyone
“What’s going to happen to us after this?”
Uncertainty breeds contempt. To restore hope, those experiencing disadvantage must be part of the solution.
“A nice prison”
On 26 March, the Minister for Homelessness and Local Government (MHCLG) wrote to local authorities outlining a ‘joint responsibility to safeguard as many homeless people as we can from COVID-19.’