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Nearly 2,500 arrests in England and Wales since 2019 under Vagrancy Act | Homelessness | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/07/homeless-people-arrested-vagrancy-act-england-wales-police

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Nearly 2,500 arrests in England and Wales since 2019 under Vagrancy Act

Exclusive: Figure includes 500 homeless people detained since government pledged to replace Georgian-era legislation in 2022

The Guardian