THE UK Government’s plans to criminalise homelessness are facing a rebellion from Tory MPs, reports suggest.
They would see police and local authorities in England and Wales given the power to fine those sleeping rough up to £2500, send them to jail or force them to move on.They say that the bill is so broad it could result in the criminalisation of people for merely sleeping in a doorway or having an “excessive smell”.It’s feared that even those who just appear as if they are sleeping rough could be penalised by the legislation.
The chief executive of Shelter, Polly Neate, said criminalising those sleeping rough would not solve issues with homelessness in England and Wales.“Instead of punishing people for being homeless, politicians should be trying to prevent them from ending up on the streets. The bill is also set to expand police powers on drug testing suspects following their arrest and would even give probation officers the power to administer lie detector tests to sex offenders and terrorists after their release from prison.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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