THE VAGRANCY ACT |
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If you are homeless and actual!y
living on the streets, you are a
vagrant and breaking the law,
according to sections three and
four of the Vagrancy Act - from
, 824! If you are arrested you
will have to pay a fine of
between £10 and £50 or go to
prison for a dav. You will also
get a criminal record. last year
3000 people were prosecuted
for vagrancy - 60 people a
week. The End The Vagrancy
Act Campaign is trying to get
these sections of the act
abolished. For details write to: CHAR, 5-15 Cromer Street, london WCIH 8lS. |