Homeless People To Pay Fines of Up To 1,000 For Sleeping Rough
Homeless People To Pay Fines of Up To 1,000 For Sleeping Rough
The recent introduction (0)of Hackney Council’s Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) has
caused a public outrage.
The order, described (1)_______ leading homeless charity Crisis as “criminalising the homeless”,
has (2)_______ met with a ferocious backlash from a number of campaign groups including
Digs, (3)_______ have promised immediate action.
As a result of the order, Police Community Support O icers now have the power to issue
homeless people (4)_______ £100 on-the-spot fines which can be raised to a grand if not paid.
Hackney council were unavailable (5)_______ give us a comment but directed us to a statement
which argues that the new policy is to tackle “anti-social behaviour” and rough sleepers having
“a detrimental e ect on the quality of life of those in the locality”.
Jon Sparkes, Chief Executive of Crisis, told UNILAD: “Homeless people are some of the most
vulnerable in society and branding (6)_______ anti-social is just plain wrong. Any moves to ban
and criminalise rough sleeping will be counter-productive (7)_______ only make it harder for
people to access the dedicated support they need to move (8)_______ from the streets for
good.”
Plans for a similar order in Oxford were discontinued earlier this year as 72,000 signed a petition
(9)_______ them.
The developments are (10)_______ ludicrous that people (me) are starting to compare the
situation to comedian Chris Morris’ fictional Brass Eye series…
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Author of original material (text, audio, video, etc.): Simon Doherty
Platform: UNILAD.co.uk
Direct link to source: http://www.unilad.co.uk/politics/homeless-people-to-pay-fines-of-up-
to-1000-for-sleeping-rough/
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