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    KSE Academy® Use of English Part 2 - B2 First

    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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    KSE Academy® Use of English Part 2 - B2 First

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    1. by
    2. been
    3. who
    4. with
    5. to
    6. them
    7. and
    8. away / far
    9. against
    10. so

    Source:
    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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