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Calls for 195-year-old Vagrancy Act to be scrapped in England and Wales | Homelessness | The Guardian
Scrap the Vagrancy Act 1824 | The detrimental Vagrancy Act 1824 has been in place for nearly 200 years too long. Help us #ScrapTheAct #homelessness #bedfordhomeless #helpthehomeless... | By Bedford Homeless | Facebook
![Zahid Chauhan, OBE,FRCGP on Twitter: "When state can't look after you but makes the law and enforced by displaying posters (Vagrancy Act of 1824) #UniversalCredit #homelessness #jobs #housingcrisis #benefitcuts https://t.co/jybtRJs9q4" / Twitter Zahid Chauhan, OBE,FRCGP on Twitter: "When state can't look after you but makes the law and enforced by displaying posters (Vagrancy Act of 1824) #UniversalCredit #homelessness #jobs #housingcrisis #benefitcuts https://t.co/jybtRJs9q4" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqtaQ-iX0AsaifB.jpg:large)