Hundreds of beggars and rough sleepers brought to court in 'cruel' legislation
The Vagrancy Act criminalises begging and rough sleeping. Figures show it was used to bring people to court hundreds of times in South Wales.
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Multimedia reporter for South Wales Argus, Barry & District News and Penarth Times covering all areas from news to politics. My patches are Newport, Blaenau Gwent, Barry and Penarth. Business, finance and economics are my speciality. Weekly, I write a business feature for The National Wales.
Multimedia reporter for South Wales Argus, Barry & District News and Penarth Times covering all areas from news to politics. My patches are Newport, Blaenau Gwent, Barry and Penarth. Business, finance and economics are my speciality. Weekly, I write a business feature for The National Wales.
The Vagrancy Act criminalises begging and rough sleeping. Figures show it was used to bring people to court hundreds of times in South Wales.
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The Vagrancy Act criminalises begging and rough sleeping. Figures show it was used to bring people to court hundreds of times in South Wales.
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