Question follow-through · 9526
Begging and Vagrancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to help support local authorities in tackling aggressive begging.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 15 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 22 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to help support local authorities in tackling aggressive begging.
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Jun 2026
Answer published
Begging is a complex issue, though where it causes a nuisance or distress to communities, local areas need appropriate tools to maintain community safety. The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 gives police and local authorities flexible p...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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