Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Bar lowered on 2012 rough sleeper figures

19/02/2010 | By Emily Twinch

The definition of rough sleeping could be rewritten in a bid to help London reach its target to end street homelessness ahead of the Olympic Games.

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