Homelessness body welcomes plans to repeal law criminalising rough sleeping in Northern Ireland

News01.06.268.00 AM by Alex Daniel

A membership body for homelessness services has welcomed plans to repeal Georgian laws that criminalise rough sleeping and begging in Northern Ireland, ahead of a key assembly debate this week.

Justice minister Naomi Long tabled the amendments to repeal the Vagrancy Act and the Vagrancy (Ireland) Act (picture: Alamy)

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