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Homeless People To Pay Fines Of Up To 1,000 For Sleeping Rough

The recent introduction (0)of Hackney Councils Public Space Protection Order
(PSPO) has caused a public outrage.
The order, described (1)_______ leading homeless charity Crisis as criminalising the
homeless, has (2)_______ met with a ferocious backlash from a number of
campaign groups including Digs (3)_______ have promised immediate action.
As a result of the order, Police Community Support Officers now have the power to
issue homeless people (4)_______ 100 on-the-spot fines which can be raised to a
grand if not paid.
Hackney council were unavailable (5)_______ give us a comment but directed us
to a statement which argues that the new policy is to tackle anti-social
behaviour and rough sleepers having a detrimental effect on the quality of life
of those in the locality.
Jon Sparkes, Chief Executive of Crisis, told UNILAD: Homeless people are some of
the most vulnerable in society and branding (6)_______ anti-social is just plain
wrong. Any moves to ban and criminalise rough sleeping will be counterproductive (7)_______ only make it harder for people to access the dedicated
support they need to move (8)_______ from the streets for good.
Plans for a similar order in Oxford were discontinued earlier this year as 72,000
signed a petition (9)_______ them.
The developments are (10)_______ ludicrous that people (me) are starting to
compare the situation to comedian Chris Morris fictional Brass Eye series

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Source:
Author of original material (text, audio, video, etc.): Simon Doherty
Platform: UNILAD.co.uk
Direct link to source: http://www.unilad.co.uk/politics/homeless-people-to-payfines-of-up-to-1000-for-sleeping-rough/
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