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March 2, 2021

Liberty demands westminster council end harassment of rough sleepers

Liberty's lawyers have written to Westminster Council demanding they stop security guards harassing people sleeping rough.

June 21, 2021

Liberty warns TfL over threats to rough sleepers

Legal case: Liberty v Director of Legal Aid Casework

Criminalising poverty

Homelessness is caused by complex social issues which cannot possibly be solved by criminal sanctions. The Vagrancy Act must be scrapped.

Stand Against Criminalising Poverty

Homelessness is caused by complex social issues which cannot possibly be solved by criminal sanctions. The Vagrancy Act must be scrapped.

March 9, 2022

LIBERTY LAUNCHES NEW BUST CARDS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE FACING PENALTIES FOR POVERTY

October 3, 2018

Liberty to challenge Legal Aid Agency refusal to help residents fight local council abuse of power

October 22, 2018

Liberty takes Legal Aid Agency to court for refusing to help residents fight council abuse of power

Liberty has launched a legal challenge against the Legal Aid Agency for blocking access to justice for residents seeking to take local authorities to court.

Vagrancy Act

Thousands of people are still fined and prosecuted for sleeping rough and begging every year thanks to the two-centuries-old Vagrancy Act. Trapping people in cycles of debt and criminality is the opposite of compassion. The Vagrancy Act must be scrapped.