Submitted by Kerri Douglas on Sunday 5th November 2023
Published on Wednesday 15th November 2023
Current status: Open
Open until: Wednesday 15th May 2024
Current Signatures: 172
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
Do not restrict the use of tents by homeless people
The usage of tents is not a lifestyle choice. It is an alternative for safety, including for when people are refused statutory care.
When someone is forced to sleep rough they should be allowed to do it with privacy and dignity.
We are seeing a large rise in rough sleepers as a result of the cost of living crisis.
By restricting the use of tents the Government would be forcing people to sleep in worse conditions, potentially damaging their physical and mental health.
We believe that if it restricts the use of tents the Government will not see a resolution but higher exposure of rough sleepers on the streets.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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