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To: Northamptonshire councils
Don't fine people for begging in Northampton
Please don't introduce powers to fine homeless people for asking members of the public for food or money
Please explore other options that could minimise the need for homeless people to have to do this.
Please support the development of resources in the local community that might enable homeless people to access the essentials that they need for survival.
Please show other UK councils, by example, how this problem can be addressed without the need to impose fines.
Please explore other options that could minimise the need for homeless people to have to do this.
Please support the development of resources in the local community that might enable homeless people to access the essentials that they need for survival.
Please show other UK councils, by example, how this problem can be addressed without the need to impose fines.
Why is this important?
People are homeless for a wide range of reasons; many are vulnerable, experiencing mental illness or the impact of traumatic life events and most have no financial security. Any one of us with the right combination of unfortunate circumstances could find ourselves in a position of being homeless and of needing to resort to asking passersby for money or food. Please encourage our local Northamptonshire councils to find more effective and compassionate ways of dealing with the issues related to begging than imposing fines that homeless people are unlikely to be able to pay.
This campaign is based on this information from Northampton council's website:
http://www.northampton.gov.uk/downloads/file/9044/draft-public-spaces-protection-order
If you have anything that suggests that Northampton Council are no longer planning to fine people for begging then we'd love to hear more from you, drop us an email at [email protected]
This campaign is based on this information from Northampton council's website:
http://www.northampton.gov.uk/downloads/file/9044/draft-public-spaces-protection-order
If you have anything that suggests that Northampton Council are no longer planning to fine people for begging then we'd love to hear more from you, drop us an email at [email protected]
