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Homeless Link's submission of evidence on behalf of our members to Parliament's scrutiny committee of the Criminal Justice Bill 2024, looking at replacing the vagrancy act.

Modern Slavery is the fastest growing crime in the world. Read our guidance on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.

Read the write up of findings from our focus group on rough sleeping verification and other pathways into rough sleeper services.

This webinar showcases new heat-related health guidance to support people experiencing homelessness, including information on hot weather SWEP.

This document captures a case study of how the Homeless Link Partnership Team worked with Hull City Council to help create a bid for RSI funding in 2022 that involved many stakeholders.

Homeless Link's response to the Government's consultation on replacing the Vagrancy Act

Crisis and the National Police Chiefs Council produced guidance in 2021 for local authorities, police forces and voluntary sector services on practical ways to respond to rough sleeping and begging with a focus on alternatives to enforcement. It was produced prior to the repeal of the Vagrancy Act.

If you think that information about you might have been recorded on CHAIN, you can find out more about why the information is recorded, who has access to it, what your rights are, and other important details.

This is a case study from Homeless Link's Partnership team about the support that they gave to Liverpool City Council and Stoke on Trent Council

An analysis of the 2020 rough sleeping snapshot estimates

'Everyone In' showed how effective universal, unconditional support is in tackling homelessness, uniting organisations and driving innovation. But the temporary housing solutions offered to many were, by definition, temporary. In October 2021 the government had the opportunity to build on this success by providing adequate, long term funding for the sector - as part of the government's Comprehensive Spending Review.

Ahead of a new round of the Rough Sleeping Initiative, this webinar examined different local approaches to working with non-UK nationals and shared what is working effectively.