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Consultation launched on decriminalisation of rough sleeping in Northern Ireland
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A PUBLIC consultation on proposals to decriminalise rough sleeping and begging in Northern Ireland began today.
Justice Minister Naomi Long has published the consultation on the repeal of section four of the Vagrancy Act 1824 and section three of the Vagrancy (Ireland) Act 1847.
It is seeking views on whether repeal of the legislation will leave any significant gaps in the criminal law, taking into account the range of other offences available to deal with public disorder, disorderly behaviour and harassment in public places.
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