Not only do homeless charities provide tents but so do councils who can't accommodate single people including in the past some children in their teens, and the prison service to ex-cons who have nowhere to go.
Oh and homeless people do move their tents from the front of shops and bars before they open, however it is around other buildings they don't.
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Home Secretary Suella Braverman is still pushing for restrictions on the use of tents by rough sleepers in England and Wales.
The proposal was not in the King's Speech setting out the government's priorities for the year ahead.
But a source close to Mrs Braverman insisted the idea had not been dropped.
Downing Street said it would not speculate on whether the proposal would eventually be included in the Criminal Justice Bill.
The bill - which was in the King's Speech - includes proposed new powers to tackle "persistent, nuisance, and organised begging".
It is designed to replace the 1824 Vagrancy Act, which makes begging and rough sleeping a criminal offence in England and Wales.
One senior government source told the BBC the Criminal Justice Bill had been due to start its journey into law on Wednesday, but its introduction in the Commons had been delayed by discussions about whether to include the tents idea.
Some figures in government also have concerns the measures may face legal challenges.
Mrs Braverman wants the bill to include fines for rough sleepers who have been warned by police about causing a nuisance, such as by refusing to move their tents from shop doorways.
It would be aimed at those who "choose to live in tents" and had refused offers of help to get off the streets or enter drug treatment, Mrs Braverman's spokesman told the BBC.
It would also include civil penalties for charities that supply tents to rough sleepers identified by police as having caused a nuisance.
It would also include civil penalties for charities that supply tents to rough sleepers identified by police as having caused a nuisance.
Mrs Braverman's announcement at the weekend - in a series of posts on X - that she wanted to restrict the use of tents sparked a backlash from homeless charities and opposition parties.
Some Conservative MPs have also criticised the home secretary's proposal, with Natalie Elphicke saying in a post on X: "In all my years of helping people who are homeless, in cities like London and Manchester as well as my own local area in Dover and Deal, at no time, ever, has anyone said the answer lies in the removal of tents."
In her statement, the home secretary said the government would always support those who are genuinely homeless, but added: "We cannot allow our streets to be taken over by rows of tents occupied by people, many of them from abroad, living on the streets as a lifestyle choice."
Oh and homeless people do move their tents from the front of shops and bars before they open, however it is around other buildings they don't.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67344806
Home Secretary Suella Braverman is still pushing for restrictions on the use of tents by rough sleepers in England and Wales.
The proposal was not in the King's Speech setting out the government's priorities for the year ahead.
But a source close to Mrs Braverman insisted the idea had not been dropped.
Downing Street said it would not speculate on whether the proposal would eventually be included in the Criminal Justice Bill.
The bill - which was in the King's Speech - includes proposed new powers to tackle "persistent, nuisance, and organised begging".
It is designed to replace the 1824 Vagrancy Act, which makes begging and rough sleeping a criminal offence in England and Wales.
One senior government source told the BBC the Criminal Justice Bill had been due to start its journey into law on Wednesday, but its introduction in the Commons had been delayed by discussions about whether to include the tents idea.
Some figures in government also have concerns the measures may face legal challenges.
Mrs Braverman wants the bill to include fines for rough sleepers who have been warned by police about causing a nuisance, such as by refusing to move their tents from shop doorways.
It would be aimed at those who "choose to live in tents" and had refused offers of help to get off the streets or enter drug treatment, Mrs Braverman's spokesman told the BBC.
It would also include civil penalties for charities that supply tents to rough sleepers identified by police as having caused a nuisance.
It would also include civil penalties for charities that supply tents to rough sleepers identified by police as having caused a nuisance.
Mrs Braverman's announcement at the weekend - in a series of posts on X - that she wanted to restrict the use of tents sparked a backlash from homeless charities and opposition parties.
Some Conservative MPs have also criticised the home secretary's proposal, with Natalie Elphicke saying in a post on X: "In all my years of helping people who are homeless, in cities like London and Manchester as well as my own local area in Dover and Deal, at no time, ever, has anyone said the answer lies in the removal of tents."
In her statement, the home secretary said the government would always support those who are genuinely homeless, but added: "We cannot allow our streets to be taken over by rows of tents occupied by people, many of them from abroad, living on the streets as a lifestyle choice."
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