They’re people, not problems, and their welfare is our priority at Brighton and Hove city council. Your report (UK homeless crisis triggers council purge of ‘tent cities’, 18 June) says we charge £25 to return a confiscated tent to rough sleepers. The £25 charge is for storage of tents removed following advice to the occupants that they’re pitched where camping is not allowed. The £25 storage fee is waived for anyone who is homeless or sleeping rough. Only two people have claimed their tents back from storage and neither was charged due to their circumstances.

Source: The Guardian June 20, 2019 17:15 UTC