Homelessness Windsor council drops plans to fine rough sleepers after outcry Authority says it will now address anti-social behaviour and rough sleeping separately A homeless person sleeps rough in Windsor. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty ImagesWindsor council has withdrawn plans to fine rough sleepers £100 as part of a new “homelessness support strategy” after a public outcry against the measures. Dudley’s assertion that rough sleepers should be cleared from the town centre for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sparked the controversy last month. The borough also said future strategies on homelessness would not try to address rough sleeping and anti-social behaviour at the same time, describing them as separate objectives. These plans have now been withdrawn, and the council has requested two separate papers on rough sleeping and anti-social behaviour for consideration in March.

Source: The Guardian February 14, 2018 18:56 UTC