Rough sleeping ban will ‘criminalize most vulnerable’ in Newport

‘Human rights group Liberty has called on Newport City Council to scrap its plans to ‘criminalize’ begging and rough sleeping in the city center.

On Sunday, a consultation into the Welsh local authority’s proposed Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) closed.

The Order, if implemented, would make free leaflet distribution, rough sleeping and begging illegal in Newport city center.

The proposals were announced soon after the council revealed measures aimed at “improving the area.”’