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Security Guards In Central London Accused Of Filming Homeless People While They Sleep
Lawyers have warned of a human rights breach after rough sleepers said they d been harassed most mornings for over a year.
Security guards in central London have been accused of filming homeless people while they sleep – for over a year.
Outreach group the Museum of Homelessness (MoH) says people sleeping rough off the Strand are harassed most mornings by the guards, who say they are conducting “welfare checks”.
Lawyers from campaign group Liberty have now told Westminster Council such intrusions are a breach of human rights and have demanded it either stops the guards from filming or explains the legal basis for doing it.
Councils in England fear spike in homelessness when pandemic protections end - survey
The Everyone In scheme provided emergency accommodation to 33,000 people
File photo of a homeless man sleeping in a doorway in London (Image: Victoria Jones/PA Wire)
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Councils fear a spike in homelessness when measures to prevent people from becoming homeless during the coronavirus pandemic end.
TENS of thousands of renters are at imminent risk of losing their homes due to a loophole in the eviction ban, campaigners warned today.
In a joint letter to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick, trade unions and tenant organisations said that an estimated 840,000 people who owe more than six months’ rent could be kicked out as they struggle to make ends meet during the current Covid-19 lockdown.
The warning came as councils expressed fears of a spike in homelessness when protective measures end. A survey published today found that 10 local authorities in England expect to see a wave of evictions soon.
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