On average 1600 rough sleepers sleep on Westminster’s streets each year. On any given night, the number if people sleeping on the streets averages between 100 and 200. On average, 65 new rough sleepers arrive on Westminster streets every month. Westminster City Council is proposing a Byelaw to ban the provision of free food and refreshment, and rough sleeping, in a designated area in Victoria. This proposal is currently being consulted upon and you have until Friday 25th March (this Friday) to express your view. This last weekend a group of concerned individuals expressed their view in the form of a Flash Mob outside the CLG building in Victoria (see video).
If you would like to make any written representations either in support of or against the proposals, please write to:
Rough Sleeping Team,
Westminster City Council,
Westminster City Hall,
64 Victoria Street,
London,
SW1E 6QP
or email areeves1@westminster.gov.uk.
