The number of rough sleepers has risen dramatically since 2010, from 1,768 people thought to be sleeping rough on an average night in England to 4,667 last year.

Government set to decriminalise rough sleeping

The number of rough sleepers has risen dramatically since 2010, from 1,768 people thought to be sleeping rough on an average night in England to 4,667 last year.

Tent cities could pop up across the UK as rough sleeping is decriminalised, critics of the policy say.