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

Deputy Prime Minister to scrap 200-year-old law, with fears more people could camp on streets

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.

Critics fear scrapping the Vagrancy Act will lead to a proliferation of ‘tent cities’ similar to that in American cities like San Francisco

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