A rough sleeper was threatened with a fine of up to £20,000 for ‘loitering in a public place to the detrimental impact of others’.

The man, who has chosen not to be identified, had the notice placed on him by police officers ‘while he slept outside the Palace of Westminster’.

According to a homelessness activist who works with rough sleepers, the man who was issued with the notice was left ‘angry and upset’ and tore the notice up, before it was put together and shared on social media.

The rough sleeper claims this notice was placed on him while sleeping outside Parliament (Picture: @labhomeless_cam)

The notice was placed on the homeless man ‘while he slept outside the Palace of Westminster’ (Picture: Getty Images)

He said: ‘He didn’t understand why he wasn’t allowed to stay there.




‘He didn’t feel like he was being helped’.

Other rough sleepers in the area claim that similar notices have been issued to them too, with many claiming they were being ‘harassed by police’ and ‘moved on’.

The homelessness activist, who chose not to be named, said: ‘It’s a tragedy really, so many rough sleepers spend their entire lives on the move.’

The Community Protection Notice, issued by the Metropolitan Police, asks the man to ‘immediately’ ensure the offending conduct stops.

The news comes after a homeless man died outside the entrances to the Houses of Parliament in December last year (Picture: farfocusimage.com)

It goes on to add that failure to comply with the requirements amounts to an offence which includes a ‘fine not exceeding £20,000’.

The news comes after a homeless man died outside the entrances to the Houses of Parliament in December last year.

Gyula Remes, 43, collapsed outside the entrances and was taken to hospital, where he later died.

In the same month, figures were released by Office of National Statistics which showed nearly 600 homeless people had died the year before in England and Wales, with an increase of 24% over the last five years.

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