Begging for a profession."PROFESSIONAL" beggars are earning up to pounds 200 a night on the streets. Police in Leicestershire warned numbers were growing and officers had cautioned 20 people for begging in the city centre in the first two weeks of a scheme to tackle the problem. Toni Soni, head of hostel services at Leicester City Council Leicester City Council is a unitary authority responsible for local government in the city of Leicester, England. It consists of 54 councillors, representing 22 wards in the city. It is currently controlled by the Labour Party and is led by Ross Willmott. , said previous joint operations by them and police found no beggars to be homeless. He said: "There are people who are actually professional beggars who are doing it to make a living. "If they were rough sleepers, we would attempt to engage them in our support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services ." |
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