Homeless rights

I WISH to write to you regarding the current consultation on “things people would like to see banned on the streets” of Newport.
I am absolutely disgusted with this consultation, that is clearly very biased by presenting leading questions to the public.
I feel compelled to email you directly on this, as I feel so strongly on the subject.
I’m led to believe that Newport Council (allegedly) has a commitment to combat discrimination.
Yet it seems they have totally thrown that out of the window in its latest so-called consultation on new control orders for the city centre.
One of the questions blatantly links those sleeping rough on the streets with arson, drugs and criminal damage.
Are they serious?
Does Councillor Poole think by moving the ‘problem’ it actually solves it?
Perhaps, instead of a needless reactionary control order, if the council provided an emergency shelter it would remain true to its commitment.
I believe we need a more compassionate council that will genuinely attempt to solve the issues at hand, rather than merely moving that problem from area to another area.
It is my view is that Newport City Council are ignoring the basic human rights of the homeless. To think, this is a Labour-led council. Like Paul Halliday, I’m a Liberal campaigner.
I’m questioning the legal validity of the consultation whereby it is biased, leading, unfair and, as such, unlawful – this due to a previous groundbreaking UK Supreme Court ruling on public consultations (Moseley vs Haringey Oct 2014).
One could also quote Article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998 in respect of protecting the homeless within our city.