BREAKING: Police issue more than 3,000 fines to lockdown rule breakers
People who disobey these measures could end up saddled with a £60 fine and potentially another for £120 for a second offence, with the penalty doubling for additional breaches. Currently Britons are only allowed out for essential shopping, one form of exercise a day, for any medical need, to help a vulnerable person or to go to workplaces that are still allowed to remain open.
‘However, we have seen a small minority of people who, despite our best efforts, have refused to follow the instructions and officers have needed to use their enforcement powers.’ Police forces in England said they had to enforce 3,203 Covid-19 related fines between March 27 and Easter Monday, while 290 were issued in Wales on the bank holiday weekend.
Around 82% of the penalties were given to men and 15% to women with 3% unknown. Two thirds of the fines were given to people aged 18 to 34. Police say 60% of fines were given to people who identify as white while 23% were dished out to people who did not disclose their ethnicity.AdvertisementIncidents appeared to ramp up when the weather was nicer, with 398 fines on Good Friday and 424 on Saturday, when temperatures hit 25C. But when conditions dropped to around 14C on Easter Monday only 177 were issued.
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