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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 144-2024
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 5th February 2024 as follows:
1 - I would like know how many people were arrested and / or fined for Lockdown or Covid 'rule' breaches from March 2020 through to March 2021. If it can only be supplied as a full year, then 2020 and 2021 will be fine.
2 - I would like a breakdown of these so called 'offences', including the type of
breach and the quantity.
3 - Furthermore I would like to know how many people were fined and what was the total amount in £GBP received.
4 - Finally, can you supply the details of where this money went to.
Please find the Warwickshire Police response set out below.
Q1 & Q2 response:
Breach |
Total |
Contravene a direction or fail to comply with instruction |
15 |
Contravene a direction, prohibition notice or otherwise fails to comply with instruction |
1 |
Contravene a requirement not to hold, or be involved in the holding of, a relevant gathering of more than 30 persons – indoor amplified music |
1 |
Contravene a requirement to close premises and business |
7 |
Contravene direction given to wear face covering within a relevant place in England |
23 |
Contravene obstruct person carrying out a function under the regulations |
1 |
Contravene requirement / direction / instruction from a relevant person |
1 |
Contravene requirement as to restriction of movement during emergency period. |
26 |
Contravene requirement that no person living in a Tier 3 area may participate in a gathering outside the restricted area which consists of two or more people – private dwelling/any indoor space |
1 |
Contravene requirement to cease providing food or drink for consumption on premises |
2 |
Contravene requirement to close premises and business for a specified time during the emergency period |
4 |
Contravene requirement to close premises or businesses |
5 |
Contravene requirement to ensure that the customer remains seated whilst ordering or consuming food or drink on the premises |
1 |
Contravene requirement to not leave or be outside of place where they are living |
72 |
Contravene requirement to not participate in a gathering in a specified outdoor place in the Tier 4 area of more than two people |
20 |
Contravene requirement to not participate in a gathering in any other outdoor place in the Tier 3 area of two or more people |
2 |
Contravene requirement to not participate in a gathering in any other outdoor place in the Tier 4 area of two or more people |
126 |
Contravene requirement to not participate in a gathering in public of more than two people |
15 |
Contravene requirement to not participate in a gathering in the Tier 3 area of two or more people – private dwelling/any indoor space |
114 |
Contravene requirement to not participate in a gathering in the Tier 4 area of two or more people – private dwelling/ any indoor space |
272 |
Contravene requirement to not participate in a gathering of more than 6 people |
60 |
Contravene requirement to not participate in a gathering of more than thirty people – land (certain public outdoor spaces) |
3 |
Contravene requirement to not participate in a gathering of more than two people in public outdoor place |
49 |
Contravene requirement to not participate in a gathering of two or more people in other outdoor place |
8 |
Contravene requirement to not participate in an indoor gathering of two or more people |
146 |
During self-isolation period leave / be outside of self-isolation place |
7 |
Enter / remain in relevant place in England without wearing a face covering |
7 |
Fail without reasonable excuse to comply with direction re events/gatherings |
4 |
Following positive coronavirus test fail to comply with self isolation requirements |
1 |
Hold / Involved in holding indoor rave type gathering of more than 30 people in the tier 1 area |
1 |
Participate in gathering of six or more persons in the Tier 1 area |
76 |
Person arriving in England from non-exempt country or territory fail to self-isolate |
1 |
Person arriving in England from outside / within common travel area fail to self-isolate |
2 |
Person living in Tier 4 area participate in indoor gathering of two or more people outside the area |
1 |
Without reasonable excuse contravene direction or instruction of authorised person enforcing requirement to self-isolate |
1 |
Grand total |
1076 |
Q3 response: No specific information held. Fines were collated and collected by ACRO rather than by police forces and you may wish to contact ACRO Criminal Records Office in this regard.
Q4 response: Please see the response to Q3
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is as accurate as possible.
Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of complaint.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or email the Freedom of Information Unit quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
Freedom of Information Unit
Warwickshire Police
PO Box 4
Leek Wootton
Warwickshire
CV35 7QB