Coronavirus: PSNI issued 377 fines in April to people breaching Covid-19 lockdown rules

The PSNI have issued 377 fines and 639 informal notices relating to the lockdown in the past month.
By Philip Bradfield
Published 1st May 2020, 21:52 BST
Updated 1st May 2020, 21:56 BST
ACC Alan Todd urged people not to leave home unless it was essential.ACC Alan Todd urged people not to leave home unless it was essential.
ACC Alan Todd urged people not to leave home unless it was essential.

Police said yesterday that the had issued 639 Community Resolution Notices (CRNs) and 377 Penalty Notice for Disorder (PNDs) which usually amount to a £60 fine between March 30 and May 1.

Giving travel advice ahead of this Bank Holiday weekend, Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd said yesterday: “The simple health advice is to stay at home and only leave home when it is absolutely essential.

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“People are permitted to leave their homes for essential matters such as to seek medical assistance, obtain basic necessities including food and medical supplies, provide care or assistance to a vulnerable person, donate blood, to attend a funeral of a member of the person’s household or close family member.

“It is also reasonable to travel for the purpose of work or to provide voluntary or charitable services where it not reasonably possible for that person to work or provide those services from their home. Essential travel does not however include visits to second homes, camp sites, caravan parks or similar. People should stay in their main place of residence.

“I appreciate, as do my colleagues in An Garda Síochána, that the forthcoming bank holidays weekends are traditionally busy when people would visit family, or visit resorts or beauty spots however we have to remember, as has been said time and time again, that this is a health crisis not a holiday. We need to behave differently and we all need to work together to help prevent the spread of Covid-19.”

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