Review finds people from BAME backgrounds more likely to get Covid-19 fines than white people
manchestereveningnews.co.ukhereIn Greater Manchester, a total of 305 fixed penalty notices were issued during the pandemic, representing a ratio of one notice for every 9,180 people living in Greater Manchester.Greater Manchester Police were found to have one of the lowest rates per population.The figures found 261, 85.5%, of the FPNs given were issued to males, while young men and women were also significantly over represented, with those aged 18-24 making up 48% of the total number of FPNs given.In Manchester, the rate of FPNs issued to people self-identifying as being from a BAME background was around 1.8 per 10,000 population of the force area, as opposed to FPNs issued to 1 per 10,000 population for those who identify as white.A total of 143 notices were issued.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk