Twenty fines to be issued over Downing Street lockdown parties, Met Police say
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTwenty fines are set to be issued over alleged lockdown-busting parties held in government buildings, police have said. The Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday that investigators will begin to refer the notices to the ACRO Criminal Records Office, which would be responsible for issuing the fines.
It is expected that further fines could be issued as officers continue to go through the evidence gathered. READ MORE: Residents warned as Manchester bin strike hitting 220,000 homes could go ahead The force said: “The investigation into allegations of breaches of Covid-19 regulations in Whitehall and Downing Street has now progressed to the point where the first referrals for fixed penalty notices (FPN) will be made to ACRO Criminal Records Office. “We will today initially begin to refer 20 fixed penalty notices to be issued for breaches of Covid-19 regulations.
The ACRO Criminal Records Office will then be responsible for issuing the FPNs to the individual following the referrals from the MPS. “We are making every effort to progress this investigation at speed and have completed a number of assessments.
However, due to the significant amount of investigative material that remains to be assessed, further referrals may be made to ACRO if the evidential threshold is made.”
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