No Covid-19 fixed penalty notices issued since Tier 2 began
Wiltshire Police is thanking people for sticking to the restrictions
Last updated 8th Dec 2020
The force says they had extra officers out on patrol over the weekend, as it was the first since the end of the second national lockdown, but 'the vast majority of people (were) adhering to the new rules'
Over the last week (30th November to 6th December), no fixed penalty notices were issued within Wiltshire.
There were 22 verbal warnings given to people, with three Covid-related crimes and three Covid-related incidents recorded.
Police had a total of 112 reports of breaches, taken over the phone or through their online form.
Since the start of the pandemic, 246 fixed penalty notices have been issued for Covid breaches.
There's been a thank you from Wiltshire's Deputy Chief Constable Paul Mills for our 'ongoing support' of the restrictions:
"Last week we moved out of national lockdown and into the Tier 2 restrictions and, in anticipation of the pubs and restaurants reopening, we ensured we had extra resources working across the weekend.
"Our experience is that the vast majority of people have understood the new rules, and, although we had to give a number of verbal warnings, we did not issue any fixed penalty notices.
"One thing I would like to make people aware of is how busy many of our town and city centres were during the day time over the weekend. Naturally, many of us are keen to take advantage of the shops reopening and catch up with some Christmas shopping, and I know local businesses will be pleased by this extra footfall.
"However, we must all take personal responsibility for making sure this is done safely. Please ensure you are following the social distancing rules, especially when queuing, wearing a face covering when you are inside shops and other public buildings, and using hand sanitiser regularly.
"Everyone is keen to keep the infection rate as low as possible during the build up to Christmas, so we must all play our part in keeping everyone safe."