Arrests or warnings for people not wearing masks or breaking Covid laws in enclosed places

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Dear Surrey Police,

I would like statistics across Surrey (including Elmbridge) for March 23rd 2020 to now (7 Jan) relating to:

1. Arrests that have been made for not wearing masks in all enclosed places that we are legally required to wear them in. i.e trains, supermarkets, hairdressers etc.

2. Cautions that have been issued for the above.

3. All fines that have been issued to establishments breaching Covid rules. i.e allowing more than two households to meet in a restaurant.

Yours faithfully,
Adrian Larkin
[email address]
07909500620

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by law, my request should have had a response by now as was due on 3 February 2021

Yours sincerely,

adrian Larkin

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Dear Adrian Larkin,

 

I write in connection with your request for information received on 06
January 2021.

 

I apologise for the late response to your request and hope that this has
not caused you too much inconvenience.  You had asked:

 

I would like statistics across Surrey (including Elmbridge) for March 23rd
2020 to now (7 Jan) relating to:

 

1. Arrests that have been made for not wearing masks in all enclosed
places that we are legally required to wear them in. i.e trains,
supermarkets, hairdressers etc.

 

2. Cautions that have been issued for the above.

 

3. All fines that have been issued to establishments breaching Covid
rules. i.e allowing more than two households to meet in a restaurant.

 

Response:

Section 1 of the Freedom of information Act 2000 (FOIA) places two duties
on public authorities.  Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at
s1(1)(a) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified within a
request is held.  The second duty at s1(1)(b) is to disclose information
that has been confirmed as being held.  Where exemptions are relied upon
Section 17 of the FOIA requires that we provide the applicant with a
notice which: a) states that fact, b) specifies the exemption(s) in
question and c) state (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the
exemption applies.

A1.  There were no direct arrests for breaking the Covid lockdown measures
under HO Classification 168/61

A2.  No information held  (Fixed Penalty Notice would be the usual
disposal method for such breaches)

A3.  No information held. 

 

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