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Weekly Increase in Lockdown Rule Breach Fines

Friday, 5 February 2021 07:32

Once again more fines were issued in The Scarborough Borough last week for breaches of the lockdown rules than anywhere else in North Yorkshire.

The number of fines issued for breaches of the lockdown rules in North Yorkshire went up last week and once again the Scarborough borough saw more fines issued than anywhere else in the county.

Inspector Mike Walker from North Yorkshire Police says it's disappointing.

There were 143 fines issued to people breaking the lockdown rules in North Yorkshire Last week, 55 of those were in the Scarborough Borough.

Inspector Mike Walker from North Yorkshire police says they will step up their efforts to enforce the rules and they continue to get reports of breaches from the public.

The numbers are broken down by region, gender, age and breach below.

LOCKDOWN 3 NOTICES ISSUED SINCE 26 JAN 2021 Gender Breach
Local Authority Area where Notice Issued Notices Issued Local Residents Visitors Male Female Being Outside Place of Living Outdoor Gathering Indoor Gathering Obstruct / Contravene / Fail to Close Business
Craven 17 1 16 15 2 16 1 0 0
Hambleton 7 5 2 5 2 2 4 1 0
Harrogate 6 5 1 6 0 0 0 6 0
Richmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryedale 4 0 4 3 1 4 0 0 0
Scarborough 55 36 19 33 22 29 2 22 2
Selby 9 5 4 9 0 2 1 6 0
York 45 34 11 28 17 16 2 27 0
TOTALS 143 86 57 99 44 69 10 62 2

Of the 143 issued in the past week :

  • 86 issued to local residents
  • 57 to visitors
  • 99 to men
  • 44 to women
  • 69 for being outside place of living
  • 10 for outdoor gathering
  • 62 for indoor gathering
  • 2 for obstruction/contravene
LOCKDOWN 3 NOTICE – TOTAL NUMBER SINCE 6 JAN 2021 Gender Breach
Local Authority Area where Notice Issued Notices Issued Local Residents Visitors Male Female Being Outside Place of Living Outdoor Gathering Indoor Gathering Obstruct / Contravene / Fail to Close Business
Craven 43 3 40 37 6 42 1 0 0
Hambleton 34 8 26 30 4 27 4 3 0
Harrogate 40 16 24 33 7 22 1 17 0
Richmond 11 2 9 11 0 6 5 0 0
Ryedale 8 0 8 7 1 8 0 0 0
Scarborough 193 140 53 118 75 64 11 114 4
Selby 28 12 16 26 2 17 2 9 0
York 114 86 28 72 42 32 3 79 0
TOTALS 471 267 204 334 137 218 27 222 4

North Yorkshire Police have issued 2359 COVID notices in total since March 2020.

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