Police in England issue at least 22% of fines for contravening lockdown to 15.5% of populationCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBlack, Asian and ethnic minority people in England are 54% more likely to be fined under coronavirus rules than white people, it can be revealed.Analysis by the civil rights charity Liberty and the Guardian shows that BAME people received as many as 2,218 of the 13,445 fixed-penalty notices (FPNs) under distancing regulations recorded from 27 March to 11 May, while white people were given around 7,865. Continue reading…
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