Arrests and Fixed Penalty Notices

Summary

The Isle of Man Constabulary responded to a request for statistics on arrests and Fixed Penalty Notices related to COVID-19 regulation breaches, as well as disciplinary actions against serving officers. The authority disclosed specific counts for detentions and fines issued to the public while confirming no officers had been cautioned or fined.

Key Facts

• 57 detentions were recorded for COVID-19 offences between 27 January 2021 and 4 May 2021.
• 11 Fixed Penalty Notices were issued for breaches of COVID Regulations during the same period.
• No serving police officers were cautioned or issued Fixed Penalty Notices for COVID breaches between 1 March 2020 and 4 May 2021.
• The request was received on 27 April 2021 and the response was issued on 6 May 2021.
• All requested information was released with no exemptions applied.

Data Disclosed

• 57
• 11
• 0
• 27 January 2021
• 4 May 2021
• 1 March 2020
• 27 April 2021
• 6 May 2021
• 1765426

Original Request

Since 27th January 2021 1. How many arrests have there been for breaches of COVID Regulations? 2. How many Fixed Penalty Notices have been issued for breaches of COVID Regulations? Since 1st March 2020 1. How many serving police officers have been a) cautioned and b) issued Fixed Penalty Notices for breaches of COVID Regulations?

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Data Tables (reformatted)

Full Response Text

Isle of Man Constabulary Freedom of Information Police Headquarters Dukes Avenue Douglas Isle of Man IM2 4RG

Our ref: 1765426 6 May 2021

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 27 April 2021 and which states:

"Since 27th January 2021 1. How many arrests have there been for breaches of COVID Regulations? 2. How many Fixed Penalty Notices have been issued for breaches of COVID Regulations? Since 1st March 2020 1. How many serving police officers have been a) cautioned and b) issued Fixed Penalty Notices for breaches of COVID Regulations?"

Our response to your request is as follows: I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. Between 27th January 2021 and 4th May 2021: 1. There have been 57 detentions recorded where at least one of the arrest reasons was for a COVID-19 offence. 2. There have been 11 Fixed Penalty Notices issued for breaches of COVID Regulations. Between 1st March 2020 and 4th May 2021: 1. No serving police officers have either been a) cautioned or b) issued Fixed Penalty Notices for breaches of COVID Regulations. Please quote the reference number 1765426 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely