Covid-19 and the criminal law Contents

Annex: Covid-19 fixed penalty notice fine values

Coronavirus FPN fine values

Lockdown

First offence

Subsequent offences

Maximum

Gatherings and movement restrictions

£200 (reduced to £100 if paid within 14 days)

Doubles with each subsequent offence

£6,400 (for the sixth and subsequent offences)

Large gatherings of more than fifteen people

£800 (reduced to £400 if paid within 14 days)

Doubles with each subsequent offence

£6,400 (for the fifth and subsequent offences)

Illegal raves and large gatherings of more than thirty people

£10,000

£10,000

£10,000

Face coverings

Failure to wear a face covering as required

£200 (reduced to £100 if paid within 14 days)

Doubles with each subsequent offence

£6,400 (for the sixth and subsequent offences)

International quarantine

Failure to quarantine at self-designated place as required

£1,000

Doubles with each subsequent offence

£10,000 (for fourth and subsequent offences)

Failure to quarantine in a hotel as required

£5,000

£8,000

£10,000 (for third and subsequent offences)

Failure to provide a “passenger locator form”/ coronavirus test result on arrival

£500

Doubles with each subsequent offence

£4,000 (for forth and subsequent offences)

Failure to possess a coronavirus testing package on arrival

£1,000

£1,000

£1,000

First offence

Subsequent offences

Maximum

Failure to obtain a coronavirus testing package

£2,000

£2,000

£2,000

Failure to take coronavirus tests in accordance with the testing package

£1,000

£2,000 (for second test)

£2,000

Obstructing the enforcement of international quarantine requirements

£1,000

£1,000

£1,000

Providing false or misleading information about ones travel through “red list“ countries/ entering the country via an undesignated port.

£10,000

£10,000

£10,000

Self-isolation

Failure to self-isolate

£1,000

Doubles at the second and third offence

£10,000 (for the fourth and subsequent offences)

Failure to self-isolate and come into close contact with someone/ were likely meet someone/ was negligent to the possibility of meeting someone.

£4,000

£10,000 for second offence

£10,000

Failure of worker to notify employer of need to self-isolate

£50

£50

£50

Source: House of Commons Library




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