The Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council Martin Hewitt has responded to leaked WhatsApp exchanges from a former health secretary to a senior civil servant in 2020 revealing concerns over enforcement of Covid-19 regulations.

This publication covers the enforcement, processing and payment of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) by police forces in England and Wales to the 27 February 2022. It also provides an updated snapshot of UK wide police absence, covering officers and staff.

This statistical publication is intended to be the final national level release of its kind, owing to the gradual ending of restrictions in England and Wales.

For more information on statistics and enforcement by forces following this release, please refer to the ACRO Criminal Records Office, Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service and individual forces.

This release covers the enforcement and processing of Fixed Penalty Notices by police forces in England and Wales to the 19 December 2021. It also provides a snapshot of UK wide police absence, covering officers and staff.

Police in England and Wales have processed a total of 118,438 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for breaches under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations 2020 and subsequent amendments.

The Government has announced that further targeted daily contact testing is being rolled out in England to front line emergency service workers, including those in policing.

Police in England will have a much reduced role in the enforcement of Covid-19 restrictions from today (Monday 19 July 2021) as the Government lifts most rules.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council have partnered with Crisis, the UK’s national homelessness charity, to produce a practical guide on helping people end their rough sleeping without enforcement.

Police in England and Wales have processed a total of 117,213 fixed penalty notices for breaches of Coronavirus restrictions up to 20 June 2021.

Police in England and Wales have processed a total of 115,203 fixed penalty notices for breaches of Coronavirus restrictions up to 16 May 2021.

Amid the encouraging signs of the lockdown easing, NPCC Chair Martin Hewitt urges people to keep following the rules, with police also playing their part to help the UK beat COVID-19. 

Police recorded crime is 12 per cent lower than in the same period as 2020, provisional data from forces in England and Wales show.

Police in England and Wales have processed a total of 110,322 fixed penalty notices for breaches of Coronavirus restrictions up to 18 April 2021.