A 23-year-old man from Bolton has been fined £1,000 after failing to respond to self-isolation requirements when he returned from holiday. According to GMP, the man returned from a holiday in Ibiza on August 20th 2020.
The police received a tip off that since returning from Spain, the man had left his home on numerous occasions. On top of that, they received reports that he had held a house party, with a number of people attending. Spain is one of the countries the government has imposed a 14-day quarantine regulation on for travellers arriving back to the UK.
The man was stopped by a GMP officer a few days after they received these reports, and he was issued with a fixed penalty notice of £1,000.
Chief Inspector Nicola Williams of Greater Manchester Police, said: “Due to the rise in cases in Bolton the area has been put into further lockdown regulations. This shows the importance of following the regulations and quarantining on return to the UK is just one of the areas people can help stop the spread.
“The actions of this man were completely irresponsible, not only was he leaving the house while he should be self-isolating, he also held a house party, which breached further regulations and subsequently put others at risk.
“We must all continue to play our part in reducing the spread of Covid-19 and our action towards this individual should serve as a stark warning to any others who believe that they can blatantly ignore COVID-19 regulations without consequence.”
