Prohibition notices served on premises in Derry & Strabane as four people in NI fined £1000 for failing to quarantine

It is now known that two of the prohibition processes in the Derry City & Strabane area were instigated on Friday August 28 and the third last weekend on Sunday, September 6.

Superintendent Gordon McCalmont said: “A key role for the Police Service of Northern Ireland is to support our public health colleagues and the NI Executive to ensure we all play our part in stopping the spread of Coronavirus and help save lives.

“Throughout the period of the pandemic, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has worked closely with our colleagues in the Department of Health and other partner agencies to ensure that policing operations fully supported the joint effort to protect the public and save lives.

“Since the re-opening of licensed premises on July 3 the Police Service of Northern Ireland have served 36 prohibition notices on licensed premises in Northern Ireland for breaching the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020.

“The Notices have been issued to premises in Antrim, Armagh, Down, Derry/Londonderry, Fermanagh and Tyrone.”

He added: “In total, five breaches of the International Travel Restrictions have been recorded up until Tuesday September 8.

“Four £1,000 fines were issued; with one fine issued on Tuesday September 1, one on Friday September 4 and two on Saturday September 5.

“Our approach has always been to Engage, Explain, Encourage and Enforcement when necessary.”