A man and woman in Bolton have been issued with £1000 fixed penalty notices FPN’s by police for failing to quarantine upon their arrival back into the UK.
The man – aged in his 40s – from Horwich, had returned from Spain on Sunday 20 September and was instructed to quarantine for 14 days
It transpired that during this period, the man had instead gone to work at his business in Horwich, rather than self-isolating.
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Officers from GMP’s Bolton division attended his business on Tuesday 22 September and informed him of the £1000 fine as a result of his breach.
Police also handed a £1000 fine to a woman from the Darwen area who had returned to her job at a high school in Bolton, despite flying back from Amsterdam two days before.
The woman – aged in her 20s – was visited by officers on Tuesday 22 September and fined.
Greater Manchester Police have so far handed out four £1000 FPNs to people failing to self-isolate on arrival from countries on the UK’s quarantine list.
A self-isolation period of 14 days is a requirement of anyone arriving back to the UK after international travel, with the exception of certain countries.
Those that are required to self-isolate may be contacted by Public Health England (PHE) to check they are following the regulations.
If there is no response after a number of attempts of trying to make contact, the details of the individual will be referred to the police by Border Force.
