Covid-19 Secure Marshals Debate
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Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate
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Covid-19 Secure Marshals
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Lord Greenhalgh (Con)
We have already seen the successful deployment of marshals to support the public in following the guidelines in a friendly way. Their responsibilities have included directing pedestrians, providing information, cleaning touchpoints, preventing mixing between groups and being a point of contact for information on government guidelines.
Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate (Non-Afl) [V]
My Lords, can the Minister explain to the House whether the Covid marshals will be trained by the police and given powers to issue fixed penalties to those refusing to comply with the rule of six in its various settings? Will their powers extend to wilful refusal to self-isolate—for example, on return from a designated country?