Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that large social gatherings in houses do not take place during the covid-19 social distancing restrictions.

The police have the power to issue Fixed Penalty Notices where individuals are found in contravention of social distancing regulations. First time offenders may receive a Fixed Penalty Notice of £100 (reduced to £50 for early pay-ment), with fines increasing up to a maximum of £3,200 for subsequent of-fences. Latest data, published by NPCC on 15 May, shows a total of 13,445 FPNs have been issued between 27 March and 11 May. In addition, 799 FPNs have been issued in Wales taking the total for England and Wales to 14,244 for the period 27 March to 11 May.