Buxton residents fined for breaching Covid-19 restrictions by meeting up inside house

Officers in Buxton have fined seven residents for breaking coronavirus rules by meeting up inside a house with people from different households yesterday.
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Police were called to a property in Buxton to carry out a check of concern for the safety of a male when they found seven people congregated together.

Covid-19 measures prevent people from socialising with people from different households.

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The seven people who were caught socialising in the property were handed fixed penalty notices from the Buxton Neighbourhood Team, as only one resident lived there.

Police fined seven people from different households who met up inside a house in Buxton yesterday.Police fined seven people from different households who met up inside a house in Buxton yesterday.
Police fined seven people from different households who met up inside a house in Buxton yesterday.

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