Calls for NPCC to review lockdown FPNs prompt BAME data analysis

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Calls for NPCC to review lockdown FPNs prompt BAME data analysis

The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) has said it will this month publish an analysis on the number of fixed penalty notices issued to BAME member of the public after mounting pressure to review all fines given during lockdown.

A total of 18,439 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) were issued in England and Wales

Date - 1st July 2020
By - Chloe Livadeas

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More than 40 MPs and peers have joined up with 13 human rights groups, lawyers and campaigners in a letter sent to the NPCC calling for a review of all FPNs issued in England and Wales under coronavirus laws. A total of 18,439 lockdown-related...

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