Lancashire Police have given out the highest number of lockdown fines in the country
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Deputy Chief Constable Sara Glen the NPCC lead for charging and out of court disposals, said a 5% "human error rate" is factored into data when measuring performance, but the number of mistakes under the new laws is "way below that" and the "vast majority of officers are getting it right".
Thames Valley Police chalked up 219, while Surrey issued 205.
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Hide AdMs Glen said visitors to the seaside town of Blackpool may be why Lancashire's tally was so high.
"We absolutely see temperatures and coastal resorts having a challenge there," she said.
"If we look at Lancashire, they had a phenomenal... 4,853 calls for service.
"They needed to issue 380 fines - very much due to barbecues, house parties... Blackpool, beaches, you've got a lot going on there in terms of temperature, location, context."
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Hide AdHere are the number of fines issued by police forces in England between March 27 and April 13 for alleged breaches of the new coronavirus lockdown laws:
- Avon & Somerset: 89
- Bedfordshire: 63
- British Transport Police: 148
- Cambridgeshire: 27
- Cheshire: 17
- Cleveland: 91
- Cumbria: 40
- Derbyshire: 61
- Devon & Cornwall: 169
- Dorset: 23
- Durham: 14
- Essex: 20
- Gloucestershire: 37
- Greater Manchester: 38
- Hampshire: 103
- Hertfordshire: 104
- Humberside: 2
- Kent: 53
- Lancashire: 380
- Leicestershire: 58
- Lincolnshire: 31
- Merseyside: 42
- Metropolitan: 81
- MoD Police: 2
- Norfolk: 126
- North Yorkshire: 150
- Northamptonshire: 12
- Northumbria: 32
- Nottinghamshire: 21
- South Yorkshire: 118
- Staffordshire: 4
- Suffolk: 95
- Surrey: 205
- Sussex: 163
- Thames Valley: 219
- Warwickshire: 5
- West Mercia: 30
- West Midlands: 139
- West Yorkshire: 121
- Wiltshire: 69
Number of fines issued by police forces in Wales between April 10 and April 13:
- Dyfed Powys: 123
- Gwent: 80
- South Wales: 61
- North Wales: 26