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Call for review of all coronavirus fines as system 'criminalises the poor over the better-off'

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A group of MPs and peers have called for a review of all coronavirus fines issued under lockdown laws.

The fines are 'muddled, discriminatory and unfair', the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) said. They argue the system 'criminalises the poor over the better-off' and that Covid-19 fines shouldn't result in a criminal record. 'Significant concerns' over the validity of the fines; the inadequacy of the review and appeal process; the size of the penalties; and the criminalisation of those who cannot afford to pay were set out in a report.

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