Fines for ignoring self-isolation rules 'could be upped to £5,000 for first offence'
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mirror.co.ukFines for breaching Covid rules forcing people to self-isolate could be upped from £1,000 to £,5000, it has been reported. Government ministers are said to be discussing the proposed increase in a bid to try and 'improve compliance' and stop people flouting coronavirus rules.
The increase on first-offence breaches of the rules is said to be on the table for discussion, as well as repeated breaches being set as high as £10,000.
A government source reportedly said that the fines in this country were relatively low. The Times reports that a source said: "The level of fines in the UK is significantly lower than elsewhere. “We are looking at whether they are sufficient.” Earlier this week Baroness Dido Harding appeared before MPs to claim that
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