Police have issued more than 18,000 fines for breaches of government public health regulations in England and Wales since the coronavirus lockdown started.
The majority of fines have been issued to males in the 18-34 age group, with fixed penalty notices more likely to be given at weekends.
Provisional data released by the National Police Chiefs' Council show a total of 18,439 fixed penalty notices have been recorded up until June 22.
Of these, 15,856 FPNs were recorded in England and 2,583 in Wales from March 27 to June 22. North Yorkshire had the highest number of fines at 1,112 while the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Police handed out 35.
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