Party organisers fined total of £30,000 for breaching Covid regulations in Reading
The organisers of a house party in Reading have been fined a total of £30,000 for breaching Covid regulations.Thames Valley Police says officers were called to a property on Wednesday, on the eve of lockdown, and found more than 50 people inside. Officers dispersed the group and issued a £10,000 fine to each of the three residents who were believed to have organised the party.
Chief Superintendent Rob France added: "Not only do breaches of this kind put people at risk from a health perspective, but they put pressure on policing resources taking them away from people who may be in urgent need of help."
He said the "vast majority" of people in the Thames Valley are doing the "right thing" and the force is "hugely grateful to them for the sacrifices they are making to protect us all".