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Fylde Police warn locals they will be FINED if they are caught leaving home without a “reasonable excuse”

Fylde Police have warned locals that there will be consequences for leaving the house without a legitimate reason during lockdown 3.0.
In a new social media update, Fylde Police have stressed the importance that we all stick to the rules during this lockdown. They state that every person who leaves their must have a lawful reason (amongst the list of exemptions on gov.uk)
On the Government website it states: ‘You must not leave or be outside of your home except where you have a ‘reasonable excuse’. This will be put in law. The police can take action against you if you leave home without a ‘reasonable excuse’, and issue you with a fine (Fixed Penalty Notice).’
As we are in lockdown number three, many members of the public do not seem to be sticking to the rules and continue to leave their homes, unafraid of the ‘consequences’ that have been threatened repeatedly over the past year.
Ann Basiacouras commented “On the school run this morning the roads seemed just like normal . In the 1st lockdown there was hardly any vehicles on the roads -so what’s changed!!”
Fylde Police have stated: “If you are out and purchase takeaway food or drink, please ensure you continue with your journey or return home immediately. Do not congregate or sit down where others might join you.
“If you cannot justify why you are not at home, officers will use their powers and discretion, which means you are likely to be reported for summons and/or be fined.
We are all in this together and we need everyone to abide by the law and guidance. It is there to protect you and in particular, the most vulnerable.”

A ‘reasonable excuse’ includes:

  • Work – you can only leave home for work purposes where it is unreasonable for you to do your job from home, including but not limited to people who work within critical national infrastructure, construction or manufacturing that require in-person attendance
  • Volunteering – you can also leave home to provide voluntary or charitable services.
  • Essential activities – you can leave home to buy things at shops or obtain services. You may also leave your home to do these things on behalf of a disabled or vulnerable person or someone self-isolating.
  • Education and childcare – You can only leave home for education, registered childcare, and supervised activities for children where they are eligible to attend. Access to education and children’s activities for school-aged pupils is restricted. See further information on education and childcare. People can continue existing arrangements for contact between parents and children where they live apart. This includes childcare bubbles.
  • Meeting others and care – You can leave home to visit people in your support bubble ( if you are legally permitted to form one), to provide informal childcare for children under 14 as part of a childcare bubble (for example, to enable parents to work, and not to enable social contact between adults), to provide care for disabled or vulnerable people, to provide emergency assistance, to attend a support group (of up to 15 people), or for respite care where that care is being provided to a vulnerable person or a person with a disability, or is a short break in respect of a looked-after child.
  • Exercise – You can continue to exercise alone, with one other person or with your household or support bubble. This should be limited to once per day, and you should not travel outside your local area.You should maintain social distancing. See exercising and meeting other people.
  • Medical reasons – You can leave home for a medical reason, including to get a COVID-19 test, for medical appointments and emergencies.
  • Harm and compassionate visits – you can leave home to be with someone who is giving birth, to avoid injury or illness or to escape risk of harm (such as domestic abuse). You can also leave home to visit someone who is dying or someone in a care home (if permitted under care home guidance), hospice, or hospital, or to accompany them to a medical appointment.
  • Animal welfare reasons – you can leave home for animal welfare reasons, such as to attend veterinary services for advice or treatment.
  • Communal worship and life events – You can leave home to attend or visit a place of worship for communal worship, a funeral or event related to a death, a burial ground or a remembrance garden, or to attend a wedding ceremony. You should follow the guidance on the safe use of places of worship and must not mingle with anyone outside of your household or support bubble when attending a place of worship. Weddings, funerals and religious, belief-based or commemorative events linked to someone’s death are all subject to limits on the numbers that can attend.
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