Question reference: S6W-01870
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 26 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 18 August 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been fined or prosecuted for failing to adhere to (a) physical distancing, (b) the wearing of face coverings and (c) other COVID-19 safety regulations on public transport in each month since the introduction of the regulations.
Answer
Police Scotland publish data on their website in relation to the numbers of people who have been issued with Fixed Penalty Notices or arrested in relation to breaches of Covid-19 regulations. However the data does not identify the settings in which the breaches occurred. Specifically in relation to the railway network, cumulative intervention figures across all divisions in Scotland up until
21 July 2021 show there have been 6,229 interventions, 854 directions to leave and 34 Fixed Penalty Notices issued by British Transport Police in relation to non-compliance with Covid-19 regulations.