UK police officers face fines after having haircuts at police station during lockdown

Over 31 London Metropolitan Police officers are fined £200 ($275) each after being accused of breaching coronavirus regulations by having ir hair cut in a police station while on duty. According to Guardian, police department said that it launched an investigation after force received an allegation earlier this month that several officers had ir hair cut by a professional barber while at Bethnal Green police station. It is worth mentioning that under rules for national lockdown in England, barbers and hairdressers cant operate because of fears of proximity to ir clients could aid spread of COVID-19. 

police department informed that incident took place on January 17. y added that two officers who were involved in organising activity are under investigation of misconduct. In a statement, local policing commander Detective Chief Superintendent Marcus Barnett furr said that it is “deeply disappointing and frustrating” that his officers have called short of expectation to uphold COVID-19 regulations. 

Barnett said that although officers donated money to charity as part of haircut, it still does t excuse m from what was a “very poor decision”. He added that it right that officers should each face a fine, as well as misconduct action for those two who organised this event. He also said that he hopes this action proves that police are t immune to enforcement of rules, and that is prepared as an organisation to take action if y see officers have behaved irresponsibly. 

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COVID-19 in UK 

Meanwhile, at present, UK is witnessing its third lockdown. Earlier, Prime Minister Boris Johnson had clarified that restrictions would end somewhere in mid-February, however, did t lay out an exact date. But country’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab recently expressed government’s desperation to get out catastrophic lockdown. ‘ roadmap that I’ve described means that by early spring, hopefully by March, we’ll be in a position to make those decisions,” he said.

British territory is divided into four tiers based on intensity of coronavirus infection. According to UK government personal care facilities in England - such as hair, beauty, tanning and nail salons - are closed, and services should t be provided in or people's homes. With over 3,700,000 cases and 100,359 fatalities, UK has been hammered by coronavirus pandemic and could see London population see a fall in more than 30 years.

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