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Convictions for breaking Covid rules should be overturned
Sir Robert Buckland, the former justice secretary who oversaw courts
during pandemic, calls for amnesty for more than 29,000 people fined
Charles Hymas,
HOME AFFAIRS EDITOR
and
Ben Butcher,
DATA EDITOR
18 June 2024 8:02pm
Sir Robert Buckland
Sir Robert Buckland said those fined by the courts should have their
'slates wiped clean' CREDIT: Eddie Mulholland For The Telegraph
The justice secretary who oversaw the courts during the pandemic has
called for an amnesty for the more than 29,000 people given criminal >convictions for breaking Covid rules.
Sir Robert Buckland said the 29,383 people fined by the courts should
have their slates wiped clean rather than risk their career prospects
being hampered by convictions handed out at an exceptional time.
Sir Roberts call has been backed by two former Cabinet ministers and >charities while a source close to Alex Chalk, the current Justice
Secretary, said he was also sympathetic to the idea of wiping the slate >clean.
Magistrates fined people for breaking Covid restrictions, resulting in >criminal convictions that could bar them from working as teachers,
social workers or police officers.
Police can pass on these details to potential employers if they are
deemed relevant for criminal background checks for sensitive jobs
where applicants deal with vulnerable people or children.
People are also required to declare any criminal convictions when
applying for visas to visit countries like the US and Canada, both of
which reserve the right to permanently ban anyone who fails to reveal one. >Offences including attending gatherings, leaving home during lockdowns
and failing to wear face coverings resulted in fines, with three
quarters of those handed out between 2020 and 2023 going to people under
the age of 40.
Should Covid rule-breaking convictions stay on people's records?
Yes, records should be 'wiped clean'
No, convictions should stay
Total votes: 64
Sir Robert, who was justice secretary from July 2019 to September 2021,
said any background criminal checks should focus on those who might be a >threat to public safety, rather than people fined in the exceptional >circumstances of a pandemic.
He said: It is not proportionate or necessary at a time when we want to >encourage and support as many people back to work as possible. If it is
not being recorded in the usual way as a previous conviction, I would
wipe the slate clean.
Sir Robert is among three former Cabinet ministers and charities
demanding an amnesty following the Governments previous assurances that >Covid fines were not intended to criminalise large numbers of people.
A shameful disgrace
Sir David Davis, a former cabinet minister, said all but the most
egregious breaches should be obliterated from the record. He said:
Much of the Covid regulation was heavy handed, unnecessary and
penalised people wrongly. For this to turn into a lifetime penalty is a >shameful disgrace and we should correct it as soon as possible.
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, the former business secretary, said: It is time
for an amnesty on Covid fines which were an unnecessarily draconian
measure at the time but with hindsight look entirely disproportionate. >Penelope Gibbs, director of charity Transform Justice, said: The Covid
laws were enacted too hastily, poorly drafted and badly explained. So
people often broke the law unwittingly and had no right to free legal
advice if they were prosecuted.
Many of those fined now have criminal convictions which could harm
their job chances for years to come. We should have an amnesty that
wipes the slate clean of all these Covid offences.
Among those landed with convictions were an 18-year-old student who
attended a party during a lockdown, a 35-year-old man who hosted family >members on New Years Eve and a 72-year-old woman who travelled back
from Kenya without evidence of a negative Covid test.
Fines issued worth 26m
Ministry of Justice data shows the 29,000 fines of up to 10,000 issued
by magistrates totalled 26 million, which was higher than for any other
type of crime since the start of the pandemic apart from motoring
offences and TV licence evasion.
People in their 30s accounted for the largest amount of fines at 6.9 >million, although those aged 20 or below paid out 3.3 million. Almost
half of the fines, 12.4 million, were raised by just five forces: the >Metropolitan Police, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire and
South Wales.
The court-issued sanctions come on top of at least 8.2 million that
people paid after being handed fixed penalty notices (FPNs) by police,
an alternative to prosecution.
Those issued by magistrates are deemed criminal convictions and comprise >people prosecuted after failing to pay or contesting their initial FPNs.
The MoJ says they should not be recorded on the Police National Computer >(PNC) and do not result in a criminal record.
Despite this, at least 3,000 Covid convictions have been logged on the
PNC, meaning the offender has a criminal record. Police can also hold
records of the convictions locally and on the Police National Database
(PND), a separate system.
While they are not automatically included in vetting procedures by the >Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), police can include any Covid >convictions in enhanced DBS checks on applicants for sensitive jobs if
they deem them relevant to the job for which the person is applying.
The Home Office believes it is unlikely Covid fines would be included on >enhanced DBS checks, while an individual could appeal their inclusion to
an independent monitor.
It said that if a Covid conviction was included on a check, it would not >automatically bar an individual from a specific job and would be
considered by the prospective employer.
Sir Charles Walker, chair of the Commons Administration Committee until >Parliaments dissolution, said it was incumbent on the next parliament
to come up with a remedy to the potential criminalisation of people who >breached the Covid rules. The idea that anybody with a Covid fine is a >serial lawbreaker is utter nonsense, he said.
The law was changing almost hourly and it was very difficult for people
to keep up with those complex changes. While ignorance is no defence, it
was always possible to fall foul of them. It would be ridiculous if it >prevented people from travelling overseas on business or on holiday.
Jo Easton, chief executive of Unlock, a charity that campaigns against
the stigma of criminal records, said there was a lack of transparency
about police forces DBS checks. Its a complete black hole. We would
like a lot more transparency about what different police forces include
and what they dont, she said.
On Thu, 20 Jun 2024 07:17:27 -0700, NOT Michael EjercitoMangina, I shared an article iof interest but instead of addressing
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/we_need_covid_fine_amnesty_says_exjustice/This has no relevance to you, gook. You're not even ELIGIBLE to
Convictions for breaking Covid rules should be overturned
Sir Robert Buckland, the former justice secretary who oversaw courts
during pandemic, calls for amnesty for more than 29,000 people fined
Charles Hymas,
ENTER the UK!
HeartDoc Andrewabout 20 hours agoI am wonderfully hungry!
In the interim, we are 100% prepared/protected in the "full armor of
GOD" (Ephesians 6:11) which we put on as soon as we use Apostle Paul's
secret (Philippians 4:12). Though masking is less protective, it helps
us avoid the appearance of doing the evil of spreading airborne
pathogens while there are people getting sick because of not being
100% protected. It is written that we're to "abstain from **all**
appearance of doing evil" (1 Thessalonians 5:22 w/**emphasis**).
Meanwhile, the only *perfect* (Matt 5:47-8 ) way to eradicate the
COVID-19 virus, thereby saving lives, in the UK & elsewhere is by
rapidly (i.e. use the "Rapid COVID-19 Test" ) finding out at any given moment, including even while on-line, who among us are unwittingly
contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic) in order to
"convince it forward" (John 15:12) for them to call their doctor and self-quarantine per their doctor in hopes of stopping this pandemic.
Thus, we're hoping for the best while preparing for the worse-case
scenario of the Alpha lineage mutations and others like the Omicron,
Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota, Lambda, Mu & Delta lineage mutations
combining via slip-RNA-replication to form hybrids like "Deltamicron"
that may render current COVID vaccines/monoclonals/medicines/pills no
longer effective.
Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry ( https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/6ZoE95d-VKc/m/14vVZoyOBgAJ
) and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.
So how are you ?
https://www.reddit.com/r/LockdownSkepticism/comments/1djd0us/we_need_covid_fine_amnesty_says_exjustice/
Convictions for breaking Covid rules should be overturned
Sir Robert Buckland, the former justice secretary who oversaw courts
during pandemic, calls for amnesty for more than 29,000 people fined
HeartDoc Andrew, in the Holy Spirit, boldly wrote:
Michael Ejercito wrote:
https://www.reddit.com/r/LockdownSkepticism/comments/1djd0us/we_need_covid_fine_amnesty_says_exjustice/
Convictions for breaking Covid rules should be overturned
Sir Robert Buckland, the former justice secretary who oversaw courts >>>during pandemic, calls for amnesty for more than 29,000 people fined >>>Charles Hymas,
HOME AFFAIRS EDITOR
and
Ben Butcher,
DATA EDITOR
18 June 2024 8:02pm
Sir Robert Buckland
Sir Robert Buckland said those fined by the courts should have their >>>'slates wiped clean' CREDIT: Eddie Mulholland For The Telegraph
The justice secretary who oversaw the courts during the pandemic has >>>called for an amnesty for the more than 29,000 people given criminal >>>convictions for breaking Covid rules.
Sir Robert Buckland said the 29,383 people fined by the courts should >>>have their slates wiped clean rather than risk their career prospects >>>being hampered by convictions handed out at an exceptional time.
Sir Roberts call has been backed by two former Cabinet ministers and >>>charities while a source close to Alex Chalk, the current Justice >>>Secretary, said he was also sympathetic to the idea of wiping the slate >>>clean.
Magistrates fined people for breaking Covid restrictions, resulting in >>>criminal convictions that could bar them from working as teachers,
social workers or police officers.
Police can pass on these details to potential employers if they are >>>deemed relevant for criminal background checks for sensitive jobs
where applicants deal with vulnerable people or children.
People are also required to declare any criminal convictions when >>>applying for visas to visit countries like the US and Canada, both of >>>which reserve the right to permanently ban anyone who fails to reveal one. >>>Offences including attending gatherings, leaving home during lockdowns >>>and failing to wear face coverings resulted in fines, with three
quarters of those handed out between 2020 and 2023 going to people under >>>the age of 40.
Should Covid rule-breaking convictions stay on people's records?
Yes, records should be 'wiped clean'
No, convictions should stay
Total votes: 64
Sir Robert, who was justice secretary from July 2019 to September 2021, >>>said any background criminal checks should focus on those who might be a >>>threat to public safety, rather than people fined in the exceptional >>>circumstances of a pandemic.
He said: It is not proportionate or necessary at a time when we want to >>>encourage and support as many people back to work as possible. If it is >>>not being recorded in the usual way as a previous conviction, I would >>>wipe the slate clean.
Sir Robert is among three former Cabinet ministers and charities >>>demanding an amnesty following the Governments previous assurances that >>>Covid fines were not intended to criminalise large numbers of people.
A shameful disgrace
Sir David Davis, a former cabinet minister, said all but the most >>>egregious breaches should be obliterated from the record. He said: >>>Much of the Covid regulation was heavy handed, unnecessary and
penalised people wrongly. For this to turn into a lifetime penalty is a >>>shameful disgrace and we should correct it as soon as possible.
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, the former business secretary, said: It is time
for an amnesty on Covid fines which were an unnecessarily draconian >>>measure at the time but with hindsight look entirely disproportionate. >>>Penelope Gibbs, director of charity Transform Justice, said: The Covid >>>laws were enacted too hastily, poorly drafted and badly explained. So >>>people often broke the law unwittingly and had no right to free legal >>>advice if they were prosecuted.
Many of those fined now have criminal convictions which could harm
their job chances for years to come. We should have an amnesty that
wipes the slate clean of all these Covid offences.
Among those landed with convictions were an 18-year-old student who >>>attended a party during a lockdown, a 35-year-old man who hosted family >>>members on New Years Eve and a 72-year-old woman who travelled back
from Kenya without evidence of a negative Covid test.
Fines issued worth 26m
Ministry of Justice data shows the 29,000 fines of up to 10,000 issued >>>by magistrates totalled 26 million, which was higher than for any other >>>type of crime since the start of the pandemic apart from motoring >>>offences and TV licence evasion.
People in their 30s accounted for the largest amount of fines at 6.9 >>>million, although those aged 20 or below paid out 3.3 million. Almost >>>half of the fines, 12.4 million, were raised by just five forces: the >>>Metropolitan Police, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire and
South Wales.
The court-issued sanctions come on top of at least 8.2 million that >>>people paid after being handed fixed penalty notices (FPNs) by police,
an alternative to prosecution.
Those issued by magistrates are deemed criminal convictions and comprise >>>people prosecuted after failing to pay or contesting their initial FPNs. >>>The MoJ says they should not be recorded on the Police National Computer >>>(PNC) and do not result in a criminal record.
Despite this, at least 3,000 Covid convictions have been logged on the >>>PNC, meaning the offender has a criminal record. Police can also hold >>>records of the convictions locally and on the Police National Database >>>(PND), a separate system.
While they are not automatically included in vetting procedures by the >>>Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), police can include any Covid >>>convictions in enhanced DBS checks on applicants for sensitive jobs if >>>they deem them relevant to the job for which the person is applying. >>>The Home Office believes it is unlikely Covid fines would be included on >>>enhanced DBS checks, while an individual could appeal their inclusion to >>>an independent monitor.
It said that if a Covid conviction was included on a check, it would not >>>automatically bar an individual from a specific job and would be >>>considered by the prospective employer.
Sir Charles Walker, chair of the Commons Administration Committee until >>>Parliaments dissolution, said it was incumbent on the next parliament >>>to come up with a remedy to the potential criminalisation of people who >>>breached the Covid rules. The idea that anybody with a Covid fine is a >>>serial lawbreaker is utter nonsense, he said.
The law was changing almost hourly and it was very difficult for people >>>to keep up with those complex changes. While ignorance is no defence, it >>>was always possible to fall foul of them. It would be ridiculous if it >>>prevented people from travelling overseas on business or on holiday.
Jo Easton, chief executive of Unlock, a charity that campaigns against >>>the stigma of criminal records, said there was a lack of transparency >>>about police forces DBS checks. Its a complete black hole. We would >>>like a lot more transparency about what different police forces include >>>and what they dont, she said.
In the interim, we are 100% prepared/protected in the "full armor of
GOD" (Ephesians 6:11) which we put on as soon as we use Apostle Paul's >>secret (Philippians 4:12). Though masking is less protective, it helps
us avoid the appearance of doing the evil of spreading airborne
pathogens while there are people getting sick because of not being
100% protected. It is written that we're to "abstain from **all** >>appearance of doing evil" (1 Thessalonians 5:22 w/**emphasis**).
Meanwhile, the only *perfect* (Matt 5:47-8 ) way to eradicate the
COVID-19 virus, thereby saving lives, in the UK & elsewhere is by
rapidly (i.e. use the "Rapid COVID-19 Test" ) finding out at any given >>moment, including even while on-line, who among us are unwittingly >>contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic) in order to
"convince it forward" (John 15:12) for them to call their doctor and >>self-quarantine per their doctor in hopes of stopping this pandemic.
Thus, we're hoping for the best while preparing for the worse-case
scenario of the Alpha lineage mutations and others like the Omicron,
Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota, Lambda, Mu & Delta lineage mutations
combining via slip-RNA-replication to form hybrids like "Deltamicron"
that may render current COVID vaccines/monoclonals/medicines/pills no >>longer effective.
Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry ( >>https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/6ZoE95d-VKc/m/14vVZoyOBgAJ >>) and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.
So how are you ?
I am wonderfully hungry!
ReplyPermalinkOn Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:21:46 -0700, NOT Michael EjercitoNithing, you could not deal with the merits of the article!
Mangina, I shared an article iof interest but instead of addressingGook, I dismissed the relevance of the article to someone like you but instead of addressing the merits of my dismissal, you
the merits, you call me a gook.
screech/wail/howl about being called a gook.
Wrong, for I am Human.That is immoral.You are EXEMPT from morals.
That would be better than being a Nazi nithing.You are a Nazi.You are a gook.
I suck no ani.As a Nazi, you are, above all elseAs a craven gook who zsuckles jew ani, you are, below all else
ReplyPermalinkOn Sat, 22 Jun 2024 07:11:48 -0700, NOT Michael EjercitoSkin color may be relevant to sex appeal; it has no relevance to
That would be better than being a Nazi nithing.How the fuck CAN it be, gook? I'm WHITE and you;'re just an Oriental shitskin!
On Thu, 20 Jun 2024 07:17:27 -0700, Michael Ejercito
<MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
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‘Convictions for breaking Covid rules should be overturned’
Sir Robert Buckland, the former justice secretary who oversaw courts
during pandemic, calls for amnesty for more than 29,000 people fined
Do you think Britain granting amnesty to their criminals will
influence Americans to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants like you?
Keep dreaming.
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