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Calls for rethink on policing of Covid restrictions after less than half of fines for lockdown breaches are paid

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The deputy mayor of Greater Manchester has called for a rethink on the policing of coronavirus restrictions after revealing that less than half of lockdown fines have been paid.Baroness Beverley Hughes says enforcement is ‘the only tool on the government’s box of tricks’ and has suggested a new approach is needed.Police are finding it 'impossible' to enforce ‘resented’ measures introduced in Greater Manchester in late July according to the deputy mayor, who oversees policing for the combined authority.The release of certain boroughs from the tighter measures, as well as the reapplication of the restrictions in Bolton and Trafford, is also creating confusion for Greater Manchester Police.Baroness Hughes told a media briefing on Wednesday:.

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