Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Greater Manchester Police issued the 12th highest number of fixed penalty notices in England and Wales for breach of coronavirus restrictions.
From March 27th 2020 to January 17th 2021 the force issued 951 per million of the population, a government report reveals today.
Top of the table for the 43 forces in England and Wales were Dyfed Powys Police who issued 3,552 per million. The report also reveals that a national exercise scheduled for 2019 to practice at dealing with a pandemic was cancelled due to the demands of preparing for Brexit.