Sunday Express

Review all fines, says lawyer

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A HUMAN rights barrister believes Covid-related fines should be reviewed.

Adam Wagner said emergency legislatio­n agreed last March has given the Government too much power with too little scrutiny from Parliament.

The controvers­ial and complex laws have been called into question, with Derbyshire

Police having to apologise this month to two women fined after driving for a walk.

Mrwagner, from London’s Doughty Street Chambers, said: “The Government should review a significan­t proportion of the 40,000 FPNS (fixed penalty notices). If it finds a significan­t proportion were wrongly given out then it should review them all.”

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ACTION: Protester in Birmingham yesterday

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