There is nothing in the legislation that prohibits multiple people from the same household going to the shops. Nor is there a bar on going out to buy “non-essential items”.
Such things may not be desirable, but they are not crimes.
This does the police no credit.
Such things may not be desirable, but they are not crimes.
This does the police no credit.
For information, Regulation 6 is here. 
Furthermore, by choosing to summons (i.e. prosecute) rather than issue a fixed penalty notice, the police are contributing to an already unsustainable logjam in the criminal courts.
It may just be that the tweet is poorly worded and there is more to it. But it doesn’t look good.
It may just be that the tweet is poorly worded and there is more to it. But it doesn’t look good.
