🎉This is a fantastic judgment in a case brought by a Big Brother Watch supporter that could help many, many others wrongly prosecuted during the lockdowns.
It confirms it's *not* an offence to refuse to give your personal details to police for a suspected covid regs breach.
It confirms it's *not* an offence to refuse to give your personal details to police for a suspected covid regs breach.
https://twitter.com/gardencourtlaw/status/1364242285899227138
We cannot thank @jpormerod enough, who has provided fantastic legal support to people in need like Mr Neale throughout the pandemic, and who gives us excellent advice. No doubt there are more successes to come! Thanks again to Patrick, @BindmansLLP @wainwright_tom @gardencourtlaw
Mr Neale called us after he was arrested during the first lockdown simply for being outside, alone, posing a risk to no one. He was homeless and therefore exempt from the requirement to stay at home. The police treated him aggressively and held him in a police cell.
Mr Neale was also incredibly resourceful and, in true Big Brother Watch spirit (!), obtained recordings of the incident and of his detention in the police cell. He had no doubt he had been treated wrongly. We were appalled by his treatment. It's a joy to see justice served today.
Please remember: if police suspect you of an offence and you refuse to give details, you may be arrested rather than, say, given a fixed penalty notice.
However, it is not an offence under the Health Protection ('lockdown') Regs *simply* to refuse to give your personal details.
However, it is not an offence under the Health Protection ('lockdown') Regs *simply* to refuse to give your personal details.
Read more about the case here from @jpormerod ⬇️
https://twitter.com/jpormerod/status/1364332454740455425?s=20
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