'Reckless' teen issued £10,000 fine after hosting 50 people at house party

12 September 2020, 21:45 | Updated: 12 September 2020, 21:53

The 19-year-old was issued with a £10,000 fine after hosting a house party in Lenton, Nottinghamshire
The 19-year-old was issued with a £10,000 fine after hosting a house party in Lenton, Nottinghamshire. Picture: Google
Nick Hardinges

By Nick Hardinges

A "reckless" teenager has been issued with a £10,000 fine after hosting a house party with more than 50 guests just days before the "rule of six" restriction comes into effect.

The 19-year-old man was given the penalty by Nottinghamshire Police after he allowed dozens of people to attend a party at his home on Harlaxton Drive, Lenton, on Friday evening.

If he fails to pay or chooses to contest the fine he will appear before a court, the constabulary said.

Officers are warning anyone else thinking of hosting a party this weekend ahead of Monday's changes - when social gatherings in England will be limited to groups of six people both indoors and outdoors - to think again or face the consequences.

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Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cooper, from Nottinghamshire Police, said: "We need to all remember we are very much still in the middle of a global pandemic and we all need to take responsibility for our actions.

"This party was a clear example of a householder who deliberately flouted the rules without a care for anyone else and as a result we have used the full powers we have to deal with this.

"Under current rules, we can issue fines to anyone hosting gatherings of more than 30 people which can result in fines of up to £10,000.

"And now we are on the eve of rules becoming even tighter so there can be gatherings of no more than six.

"I want to send out a clear message to anyone who is thinking of deliberately hosting parties tonight or tomorrow night ahead of the rules changing to please not do this.

"As we have demonstrated here, we are not afraid to use the full powers we have and we will not tolerate those who are deliberately putting other people's lives in danger."

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The force added that it was called to the party after the organiser was hostile towards community protection officers who had previously attended the property.

It comes after the chairman of the body representing rank and file police officers urged people to avoid a "party weekend" before the rule of six restrictions come into effect.

John Apter, from the Police Federation of England and Wales, said: "There is a real risk some members of the public will take advantage of the current situation and treat this weekend as a party weekend ahead of the tighter restrictions being introduced on Monday."

Meanwhile, on Saturday, police in Greater Manchester have been dispersing gatherings and issuing fixed penalty notices.

Officers attended a gathering at an address in Stockport which had 45 people in attendance and another address in north Manchester which they had been called to on two previous occasions.

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