The Metropolitan Police has put an end to its investigation into breaches of Covid regulations at Downing Street and Whitehall and have revealed that they have issued, or will soon issue, 126 fines in total, with 48 women receiving 73 Fixed Penalty Notices and 35 men getting 53 fines related to eight events.
Meanwhile, by next week, civil service investigator Sue Gray is expected to release a full report into the Partygate events.
The Met said, twenty-eight of the 83 people found to have broken the rules will receive between two and five fines.
The Met has not confirmed the identities of the recipients but the police clarified that neither the PM nor Carrie Johnson will receive further FPNs.
However, it has not been confirmed yet whether cabinet secretary Simon Case has been fined or not. After it was reported that he had made an appearance at a drinks gathering while London was under Tier 2 restrictions on 17 December 2020, Case was forced to step down from the government's internal Partygate probe.
Other get-togethers that took place were the “bring your own booze” Downing Street garden party on 20 May 2020; a gathering held to celebrate Boris Johnson's birthday; and another event held on 13 November to mark a staff departure.
Fines were also issued for two other events held on 14 January 2021 and 16 April 2021.
The Met said 12 full-time officers were involved in the investigation and it cost approximately £460,000.
