Reporting COVID-19 breaches to the police is important, but we need to deter malicious informants

Kwan, M. (21 January 2021) Reporting COVID-19 breaches to the police is important, but we need to deter malicious informants. LSE COVID-19 Blog.
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The ability to inform the police about breaches of COVID-19 restrictions is an important tool for the authorities, says Martin Kwan (OBOR Legal Research Centre). But people understandably worry that it will be abused by people filing false reports. To deter this, he suggests that malicious informers should be fined. ‘Tell us about a possible ... Continued

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