First fines arrive for Whitehall party lockdown offences

The £50 fines are said to have been delivered by email and issued to junior civil servants

The first tranche of fines issued by police investigating Whitehall events held during lockdown has reportedly begun arriving (PA)

The first fines issued by police investigating Whitehall parties held during lockdown have reportedly started arriving.

The fixed penalty notices are thought to relate to one of the earliest events under investigation – a leaving do held in the Cabinet Office on June 18 2020 to mark the departure of a private secretary.