A Freedom of Information request has confirmed that zero prosecutions have been made successfully
under the
. The request asked: "Since its inception - how many prosecutions have been made successfully under Coronavirus Act?" The response, given on Monday by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), reads as follows:
Since the CPS started its review on finalised cases charged under the Coronavirus Act 2020 (the Act) in April 2020 and up until February 2021, we found that all offences charged under the Act were incorrectly charged, and therefore discontinued because there was insufficient evidence to prove the offences under the Act.
There were no cases where a suspect was convicted under the Act as of February 2021.