Police have powers to enter property to enforce Covid laws PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd says police can enter property to enforce covid laws. 12 January, 2021 01:00
ASSISTANT Chief Constable Alan Todd has said police do have powers of entry to enforce covid regulations, as he revealed168 fines were issued to members of the public over the weekend.
An order for people to stay at home became legally enforceable on January 8. It was previously only contained in guidance.
Last week chair of the Police Federation Mark Lindsay said there was a grey area over powers of entry under Covid legislation for people having house parties and asked for clarification.