Statement by Cllr Amanda Hopgood, Lib Dem leader of the Opposition, Durham County Council: “A number of local residents have reported seeing Dominic Cummings on several occasions in April & May and have expressed concern about the public health implications of his presence. 1/2

(Continued) Given the clear public interest in this case I have today referred this matter to the Chief Constable of Durham to ask her force to investigate whether an offence has been committed under s15 of the 2020 Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations” 2/2

Addendum: it has been pointed out that the SI underpinning these regulations has been updated - we had been referring to SI 129 (section 15) but this has been updated under the later SI 350 (relevant sections are S6 Restrictions On Movement and S9 Offences and Penalties)