CHIEF Constable James Vaughan has condemned the actions of the nineteen people who attended a house party at the weekend.
The party came just as the government announced it would be increasing the fine for people at gatherings of 15 people or more from £200 to £800, however, the party, in Bournemouth, was held before the rules come into effect.
Chief Constable James Vaughan said: "The 19 people having a party were wearing hats and had decorations up so they had preplanned the party and were deliberately flouting the rules.
"We have been really clear with the public that we are not going to tolerate these deliberate breaches.
"This week we hit 100,000 deaths in the UK and it is remarkable to me that there are still people out there who are happy to break the rules.
"I welcome the government increasing the fine to £800 because I think it will act as a further deterrent to those people who insist on flouting the regulations."
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