After confirming Dominic Cummings “might have” committed “a minor breach” of lockdown rules when he drove to Barnard Castle, Durham police have confirmed.
The police force also said that it did not consider that Mr Cummings had committed any offence by locating himself at one of his father’s cottages.
A spokesperson for the force confirmed: Durham Constabulary have examined the circumstances surrounding the journey to Barnard Castle, including ANPR, witness evidence and a review of Mr Cummings’ press conference on 25th May 2020 and have concluded that there might have been a minor breach of the Regulations that would have warranted police intervention.
“Durham Constabulary view this as minor because there was no apparent breach of social distancing.
“Had a Durham Constabulary police officer stopped Mr Cummings driving to or from Barnard Castle, the officer would have spoken to him, and, having established the facts, likely advised Mr Cummings to return to the address in Durham, providing advice on the dangers of travelling during the pandemic crisis.
“Had this advice been accepted by Mr Cummings, no enforcement action would have been taken.
“Finally, commentary in the media has suggested that Mr Cummings was in Durham on 19 April 2020. Mr Cummings denies this and Durham Constabulary have seen insufficient evidence to support this allegation.
“Therefore Durham Constabulary will take no further action in this matter and has informed Mr Cummings of this decision.”
