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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aubrey Allegretti

Civil service bosses ‘may never know if staff fined by police for No 10 parties’

A police officer outside No 10.
Whitehall workers were told to ‘cooperate fully’ with the Metropolitan police in the five-page document. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Rex/Shutterstock

Civil service bosses may never know which of their staff are fined by police for attending Covid rule-breaking parties, a leaked memo issued by the Cabinet Office has revealed.

The five-page advice document for those who could be spoken to by Scotland Yard over 12 alleged gatherings also reassured staff it was “unlikely” their security clearance would be revoked if they were issued with a £100 fixed penalty notice.

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