People in Wales are being asked to act responsibly and avoid unnecessary travel until coronavirus restrictions have been lifted by the Welsh government.
In an open letter ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend, the first minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, Cllr Andrew Morgan, leader of the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), the chair of Policing Wales and Dyfed Powys Police and crime commissioner, Dafydd Llywelyn, and the chair of the Welsh Chief Officer Group chief constable Carl Foulkes call on people to stay home.
The letter makes clear that travelling to a second home does not ordinarily constitute essential travel, and that anyone leaving or remaining away from the place where they are living without a reasonable excuse is committing an offence.
Police forces and local authorities in Wales have a range of enforcement powers. The police continue to take a vigilant approach to all travel undertaken without a reasonable excuse. The Welsh government will work with the police, local authorities and others to keep the regulations and sanctions under review.
The signatories to the letter ends by saying: ?We look forward to welcoming you back once it is safe again to do so. Until then please stay home, protect the NHS, save lives.?
