How do you report mass gatherings?

[twosoups1972]

I've tried ringing 101, it says to use the website for Met Police. On their website you can only get so far, then it says ring 101! This is to report groups in North London.

What do you mean by mass gathering? Is it like a mass debate?

Just keep trying 101. What sort of gathering is it?

Wouldn't worry then by the time it gets through to them- they will have probably dispersed

Do not overwhelm 101 with this. We are in a national crisis.

The police have now set up hotlines and online portals for local areas so you can report this kind of thing and not put an unnecessary strain on 101.

It's a group of people baking together, the baked product is to be boxed and sold.

So people working?

What, they are co workers? Or neighbors?

Local face book page might help with numbers to call. But i think we'd like a bit on context out of interest. I mean, there are a group of people baking together near me. For the purpose of selling. But it's called the Tesco bakery ...

People are still allowed to work. Not exactly the same as a mass pub crawl 🙄

They are not social distancing, they are working close together in a small kitchen, no gloves.

Maybe just ask them what the deal is if you have a problem with what they are doing? Presumably you are with them?

How do you know this?

Is it the WI?

To make sure people are staying at home and apart from each other, the Government is also stopping all public gatherings of more than two people.

Baking in a kitchen is not a public gathering?

I thought a mass gathering was a group of over 500 people? This sounds like people at work. How many of them are there?

they are working close together in a small kitchen, no gloves.

twosoups1972 I work in the food industry; gloves are extremely unhygienic.

People seem to think wearing them means they’re “safe”, so then they go round touching anything and everything, contaminating things left right and centre. They don’t change the gloves and they don’t wash their hands.

I would certainly never eat anywhere where food was prepared with gloves. It’s just grim. Trust me, you don’t want them to wear gloves.

I thought a mass gathering was a group of over 500 people? This sounds like people at work. How many of them are there?
Have you been following the news?

They’re not working, it’s a social activity. Someone posted a video on a local FB group I am on.

Who are they planning to sell to?

I don’t know, it’s a religious community

@Mrs EricBana Yes I read the news. I know Nicola Sturgeon said something about mass gatherings a few weeks and the figure of 500 was mentioned so that's what made me think that was the terminology for a very large group. I am totally aware of the current advice.

I don’t think the police will give a shit. The bakers aren’t in public and there aren’t hundreds of them. I expect you also don’t know what protective measures are in place - maybe they have all been self isolating for two weeks prior etc. You can keep trying 101 but I doubt it will get you anywhere.