Is anyone reporting breaches?

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I've read threads saying there are police forces who have online reporting for breaches but are these anonymous? I can imagine neighbourly relations being very strained if anyone reports them especially if the reports aren't anonymous. Preventing the spread of COVID-19 is of the foremost concern but would people want to report neighbours even for the greater good and even if they were putting them at risk? My own neighbours are flouting the guidelines, mixing households and socialising in the garden, along with being out and about every day. I'm shielded and our gardens are very small and not particularly separate so we can't keep 2 metres apart easily. It's even worse if they have guests. Going out in the garden is the only way I can get out of the house for the next 10/11 weeks and I resent not being able to enjoy our outdoor space because the neighbours can't stick to the guidelines. And don't get me started on the amount of door banging they do all day. Grrr I don't like people!

No one who's admitting it then!

The reports are anonymous so fill your boots. Just don't look like you're the one doing the reporting, so no glaring at the neighbours, etc. Log on, report, let the system do the work.

I would imagine that it would be anonymous as i would think they have a duty to protect the person reporting it. You may be able to find more information online or at one of the reporting portals online?

If i was in your position I would report them myself, as its not fair and endangers yourself if they are in the garden and making it impossible to enjoy your own garden due to the risk of constant mingling of multiple households. From what i've seen the police seem to be taking violations quite seriously

The form for my police force requests your name and email address which worries me.

No, anyone with any decency isn't.

My neighbours clearly are having a party, they have lots ornaments guests over and have done a couple of times, I’m not reporting (very frowned upon on MN who loves a report) because I don’t want them to know it’s me, sorry but I have to live here, not going to make enemies for myself.

Ornaments! Dont know how that got their! Not lots of ornaments 😂 lots of* guests

The reporting website here requires your name address email address DOB and phone number. I had a look out of curiosity. Talk about putting people off doing it.

There* (I give up)

No I wouldn't report anyone. They know they are breaking the rules so let them get on with it.

Someone posted a link for the metropolitan police breach site yesterday, so I had a look as a matter of interest. There's a box to fill in details, so you could stress you want it to remain anonymous. Putting aside how it affects you, your neighbours need reporting as they're obviously seriously breaching guidelines, you're not just talking a one off with someone dropping something off and them having a 2m chat in their garden.

No, I’m not spying and reporting on the neighbours

"No, anyone with any decency isn't."

Anyone with any decency isn't flouting the rules in such a way!

OP, report them. They are endangering you if your gardens are that small and close.

I've personally reported no one because my neighbours aren't selfish fuckers, but if I was in the position you describe, I would. .

You can’t “report” them for being in their garden or going out. They are “allowed” to go out for shopping, exercise, medical appointments.How do you know that their comings and goings are not essential?

If they are “going out and about” Every day why not use that time to be in your garden? They can’t be in two places at once!

If you’re in the shielding group your health is likely already fragile so what do you do about the small gardens and the close proximity at any other time? How about you call them or text them and explain your needs rather than telling tales on them? Surely that’s the decent, adult thing to do.

Interesting to see that reporting is considered a worse crime than potentially endangering other people's health.

No and a lot of my elderly neighbours have people coming round but I can see and hear that they are staying outside and away from each other. The only reason I know that is because I am out in my garden but I wouldn't dream of reporting them because firstly I don't know their circumstances and they are hardly having wild garden parties so any reasonable person can imagine that they are having people over to help them. I am actually happy to see that they have people dropping things off to them whilst keeping their distance as most of them are elderly.

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I think many are complying with rules there for the sake of rules, they are the scary ones.
The type to do exactly what BB tells them to do.

Others are keeping safe, by using their common sense. Nothing wrong with being in your garden with family from another home.

The form for my police force requests your name and email address which worries me.

I work in a government service where I occasionally get anonymous emails denouncing people. I honestly don't give much credit to such reports. If you're too ashamed to put your name on it, maybe you shouldn't report your neighbours.

When people do put their names on it I take it more seriously, and yes the names are kept confidential.

But overall I don't like reporting other people. How about talking to your neighbours to explain you're shielded and ask them to be more careful in the future ?

"Ornaments"

I was thinking garden gnomes !

I wouldn’t at all of some one was alone leaving their house multiple times, eg then went for a bike ride then later a run. If someone through a a massive party then I would probably have a good think about doing so (although would probably do the ‘I bet someone else has reported it’)

PS - I'm guessing the police want a name and email address to avoid :

• malicious reports just to get someone you don't like in trouble
• multiple malicious reports from the same person
• and, maybe in some cases, to ask for clarification if needed

"Nothing wrong with being in your garden with family from another home."

It completely breaks the rules about not mixing households

No even though people are flouting it everywhere where I am

Some people get paid to be informants.

You lot are doing it for fucking free

Surely the police have better things to do such as catching criminals. I believe these “reporting” sites have been set up to stop all the interfering people froM calling 999 and wasting valuable resources.