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A slew of “secret” court hearings to decide Covid-19 regulation breaches in Derbyshire are to be heard behind closed doors.

A total of 39 alleged Derbyshire coronavirus fine breaches will be decided in rapid succession on Wednesday, June 9, followed by another 20 on June 30.

The hearings will be carried out at Derby Magistrates Court using the Single Justice Procedure, in which verdicts are decided on written submissions alone – often just a statement from the police – by a magistrate and a legal advisor.

There is no prosecutor or defence lawyer present.

'Secret' court hearings to decide Covid-19 regulation breaches in Derbyshire