The government’s Communities Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has said that closing parks and open spaces throughout the UK during the coronavirus lockdown “should be an absolute last resort”.
He said that local councils should be judicious in taking such a step.
A statement from Downing Street stated that the overwhelming majority of the public are following the social distance rules and other relevant measures although one council in London did close a park in their borough saying that thousands of people did flout the guidance laid out due to the warm weather.