Ex-government ethics chief Helen MacNamara admits to lockdown party fineon April 4, 2022 at 3:22 pm

The government’s former head of ethics has apologised after receiving a fine from the police for attending a party in the Cabinet Office during lockdown.

Helen MacNamara was reported to have gone to a leaving do for a civil servant on 18 June 2020.

It is one of 12 events being investigated by the police.

In a statement, she said she had “accepted and paid the fixed penalty notice”, adding: “I am sorry for the error of judgement I have shown.”