Professor Caroline Fennell:

On the question regarding the differential impact, one group I would mention is older people. This applies in particular in relation to the blurring and uncertainty with regard to the requirement to cocoon. There is no doubt that older people were disadvantaged by the communication of that, as well as by the implication that it would be a criminal offence not to cocoon and stay at home. I mention also the differential impact depending on what one's home is like. Being confined to home is a very different experience for someone in a congregated setting or a home shared with many others. In addition, the home proved to be a very unsafe place for women in respect of domestic violence. There was a very differential impact there. Additionally, there is no doubt that there was a differential impact for children in terms of the digital divide and access to education. There was also a differential impact in the context of law enforcement and policing, but I will defer to my colleague, Mr. Geoghegan, on that point.