A traveller who became the first person to be charged over claims he didn’t possess the correct Covid documentation when he arrived at Aberdeen International Airport has seen all charges against him dropped.
Lee Woollerton had been facing two charges under The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (International Travel) (Scotland) Regulations 2020.
It was alleged that on May 21 2021 on his arrival in Scotland at Aberdeen International Airport he failed to possess a Covid-19 testing package for himself.
A second charge alleged the 55-year-old also failed to complete a passenger locator form.
And it was only the second time a charge had been brought against someone for not filling in a passenger locator form.
But it has now been confirmed that the Crown contacted Aberdeen Sheriff Court to advise that there would be no further proceedings in the case.
What does passenger locator form ask?
Under coronavirus travel rules at the time, passengers arriving in the UK from another country had to complete the form, which details things like their vaccination status, where they had travelled from and where they would be staying in this country.
Depending on the country they were travelling from, they may also have been required to show proof that they’d booked a PCR or lateral flow test for the days following their arrival in Scotland.
Woollerton, of Cambrian Crescent, Oulton, Lowestoft, had not been personally present when the case called at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
The matter had been continued without plea prior to it being dropped.
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