An investigation by Durham Police has reportedly concluded that Dominic Cummings may have breached lockdown rules by travelling 50 miles from Durham to Barnard Castle.
This is despite claims made on Sunday by Mr Cummings to the press that he made the trip with his wife Mary Wakefield and four-year-old son to test his eyesight.
Mr Cummings insisted he had acted “lawfully and reasonably” at all times when he made the 260-mile journey from London to Durham to self-isolate at his parents’ farm at the end of March.
But The Telegraph has learned that an investigation by Durham Police has concluded there might have been a "minor breach" of the guidelines when he drove to Barnard Castle on April 12.
However the force, which according to the most recent data, has issued 137 fines for lockdown breaches, said it would not be taking any further action against Mr Cummings.
The force said it did not consider Mr Cummings had breached the regulations when self-isolating at his father’s farm in Durham at the end of March but that the trip to Durham might have constituted a “minor breach”.
Its statement said the journey “might have been a minor breach of the regulations that would have warranted police intervention”.
The statement went on: “Durham Constabulary view this is as minor because there was no apparent breach of social distancing. "
