Content sources for Government support for UK businesses during the coronavirus pandemic– as at 30 March 2020

 

 

Business owners should take advice from an expert commercial solicitor on specific contracts and how the issues set out could apply to their own business.

 

There are a number of sources of information on the internet that can be consulted for more general guidance some of which will be updated on a regular basis.  General guidance can be found by navigating from

www.gov.uk.

 

Sources of specific support are listed below in alphabetical order by topic and include:

 

• Accommodation providers:

www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-19-advice-for-accommodation-providers

 

• Bank lending:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/875266/COVID_19_and_Bank_Lending__25_March_2020_.pdf

 

• Business loan interruption scheme:

www.british-business-bank.co.uk/ourpartners/coronavirus-business-interruption-loan-scheme-cbils/

 

 

• Business rates:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-rates-retail-discount-guidance

 

 

• Business rates review:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-rates-review-terms-of-reference/hm-treasury-fundamental-review-of-business-rates-terms-of-reference

 

• Business rents:

www.gov.uk/government/news/extra-protection-for-businesses-with-ban-on-evictions-for-commercial-tenants-who-miss-rent-payments

 

• Business support grant funding:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-business-support-grant-funding

 

• Businesses trading internationally:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-uk-businesses/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-uk-businesses-trading-internationally

 

• Compulsory closure of businesses:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close?utm_source=77e9a975-dcba-4146-b1f9-d36e8d01465f&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate

 

www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-plans-to-enforce-closure-of-businesses-and-other-venues–2

 

www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close-guidance

 

• Corporate financing facility:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses#support-for-larger-firms-through-the-covid-19-corporate-financing-facility

 

www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/market-notices/2020/ccff-market-notice-march-2020

 

 

• Data protection

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2020/03/community-groups-and-covid-19/

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2020/03/data-protection-and-coronavirus/

• Essential travel:

www.gov.uk/government/news/covid-19-essential-travel-guidance?utm_source=38508dca-c5ae-4971-9f8b-3ab8619f94c8&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate

 

 

• Financial support:

www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/

 

• Grant schemes: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/874772/small-business-grant-fund-and-retail-guidance.pdf

 

• Intellectual property

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/coronavirus-important-update-on-ipo-services

 

• Job retention scheme

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme

 

• Landlord and tenant

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-and-renting-guidance-for-landlords-tenants-and-local-authorities?utm_source=3f5d6b00-cdcd-4d01-981e-438c90d66133&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate

 

• Late filing of accounts:

www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-more-time-to-file-your-companys-accounts

 

• Laying workers off:

www.acas.org.uk/coronavirus

 

• Legislation

www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/7/pdfs/ukpga_20200007_en.pdf

www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/6/enacted/data.pdf

 

• Mass gatherings:

www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-19-guidance-for-mass-gatherings

 

• Mortgage lending forbearance:

www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/new-guidance-mortgage-providers-lenders-coronavirus

 

• MoT testing for vehicles:

www.gov.uk/government/news/vehicle-owners-to-be-granted-mot-exemption-in-battle-against-coronavirus

 

 

• Moving home
  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/government-advice-on-home-moving-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak

 

• Online sick note scheme:

www.gov.uk/government/news/online-isolation-notes-launched-providing-proof-of-coronavirus-absence-from-work

 

• Operating as a food take away business:

www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-grant-permission-for-pubs-and-restaurants-to-operate-as-takeaways-as-part-of-coronavirus-response

 

 

• Public Health England dashboard: arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/f94c3c90da5b4e9f9a0b19484dd4bb14

 

• Regulations

www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/327/made/data.pdf

 

www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/326/made/data.pdf

 

www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/129/made/data.pdf

 

• Statutory sick pay

www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/304/pdfs/uksi_20200304_en.pdf

 

www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/287/made/data.pdf

 

• Staying at home:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others

 

 

• Travel update:

www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-advises-all-british-travellers-to-return-to-the-uk-now

 

• Universal credit

www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/289/made/data.pdf

 

• World Health Organisation Dashboard: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd

 

The contents of this article are for the purposes of general awareness only. They do not purport to constitute legal or professional advice.