Coronavirus: Government support for UK businesses (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

http://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

http://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.

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