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Government support for UK businesses during the Coronavirus pandemic– as of 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
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:
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:
Business rents:
Business support grant funding:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-business-support-grant-funding
Businesses trading internationally:
Compulsory closure of businesses:
Corporate financing facility:
www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/market-notices/2020/ccff-market-notice-march-2020
Data protection
Essential travel:
Financial support:
www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/
Grant schemes
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
Late filing of accounts:
www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-more-time-to-file-your-companys-accounts
Laying workers off:
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
Online sick note scheme:
Operating as a food take away business:
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:
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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