Category: News & Trending

The furlough scheme closes today (Thursday 30 September), amid media reports of uncertainty ahead for people who have not yet returned to work. Nearly one million workers were expected to be on the scheme at the end of September, according to estimates by the Office for National Statistics. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic,...

Leading experts, businesses and entrepreneurs have been assembled to help deliver the government’s Hospitality Strategy through the newly-formed Hospitality Council.    The Council includes UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls and experts who represent a cross-section of the sector, to support the delivery of the government’s Hospitality Strategy and oversee the actions related to the 22 commitments in it. The strategy aims to help hospitality firms to reopen, recover and become more resilient...

The Welsh First Minister has announced that people will have to show an NHS COVID Pass to enter nightclubs and attend events in Wales from next month (October 2021). The measure is being introduced to help control the spread of coronavirus – cases are currently high in Wales, but the alert level will remain at...

Below is a brief resume of the rules restrictions that are currently (as at 20 September 2021) in place in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, together with links to the relevant guidance. England England has moved to Step 4 of the roadmap: Social distancing measures lifted No limits on the number of people who...

The Autumn and Winter Plan relating to how Government will deal with Coronavirus has been published. The key components of the plan include: Building defences through pharmaceutical interventions: vaccines, antivirals and disease modifying therapeutics. This includes maximising vaccine uptake among those who are eligible and not taken up the offer yet, offering booster doses to...

Government has announced that all car drivers will be able to tow a trailer weighing up to 3,500kg without the need for an additional test (B+E) regardless of when they took their test.  This will take effect when the law is changed – the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) confirms this will be ‘as...

A multi-million pound package of support from the Scottish Government will help tourism and hospitality businesses recover from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Scotland. The support is part of a wider £129 million investment in the sector, which has been particularly hard hit by the pandemic. The package of support includes: £4 million for VisitScotland...

People in England and Northern Ireland who have had two COVID vaccines will no longer have to isolate if they come into contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus. Instead of having to quarantine for 10 days, they are now advised to take a PCR test, but this is not compulsory.  The...

New powers for the CMA Mandatory mediation for used vehicle and home improvement sectors BEIS (the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy) has published proposed reforms to “boost competition and protect the public from being ripped off”. The Department will consult on new powers for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to improve enforcement...

The Test and Trace guidance has been updated in line with the move to Step 4 (England) including the removal of the requirement for businesses to display and use QR codes. However it is important to note that It is still a  legal requirement for people to self-isolate if they test positive for COVID-19 or...