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The government has launched a hospitality strategy to support the recovery of the sector, including a dedicated council to oversee its delivery. To take forward this strategy, BEIS is establishing a Hospitality Sector Council to develop and implement an action plan that will deliver these objectives and review progress in doing so. Business minister Paul...

Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that all of Scotland will move into Level 0 from 19 July, the lowest level of restrictions since the beginning of the pandemic.  This means that as of next Monday (19th), the number of people who can meet indoors will rise to eight people from four households, with ten people from four...

Wales will take its next step towards a future with fewer COVID legal restrictions as First Minister Mark Drakeford set out a longer-term plan for the summer. Wales will move fully into alert level one from 17 July – a change paused four weeks ago because of new variants.  There will be further changes to...

“Absolutely vital to proceed with caution …” New guidance is published ‘Gradual’ return to the office In a press conference yesterday evening (12 July), Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that England will move to step 4 from 19 July.  He said that we cannot return immediately to how life was before COVID-19. While cases are high...

On 5 July, the UK government published the ‘COVID-19 Response: Summer 2021’, setting out the details of Step 4 of the COVID-19 roadmap in England. The final decision on moving to Step 4 on 19 July will take place on 12 July but it is widely anticipated that Government will agree to removing most remaining...

The Welsh Government has announced further support for businesses impacted by coronavirus restrictions. Eligible businesses in the hospitality, leisure and tourism sectors and their supply chains who continue to be severely impacted by restrictions, will receive up to £25,000 of additional support. To qualify for support, businesses must show their turnover has reduced by more...

MHCLG Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has published a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) to support tourism in England. In the statement, Jenrick calls on local planning authorities to take a positive approach to their engagement with commercial campsites for leisure use to ensure planning controls are not a barrier to local tourism and hospitality’s economic recovery. ...

Restrictions are currently in place across Northern Ireland. The Executive has agreed several relaxations to restrictions, including: 5 July (tbc): Reopening of seated theatres, concert halls and other venues. Return of conferences and exhibitions. The regulations will be reviewed on 1 July. The current restrictions can be found here.

The Scottish Government has confirmed that the whole of Scotland will move to Level 0 on 19 July if all necessary vaccination and harm reduction measures are met. From this date, physical distancing outdoors will be removed, and indoor distancing will be reduced to one metre if the data allows. Limits on outdoor gatherings will...

Recently launched at its headquarters in Leeds, the UK Infrastructure Bank will be tasked with accelerating investment into “ambitious infrastructure projects, cutting emissions and levelling up every part of the UK”. First announced by the Chancellor alongside the Spending Review, the Bank will help to finance important projects in every region and nation of the...