New Updates and Guidance
New
Blackburn with Darwen and Luton – sport and exercise facilities to remain closed
The latest data shows the incidence of COVID-19 in Blackburn with Darwen and Luton is higher than in other areas of the country and therefore the further easement of lockdown measures in these areas will be paused. This means indoor gyms, swimming pools and other sport and exercise facilities will not reopen in Luton or Blackburn with Darwen on 25 July. More information is available here.
Most comprehensive flu programme in UK history will be rolled out this winter
Eligible groups are urged to get their free vaccine every year. However with COVID-19 still in circulation, this year’s campaign will be particularly vital to protect the most vulnerable and reduce the number of people needing flu treatment from the NHS.
- Expanded flu vaccination programme to protect vulnerable people and support the NHS
- Free vaccine to be made available for people aged 50 to 64 later in the year
- Households of those on the shielded patient list eligible for free flu vaccination and school programme expanded to the first year of secondary schools for the first time.
Find out more here.
Travel corridors
From Tuesday 28 July 2020, passengers will not need to self-isolate when arriving in England from Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia and St Vincent and the Grenadines. ‘Travel corridor’ countries continue to be reviewed to monitor the situation there, to justify their exemption; and will be removed immediately should the public health situation change for the worse. Find out more here.
Updated
Companies House phone line has reopened
Their telephone contact line has reopened on 0303 123 4500 and enquiries can be emailed to enquiries@companieshouse.gov.uk. Find out more here.
Working in vehicles guidance has been updated
Updates include the change in working from home, when to wear face coverings and work related travel. Find out more here.
Staying COVID-19 Secure in 2020 notice
The notice to display to show you have made your workplace COVID-secure has been updated to reflect the change in guidance of working from home. Find the notice here.
Guidance on the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme has been updated
Links to further support from HMRC through the webchat service and helpline and to include information that businesses can apply the discount to soft drinks and/or packaged snacks, as long as they are for immediate consumption on the premises.
Countryside Stewardship: extension to capital agreements
The Rural Payments Agency are offering an extension of one year to all customers with capital agreements that started after 1 April 2018 or in 2019 for: Hedgerows and Boundaries grant; Woodland creation, Woodland tree health, Woodland management plan; PA1, PA2 and PA3; Water capital grants; and Historic Buildings Restoration grants. More information is available here.
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