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Skip to the content Search Covid-19 - Latest updates Menu * Home Search Search for: Close search Close Menu * Home TODD & CUE COVID-19 UPDATES Todd & Cue are continuing to communicate with both customers and suppliers. This portal has been designed specifically for staff so we can communicate coherently to all of our team what decisions are being made within the business surrounding the COV1D-19 outbreak. In addition to this so that you are kept well informed with official advice we have also linked the feed to update with Government updates every 5 minutes. Please keep checking in here for both Company & Official Government updates. It is important that we all work together and act responsibly. As a business we are doing as much as we can to stop the spread of this outbreak and we ask our staff to try and make smart choices in order to protect themselves. Uncertain times also bring opportunities so whilst it may seem like ‘doom and gloom’, this crisis will pass. As a business are in an extremely strong position and are structured in a way that will allow us to come through this in a positive manner. * Todd & Cue Updates * Government Updates * All Updates TODD & CUE UPDATES GOVERNMENT UPDATES Categories Replacement feed REPLACEMENT FEED: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 5 June 2020 16:00 This coronavirus (COVID-19) RSS feed is being replaced with a new feed from Search – GOV.UK Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: UK STATEMENT ON THE WTO JOINT INITIATIVE ON SERVICES DOMESTIC REGULATION * Post date 5 June 2020 11:32 The UK’s Ambassador to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Julian Braithwaite, delivered this statement at a meeting for the Joint Initiative on Services Domestic Regulation on 5 June 2020. This meeting was convened by the Australian Permanent Representative to the WTO, Ambassador Frances Lisson. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: SENIOR CIVIL SERVANT AND FORMER LECTURER IN MEDICAL STATISTICS APPOINTED TO JOINT BIOSECURITY CENTRE * Post date 5 June 2020 10:58 Dr Clare Gardiner has been seconded to the role of Director General of the Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) at DHSC to take it through to full operating capability. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: REGULATORY STATUS OF SOFTWARE (INCLUDING APPS) USED IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 5 June 2020 09:30 Advice for manufacturers, members of the public and professional users of software or apps being used during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £7 MILLION FOR NEW COALITION OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN’S CHARITIES * Post date 4 June 2020 23:15 Funding package for targeted help to young people and their families most affected by coronavirus Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: FACE COVERINGS TO BECOME MANDATORY ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT * Post date 4 June 2020 19:51 From 15 June, face coverings will be required while using public transport in England. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: TRANSPORT SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 4 JUNE 2020 * Post date 4 June 2020 16:57 Face coverings will be required on public transport from 15 June 2020.. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: UK AID-BACKED DRONE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS GHANA’S CORONAVIRUS FIGHT * Post date 4 June 2020 16:33 A partnership between UK aid and Gavi: the Vaccine Alliance, is supporting the Government of Ghana to use Zipline drones to collect coronavirus test samples. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 4 JUNE 2020 * Post date 4 June 2020 16:18 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £7 MILLION FOR VULNERABLE PUPILS LEAVING ALTERNATIVE PROVISION * Post date 4 June 2020 09:31 More than 11,000 vulnerable young people to receive support to move into next stage of education or employment Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: 3D PRINTING (ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING) OF MEDICAL DEVICES OR COMPONENT PARTS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC * Post date 4 June 2020 08:30 The requirements on manufacturing 3D printing will depend on whether the item is classed as a medical device or personal protective equipment (PPE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: TRADE CREDIT INSURANCE BACKED BY £10 BILLION GUARANTEE * Post date 4 June 2020 06:00 Government to provide guarantees of up to £10 billion to Trade Credit Insurance schemes for business-to-business transactions Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): HOW TO SELF-ISOLATE WHEN YOU TRAVEL TO THE UK * Post date 3 June 2020 17:29 Sets out how to self-isolate if you arrive in the UK on or after 8 June 2020. You will not be allowed to leave the place you’re staying for the first 14 days you’re in the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: COMING TO THE UK FOR SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORK ON ENGLISH FARMS * Post date 3 June 2020 17:15 Advice for seasonal agricultural workers coming to England to work on farms and their employers. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PM STATEMENT AT THE CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 3 JUNE 2020 * Post date 3 June 2020 16:51 Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a statement at the coronavirus press conference on 3 June 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 3 JUNE * Post date 3 June 2020 16:11 Press conference slides used by Sir Patrick Vallance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: ASSESSMENT AND PROCUREMENT OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) TESTS * Post date 3 June 2020 15:56 How the government assesses offers of COVID-19 tests from developers for procurement and use in the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statement to parliament STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT: HOME SECRETARY ORAL STATEMENT ON HEALTH MEASURES AT THE BORDER * Post date 3 June 2020 14:21 The Home Secretary delivered an oral statement to the House of Commons on health measures being introduced at the border in response to coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 2 JUNE 2020 * Post date 3 June 2020 12:52 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 2 June 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: DAIRY RESPONSE FUND SET TO OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS * Post date 3 June 2020 10:28 Eligible English dairy farmers able to apply for up to £10,000 to overcome impact of coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: PUBLIC HEALTH BORDER MEASURES TO COME INTO FORCE NEXT WEEK * Post date 2 June 2020 21:30 The rules which cover the new measures at the UK border to protect against coronavirus will be published on 3 June 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: FCO AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST (ARI) 2020: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE * Post date 2 June 2020 16:58 The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) ARI has been updated to set out our research areas of interest relating to the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 1 JUNE 2020 * Post date 2 June 2020 16:31 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 1 June 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 2 JUNE 2020 * Post date 2 June 2020 16:02 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP and Professor John Newton. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): TESTING DATA METHODOLOGY * Post date 2 June 2020 13:16 Information on the data sources and methodology used to provide the daily statistics on coronavirus testing. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CORONAVIRUS: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY UPDATE * Post date 2 June 2020 11:21 The Environment Agency’s priority is to protect people and the environment, and to support those we regulate during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: UK SCIENCE AND THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 * Post date 2 June 2020 08:18 Dr Hanbin ZHENG, Senior UK Science & Innovation Officer, on the UK’s science-led international collaborations, especially in Singapore and the Southeast Asian region, in the fight against COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: YEMEN: NEW UK AID WILL HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 1 June 2020 23:15 A new package of funding for Yemen is to be announced today by the Foreign Secretary. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: STUDENT NUMBER CONTROLS * Post date 1 June 2020 16:48 The measures to protect students and universities during the coronavirus outbreak, including temporary student number controls and additional places. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 1 JUNE 2020 * Post date 1 June 2020 16:08 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP and Professor John Newton. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CHECK IF YOU CAN GET TAX-FREE CHILDCARE AND 30 HOURS FREE CHILDCARE DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 1 June 2020 14:52 Find out about temporary changes that may affect you if you’re applying for, or already getting, Tax-Free Childcare or 30 hours free childcare. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): ADVICE ON ACCESSING GREEN SPACES SAFELY * Post date 1 June 2020 09:48 Advice on using green spaces and protecting yourself and others from coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK REACHES 200,000 CORONAVIRUS TESTING CAPACITY TARGET A DAY EARLY * Post date 31 May 2020 20:33 Following the rapid expansion of coronavirus testing, the UK reached the 200,000 capacity target on Saturday 30 May, including capacity for 40,000 antibody tests a day Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: DAME LOUISE CASEY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 31 MAY 2020 * Post date 31 May 2020 16:20 Statement from Dame Louise Casey, the Prime Minister’s advisor on rough sleeping, on the efforts to support rough sleepers during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: COMMUNITIES SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 31 MAY 2020 * Post date 31 May 2020 15:55 The Communities Secretary on the government’s response to COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 31 MAY 2020 * Post date 31 May 2020 15:26 Press conference slides and datasets used by Dr Jenny Harries. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: PRIME MINISTER HAILS RESILIENCE OF SHIELDERS AS RESTRICTIONS SET TO EASE * Post date 31 May 2020 08:01 Extremely vulnerable people who have been “shielding” in England to be able to spend time outdoors. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO RESUMPTION OF COMPEITIVE SPORT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS * Post date 30 May 2020 17:57 DCMS publishes ‘stage three’ of its elite and professional sport guidance Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: OLIVER DOWDEN’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 30 MAY 2020 * Post date 30 May 2020 17:55 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary gave the 30 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SPI-M-O: CONSENSUS STATEMENT ON PUBLIC GATHERINGS, 11 MARCH 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 17:07 Consensus statement from the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling, Operational sub-group (SPI-M-O) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SPI-M-O: CONSENSUS VIEW: 13 APRIL REVIEW OF SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES, 1 APRIL 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 17:05 Consensus view from the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling, Operational sub-group (SPI-M-O) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Transparency data TRANSPARENCY DATA: SAGE 34 MINUTES: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE, 7 MAY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:59 Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s thirty-fourth meeting. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SAGE MINUTES: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE, 18 FEBRUARY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:16 Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s eighth meeting. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 29 MAY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:15 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Stephen Powis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SAGE MINUTES: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE, 13 FEBRUARY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:15 Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s seventh meeting. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SAGE MINUTES: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE, 11 FEBRUARY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:13 Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s sixth meeting. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SAGE MINUTES: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE, 6 FEBRUARY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:12 Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s fifth meeting. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SAGE MINUTES: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE, 4 FEBRUARY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:11 Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s fourth meeting. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SAGE MINUTES: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE, 3 FEBRUARY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:09 Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s third meeting. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Transparency data TRANSPARENCY DATA: SAGE MINUTES: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE, 28 JANUARY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:08 Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s second meeting. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SPI-M-O: CONSENSUS VIEW ON THE POTENTIAL RELAXING OF SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES, 4 MAY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 15:59 Consensus statement from the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling, Operational sub-group (SPI-M-O) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SPI-M: CONSENSUS STATEMENT ON COVID-19, 20 APRIL 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 15:55 Consensus statement from the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling (SPI-M) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LOOKING AFTER PEOPLE WHO LACK MENTAL CAPACITY * Post date 29 May 2020 11:56 Guidance for health and social care staff who are caring for, or treating, a person who lacks the relevant mental capacity. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Corporate report CORPORATE REPORT: CORONAVIRUS ACT REPORT: MAY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 11:47 The first two-monthly report on which powers in the Coronavirus Act 2020 are currently active. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £5 MILLION FUNDING GIVEN TO MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY PROJECTS * Post date 29 May 2020 11:00 Community projects supporting people with their mental health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will benefit from their share of £5 million of additional funding. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: STAYING ALERT AND SAFE (SOCIAL DISTANCING) * Post date 29 May 2020 10:47 The most important thing we can do is to stay alert, control the virus, and in doing so, save lives. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT TO PUBLISH CODE OF PRACTICE WITH COMMERCIAL SECTOR IN BOOST TO HIGH STREET * Post date 29 May 2020 09:34 High street businesses and landlords are set to benefit from a new code of practice, to provide them with clarity and reassurance over rent payments. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: APPLY FOR THE CORONAVIRUS LOCAL AUTHORITY DISCRETIONARY GRANTS FUND * Post date 29 May 2020 08:36 The Discretionary Grant Fund supports small and micro businesses that are not eligible for other grant schemes. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: ADVICE FOR SMOKERS AND VAPERS * Post date 29 May 2020 08:00 Advice for people who smoke or vape during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: PM: SIX PEOPLE CAN MEET OUTSIDE UNDER NEW MEASURES TO EASE LOCKDOWN * Post date 28 May 2020 18:21 PM Boris Johnson announced groups of up to six people will be able to meet outdoors in England from Monday 1 June, provided strict social distancing guidelines are followed. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: HELP CHILDREN AGED 2 TO 4 TO LEARN AT HOME DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 28 May 2020 16:59 Advice for parents and carers of early years children who have not yet started school. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 28 MAY 2020 * Post date 28 May 2020 16:24 Press conference slides used by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Sir Patrick Vallance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: NHS TEST AND TRACE: HOW IT WORKS * Post date 27 May 2020 19:35 An overview of the NHS test and trace service, including what happens if you test positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) or have had close contact with someone who has tested positive. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NHS TEST AND TRACE SERVICE * Post date 27 May 2020 19:20 New guidance means those who have been in close contact with someone who tests positive must isolate for 14 days, even if they have no symptoms. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 27 MAY 2020 * Post date 27 May 2020 17:01 Press conference slides and datasets used by Baroness Dido Harding and Professor Jonathan Van-Tam. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: COVID-19 TESTING DATA: LETTER TO THE OFFICE FOR STATISTICS REGULATION * Post date 27 May 2020 16:02 Response from Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to a letter from Sir David Norgrove, chair of the Office for Statistics Regulation. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories World news story WORLD NEWS STORY: FRENCH BORDER RESTRICTIONS IN RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS * Post date 27 May 2020 15:36 A summary of the border restrictions in place for travelling to the UK and to France. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS: MOT CENTRE AND TESTER GUIDANCE * Post date 27 May 2020 10:13 Guidance on providing MOT tests during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, including how to limit the spread of coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CLEANSING AND PPE WASTE AT A HEALTHCARE WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY: RPS C1 * Post date 27 May 2020 08:47 When you can store or treat coronavirus (COVID-19) cleansing and used PPE waste without having codes 15 02 02* or 15 02 03 in your permit. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: HM TREASURY CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) BUSINESS LOAN SCHEME STATISTICS * Post date 27 May 2020 08:30 HMT management information about the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) and Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT SIGNIFICANTLY BOOSTS UK PPE SUPPLY WITH MORE THAN 100 NEW DEALS * Post date 26 May 2020 19:04 The government has signed deals with more than 100 new suppliers from around the world as well as ramping up domestic production to help meet demand for PPE. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 26 MAY 2020 * Post date 26 May 2020 17:43 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 26 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE ON TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19 (28 APRIL 2020) * Post date 26 May 2020 17:16 Research compiled by the Environmental and Modelling Group for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: EVIDENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DISPERSION OF COVID-19 FOR DIFFERENT MECHANISMS (14 APRIL 2020) * Post date 26 May 2020 17:16 A brief evidence summary for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 26 MAY 2020 * Post date 26 May 2020 16:10 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor John Newton. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: DAME LOUISE CASEY CALLS ON COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO HELP WITH COVID-19 ROUGH SLEEPING CRISIS * Post date 26 May 2020 11:12 Businesses, faith groups and local communities are being urged to help new Rough Sleeping Taskforce. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE UP TO £23M IN EXTRA FUNDING TO TACKLE CORONAVIRUS IN WALES * Post date 26 May 2020 11:09 Simon Hart: Additional funding for Wales “highlights our determination to move forward together” in fight against coronavirus Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GUIDANCE ON SEARCHING FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS IN ENGLAND DURING COVID-19 * Post date 26 May 2020 08:51 Guidance for members of the public (including metal-detectorists) searching for archaeological finds in England during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £300 MILLION ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO SUPPORT NEW TEST AND TRACE SERVICE * Post date 24 May 2020 17:17 Local authorities will be central to supporting the new test and trace service in England, with the government providing a new funding package of £300 million. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: PREPARING FOR THE WIDER OPENING OF EARLY YEARS AND CHILDCARE SETTINGS FROM 1 JUNE * Post date 24 May 2020 11:31 A planning guide for early years providers, in England, to help prepare them to open their settings for all children from 1 June 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: 6000 NEW SUPPORTED HOMES AS PART OF LANDMARK COMMITMENT TO END ROUGH SLEEPING * Post date 23 May 2020 23:26 Radical plans to provide thousands of long-term, safe homes for vulnerable rough sleepers taken off the streets during the pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £50 MILLION BOOST TO SUPPORT THE RECOVERY OF OUR HIGH STREETS * Post date 23 May 2020 23:15 The Reopening High Streets Safely Fund will help councils in England introduce a range of safety measures in a move to get people back to work and customers back to the shops. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: TRANSPORT SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 23 MAY 2020 * Post date 23 May 2020 17:01 Further funding to protect and increase transport services, level up infrastructure and regenerate local economies after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: UP TO £15 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE CITIZENS ADVICE SERVICE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC * Post date 23 May 2020 10:00 Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland to receive funding boost of up to £15 million to help them deal with increased demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR LONDON’S COVID-19 RECOVERY * Post date 23 May 2020 09:33 A new London Transition Board will co-ordinate London’s response as it emerges from the lockdown and begins to reopen its economy while controlling the virus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SAFER TRAVEL GUIDANCE FOR PASSENGERS * Post date 23 May 2020 09:03 Walking, cycling, and travelling in vehicles or on public transport during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) ESSENTIAL INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GUIDANCE * Post date 22 May 2020 19:47 This page provides guidance on travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office advises against all but essential travel. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): PROVIDING HOME CARE * Post date 22 May 2020 19:28 Information for those providing personal care to people living in their own home during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HOME SECRETARY’S OPENING STATEMENT TO THE GOVERNMENT’S DAILY BRIEFING ON CORONAVIRUS * Post date 22 May 2020 17:09 The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, explains the measures to be taken at the border to avoid a second wave of coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission at the 22 May 2020 daily press briefing. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: THE R NUMBER IN THE UK * Post date 22 May 2020 17:04 The reproduction number (R) is the average number of secondary infections produced by 1 infected person. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 22 MAY 2020 * Post date 22 May 2020 16:19 Press conference slides and datasets used by Sir Patrick Vallance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT TO OFFER ANTIBODY TESTS TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE STAFF AND PATIENTS IN ENGLAND * Post date 21 May 2020 19:07 New antibody testing programme to provide tens of thousands of antibody tests per day across the UK from next week. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 21 MAY 2020 * Post date 21 May 2020 18:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 21 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: TRIAL OF RAPID CORONAVIRUS TEST LAUNCHED IN HAMPSHIRE * Post date 21 May 2020 17:00 The new coronavirus (COVID-19) test is highly effective in clinical settings and can return results on site, without being sent to a laboratory, within 20 minutes. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 21 MAY 2020 * Post date 21 May 2020 16:21 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP and Professor Chris Whitty. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: SAFEGUARDING AND REMOTE EDUCATION DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 21 May 2020 14:50 Understand how to follow safeguarding procedures when planning remote education strategies and teaching remotely during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: STATISTICS ON CORONAVIRUS FUNDING FOR BUSINESS * Post date 21 May 2020 14:50 Data on the government loans and grants to support businesses and self employed people through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: WELSH SECRETARY COMMENDS ARMED FORCES’ CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS IN WALES * Post date 21 May 2020 14:43 Simon Hart thanks the Armed Forces personnel providing support in Wales as part of the ongoing response to COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: COVID-19 REGULATORY POSITION STATEMENTS * Post date 21 May 2020 14:03 Environment Agency regulatory response to coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: EMISSIONS TO AIR FROM LARGE COMBUSTION PLANT IN THE TRANSITIONAL NATIONAL PLAN: RPS C18 * Post date 21 May 2020 13:58 When Large Combustion Plant operators can delay meeting new emission limit values scheduled to take effect from 1 July 2020 because of coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: OLIVER DOWDEN’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 20 MAY 2020 * Post date 20 May 2020 18:23 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary gave the 20 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CORONAVIRUS AND REGIONAL SECURITY: UK STATEMENT ON FOREIGN MINISTERS’ MEETING * Post date 20 May 2020 18:11 The Foreign Secretary hosted a meeting with the Turkish, French, and German Foreign Ministers, to discuss coronavirus as well as Middle East security issues. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: WAITING TO RETURN TO THE UK DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 20 May 2020 17:07 Guidance for British people who are currently travelling abroad and are unable to return home due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 20 MAY 2020 * Post date 20 May 2020 16:14 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP and Professor Stephen Powis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE (VCSE) ORGANISATIONS TO RESPOND TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 20 May 2020 16:00 The government has pledged £750 million to ensure VCSE can continue their vital work supporting the country during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, including £200m for the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, along with an additional £150 million from dormant bank and building society accounts. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): INFORMING DHSC OF THE DEATH OF A WORKER IN SOCIAL CARE * Post date 20 May 2020 15:28 How local authorities and social care providers can tell DHSC about the death of an employee or volunteer in social care. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO ALL POSTMASTERS * Post date 20 May 2020 15:19 Letter from the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility, Paul Scully, to all postmasters, their staff and Post Office employees. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Consultation outcome CONSULTATION OUTCOME: CAPACITY MARKET: PROPOSAL TO RELAX THE RULES TEMPORARILY IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 * Post date 20 May 2020 08:00 We’re seeking views on ways to relax certain Capacity Market obligations and deadlines, reduce the burden and minimise terminations during COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £40M BOOST FOR CUTTING-EDGE START-UPS * Post date 20 May 2020 06:00 Innovative businesses and start-ups are set to benefit from a £40 million government investment to drive forward new technological advances. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: WALES TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL £64.5M AS A RESULT OF TRANSPORT FUNDING IN ENGLAND * Post date 19 May 2020 16:25 The UK Government has now provided over £2.2 billion in direct funding to Wales in order to manage the impact of coronavirus Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 19 MAY 2020 * Post date 19 May 2020 16:10 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon George Eustice MP and Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CONSERVATIONISTS RESCUED FROM ONE OF THE MOST ISOLATED PLACES IN THE WORLD * Post date 19 May 2020 12:43 A team of conservationists stranded on one of the most remote places on earth made it back to the UK following a 12-day voyage to Ascension Island and a military flight home. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories National statistics NATIONAL STATISTICS: LATEST FIGURES SHOW MILLIONS BENEFITTING FROM TREASURY CORONAVIRUS SUPPORT SCHEMES * Post date 19 May 2020 09:26 New figures on the UK-wide government support schemes for individuals and businesses have been published today, Tuesday 19 May 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Transparency data TRANSPARENCY DATA: LATEST FIGURES SHOW MILLIONS BENEFITTING FROM TREASURY CORONAVIRUS SUPPORT SCHEMES * Post date 19 May 2020 09:26 New figures on the UK-wide government support schemes for individuals and businesses have been published today, Tuesday 19 May 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CORONAVIRUS STATUTORY SICK PAY REBATE SCHEME SET TO LAUNCH * Post date 18 May 2020 23:15 Employers will be able to make claims through the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme from 26 May. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £37 MILLION TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX NEEDS * Post date 18 May 2020 23:15 The multi-million-pound settlement will help low-income families with seriously ill or disabled children with the cost of equipment, goods or services Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: EVERYONE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH SYMPTOMS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTS * Post date 18 May 2020 17:03 Everyone in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms can now get a test. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 18 MAY 2020 * Post date 18 May 2020 16:47 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 18 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statement to parliament STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): HEALTH SECRETARY’S STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT * Post date 18 May 2020 16:18 The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock updated Parliament on the government’s response to coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 18 MAY 2020 * Post date 18 May 2020 16:08 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statement to parliament STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT: TRANSPORT FOR LONDON EXTRAORDINARY FUNDING AND FINANCING * Post date 18 May 2020 14:40 Support funding package for Transport for London in order to keep vital public transport services running in London. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: STAYING SAFE OUTSIDE YOUR HOME * Post date 18 May 2020 14:00 The principles you should follow to ensure that time spent outside your home is as safe as possible. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: STATEMENT FROM THE UK CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS ON AN UPDATE TO CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS: 18 MARCH 2020 * Post date 18 May 2020 10:01 New information about coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms has been announced. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: BUSINESS SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 17 MAY 2020 * Post date 18 May 2020 09:39 Business Secretary Alok Sharma gave the 17 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO SOCIAL HOUSING RESIDENTS * Post date 18 May 2020 09:11 Letter from the Minister of Housing setting out the measures that are in place to support social housing residents during the next phase towards reopening society. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GET A PAYMENT DEFERRAL OR DEREGISTER FROM MONEY LAUNDERING SUPERVISION DUE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 18 May 2020 07:08 Check if you can get a payment deferral or deregister if you are a business with an annual fee due between 1 May and 30 September 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FUNDING AND MANUFACTURING BOOST FOR UK VACCINE PROGRAMME * Post date 17 May 2020 15:38 UK’s top researchers rapidly working to find a coronavirus vaccine will benefit from £84 million of new government funding. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: VACCINES MANUFACTURING AND INNOVATION CENTRE TO OPEN 12 MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE * Post date 17 May 2020 06:00 Race to manufacture millions of doses of a coronavirus vaccine boosted with a multi-million-pound government investment. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PRIME MINISTER’S ARTICLE IN THE MAIL ON SUNDAY: 17 MAY 2020 * Post date 17 May 2020 05:00 Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s piece in the Mail on Sunday. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT BEGINS LARGE SCALE STUDY OF CORONAVIRUS IMMUNITY * Post date 16 May 2020 23:15 Major long-term study will track spread of coronavirus in general population Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: EDUCATION SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 16 MAY * Post date 16 May 2020 17:22 Education Secretary on the Government’s response to the outbreak of coronavirus and plans to begin returning to school safely Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 16 MAY 2020 * Post date 16 May 2020 15:54 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP and Dr Jenny Harries. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COVID-19 DETECTION DOGS TRIAL LAUNCHES * Post date 15 May 2020 23:15 Trials for specially-trained ‘COVID dogs’ that may be able to detect coronavirus (COVID-19) in humans, even before symptoms appear, are set to begin as part of new research. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW TASKFORCE DEVELOPING PLAN TO REOPEN PLACES OF WORSHIP * Post date 15 May 2020 19:04 Faith leaders and government agree to develop plan to enable phased and safe reopening of places of worship. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 15 MAY 2020 * Post date 15 May 2020 18:26 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 15 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CARE HOME SUPPORT PACKAGE BACKED BY £600 MILLION TO HELP REDUCE CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS * Post date 15 May 2020 17:56 A new £600 million Infection Control Fund has been introduced to tackle the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in care homes. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: EXTRA £35M FOR WALES IN FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS * Post date 15 May 2020 16:51 This takes the total amount of funding provided by the UK Government to support the effort to tackle the coronavirus in Wales to over £2.1 billion Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SUPPORT FOR CARE HOMES * Post date 15 May 2020 16:46 Sets out the support package to keep care homes safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 15 MAY 2020 * Post date 15 May 2020 16:35 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP and the deputy chief medical officer for England, Dr Jenny Harries OBE. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: 70 MILLION FACE MASKS FOR NHS AND CARE WORKERS THROUGH NEW INDUSTRY DEAL * Post date 14 May 2020 23:01 More than 70 million face masks will be manufactured in the UK and delivered to frontline health and care workers following an agreement with a global technology company. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: SAFE WORKING IN EDUCATION, CHILDCARE AND CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE * Post date 14 May 2020 18:06 Preventing and controlling infection, including the use of PPE, in education, childcare and children’s social care settings during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: PREPARING FOR THE WIDER OPENING OF SCHOOLS FROM 1 JUNE * Post date 14 May 2020 17:38 A planning guide for primary school leaders to help prepare them to open their schools for more pupils during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: TRANSPORT SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 14 MAY 2020 * Post date 14 May 2020 17:02 Describing how the time during lockdown has been used to fix and upgrade road and rail infrastructure, including plans to help the economy bounce back. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 14 MAY 2020 * Post date 14 May 2020 16:13 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP and Professor Jonathan Van-Tam. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): CHARTER FOR SAFE WORKING PRACTICE * Post date 14 May 2020 16:05 A Charter, co-produced by the government and the Home Building Federation, committing signatories to safe working whilst COVID-19 remains prevalent. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 13 MAY 2020 * Post date 13 May 2020 16:22 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP and Dr Jenny Harries. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): CONSTRUCTION UPDATE Q&A * Post date 13 May 2020 15:06 Questions and answers on today’s (13 May 2020) announcement on construction site working hours to enable social distancing working practices. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE ON PHASED RETURN OF SPORT AND RECREATION * Post date 13 May 2020 13:40 Guidance for the public, providers of outdoor sport facilities, elite athletes, personal trainers and coaches on the phased return of sport and recreation. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENT AND PAY DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 13 May 2020 13:26 An explanation of how holiday entitlement and pay operate during the coronavirus pandemic, where it differs from the standard holiday entitlement and pay guidance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: HOW TESTS AND TESTING KITS FOR CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) WORK * Post date 13 May 2020 13:19 The different types of tests and testing kits for COVID-19, and the specifications for manufacturers. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) – COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY GUIDANCE * Post date 13 May 2020 07:00 In response to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), MHCLG has published guidance for local authorities on Community Infrastructure Levy matters. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) – COMPULSORY PURCHASE GUIDANCE * Post date 13 May 2020 07:00 In response to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), MHCLG has published guidance for acquiring authorities on compulsory purchase matters. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) – PLANNING UPDATE * Post date 13 May 2020 06:59 In response to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), MHCLG has published an update on planning matters, including temporary measures to make it easier to operate the planning system. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES THROUGH TRADE CREDIT INSURANCE GUARANTEE * Post date 13 May 2020 06:15 Businesses with supply chains which rely on Trade Credit Insurance and who are experiencing difficulties maintaining cover due to Coronavirus will get support from the government, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, John Glen has announced. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CLAIM A GRANT THROUGH THE SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME * Post date 13 May 2020 05:00 If you’re self-employed or a member of a partnership and have been adversely affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) use this scheme if you’re eligible to claim the grant. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SAFER PUBLIC PLACES – URBAN CENTRES AND GREEN SPACES * Post date 13 May 2020 01:15 Guidance for the owners and operators of urban centres and green spaces to help social distancing. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW PARTNERSHIP TO SEQUENCE HUMAN GENOMES IN FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS * Post date 12 May 2020 23:15 Thousands of patients severely ill with coronavirus will have their genetic code studied to help scientists understand whether a person’s genetics may influence their susceptibility to the virus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW GUIDANCE ON SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS * Post date 12 May 2020 23:01 Details on a range of outdoor activities which will be allowed in England from 13 May 2020 subject to social distancing rules. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: BUSINESS SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 12 MAY 2020 * Post date 12 May 2020 17:55 Business Secretary Alok Sharma gave the 12 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: OUR PLAN TO REBUILD: THE UK GOVERNMENT’S COVID-19 RECOVERY STRATEGY * Post date 12 May 2020 16:39 The Government’s roadmap for how and when the UK will adjust its response to the COVID-19 crisis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 12 MAY 2020 * Post date 12 May 2020 16:24 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP and Professor Stephen Powis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT EXPANDS EXPERT TEAM TO RAPIDLY ROLL OUT CORONAVIRUS TEST AND TRACE PROGRAMME * Post date 12 May 2020 15:50 The government has announced the expansion of the expert team leading on the rapid nationwide roll-out of the coronavirus (COVID-19) test and trace programme. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statement to parliament STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): NEW TRANSPORT GUIDANCE FOR PASSENGERS AND OPERATORS * Post date 12 May 2020 14:44 Announcing new safer travel guidance for members of the public and safer transport guidance for operators. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: ACTIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CHILDCARE SETTINGS TO PREPARE FOR WIDER OPENING FROM 1 JUNE 2020 * Post date 11 May 2020 17:58 Next steps for the phased wider opening of educational and childcare settings. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE ADULT SOCIAL CARE WORKFORCE * Post date 11 May 2020 17:46 Advice for those working in adult social care on managing your mental health and how employers can take care of the wellbeing of their staff during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NEW PORTAL FOR CARE HOMES TO ARRANGE CORONAVIRUS TESTING * Post date 11 May 2020 16:58 All care home staff and residents are now eligible for testing with priority for those in homes that look after the over-65s. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: NEW GUIDANCE LAUNCHED TO HELP GET BRITS SAFELY BACK TO WORK * Post date 11 May 2020 16:53 Government publishes guidance for employers to help them get their businesses back up and running and workplaces operating safely. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): APPLY FOR THE FOOD CHARITIES GRANT FUND * Post date 11 May 2020 09:42 Apply for a grant of up to £100,000 for your charity helping people affected by coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PM ADDRESS TO THE NATION ON CORONAVIRUS: 10 MAY 2020 * Post date 10 May 2020 18:15 Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation on coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statutory guidance STATUTORY GUIDANCE: REALLOCATING ROAD SPACE IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19: STATUTORY GUIDANCE FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES * Post date 9 May 2020 17:56 Guidance for local authorities on managing their road networks in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: TRANSPORT SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 9 MAY 2020 * Post date 9 May 2020 15:51 Announcing a £2 billion package to support active travel to help the country emerge from coronavirus crisis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: £2 BILLION PACKAGE TO CREATE NEW ERA FOR CYCLING AND WALKING * Post date 9 May 2020 15:12 Alternative ways to travel, such as walking and cycling, could relieve the pressure on public transport. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: MILLIONS MORE ITEMS OF PPE FOR FRONTLINE STAFF FROM NEW BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS * Post date 9 May 2020 10:35 NHS and social care staff in the UK are set to receive millions of items of personal protective equipment (PPE) over the coming months thanks to new collaborations with a number of organisations. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 8 MAY 2020 * Post date 8 May 2020 16:22 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Stephen Powis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: COUNTERING ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE DURING THE CORONOAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC * Post date 8 May 2020 13:45 The Minister of State for Security writes to industry partners on countering online child sexual exploitation and abuse during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: BRITISH GURKHAS AND UK GOVERNMENT RESCUE MISSION TO HELP STRANDED BRITS IN NEPAL * Post date 8 May 2020 08:54 British Gurkhas in Nepal have helped to rescue 109 Brits stranded in remote areas across the country so they could return home on Government charter flights. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: DOMESTIC ABUSE CHARITIES CAN APPLY FOR VITAL FUNDS * Post date 7 May 2020 16:50 Charities can bid for a share of £10 million funding to support victims of domestic abuse. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 7 MAY 2020 * Post date 7 May 2020 16:49 Press conference slides and datasets used by Dr Jenny Harries. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: DOMESTIC ABUSE SAFE ACCOMMODATION: COVID-19 EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUND * Post date 7 May 2020 16:49 This prospectus provides prospective bidders with information on how to apply for funding and how the assessment process will work. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: OVER 1 MILLION FOOD BOXES DELIVERED TO THOSE MOST AT RISK FROM CORONAVIRUS * Post date 6 May 2020 17:16 Over 1 million boxes of essential food have now been delivered to those at highest risk across England. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: COMMUNITIES SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 6 MAY 2020 * Post date 6 May 2020 16:59 The Communities Secretary on the government’s response to COVID-19 and the work being done locally. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 6 MAY 2020 * Post date 6 May 2020 16:45 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Yvonne Doyle. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: DEDICATED APP FOR SOCIAL CARE WORKERS LAUNCHED * Post date 6 May 2020 15:29 A new dedicated app for the adult social care workforce in England has been launched to support staff through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW FUNDING TO SUPPORT DAIRY FARMERS THROUGH CORONAVIRUS * Post date 6 May 2020 15:03 A new fund will enable eligible dairy farmers in England to access up to £10,000 each to help them overcome the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW REAGENT AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT GLOBAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 6 May 2020 09:54 A new biological reagent is now available to labs around the UK and the world that will help them to set up and develop accurate diagnostic tests for coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GUIDANCE FOR BUSINESSES SEEKING TO HELP VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ORGANISATIONS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 6 May 2020 09:13 How businesses can offer services, funds and volunteers to civil society during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: BUSINESS RATES REVALUATION POSTPONED * Post date 6 May 2020 09:07 A revaluation of business rates will no longer take place in 2021 to help reduce uncertainty for firms affected by the impacts of coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: 5G AND CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 5 May 2020 23:15 There is no evidence of a link between 5G and coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: REMOTE EDUCATION DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 5 May 2020 19:02 Information, guidance and support for teachers and leaders on educating children during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: KEEPING PUPILS MOTIVATED AND ENGAGED * Post date 5 May 2020 17:54 Schools are using various methods to keep pupils interested and motivated when learning remotely. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: ADAPTING THE CURRICULUM FOR REMOTE EDUCATION * Post date 5 May 2020 17:49 Schools have been using various methods to adapt the curriculum for remote education to best meet the needs of pupils. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: ADAPTING TEACHING PRACTICE FOR REMOTE EDUCATION * Post date 5 May 2020 17:42 Schools have been using various methods to adapt teaching practice for remote education to best meet the needs of pupils. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO COUNCILS ON THE RE-OPENING OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE AND RECYCLING CENTRES * Post date 5 May 2020 17:34 Letter to councils in England on the re-opening household waste and recycling centres. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: SUPPORTING PUPILS’ WELLBEING * Post date 5 May 2020 17:20 Schools have been using various methods to ensure that they are supporting pupils’ wellbeing and providing pastoral care. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: REMOTE EDUCATION PRACTICE FOR SCHOOLS DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 5 May 2020 17:12 An opportunity for schools to learn from each other’s emerging practice as they develop their approaches to providing remote education. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: CASE STUDIES: REMOTE EDUCATION PRACTICE FOR SCHOOLS DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 5 May 2020 17:08 Examples of practice for remote education from schools and academies across England. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK CONDEMNS CYBER ACTORS SEEKING TO BENEFIT FROM GLOBAL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC * Post date 5 May 2020 16:54 Foreign Secretary warns hostile cyber actors against using global pandemic for their own malicious ends Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 5 MAY 2020 * Post date 5 May 2020 16:48 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 5 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 5 MAY 2020 * Post date 5 May 2020 16:26 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): VERIFICATION OF DEATH IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY * Post date 5 May 2020 15:21 Clarifying existing practice for verifying deaths outside of hospitals and providing a framework for safe verification of death during the coronavirus emergency. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 4 MAY 2020 * Post date 5 May 2020 14:55 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 4 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: ELIGIBILITY FOR GOVERNMENT CHILDCARE OFFERS PROTECTED * Post date 5 May 2020 13:14 Temporary measures ensure critical workers will still be eligible for childcare offers if their income has changed due to coronavirus Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CHECK WHICH EXPENSES ARE TAXABLE IF YOUR EMPLOYEE WORKS FROM HOME DUE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 5 May 2020 11:13 Find out what equipment, services or supplies are taxable if your employees are working from home due to coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: OFQUAL PUBLISHES INITIAL DECISIONS ON GCSE AND A LEVEL GRADING PROPOSALS FOR 2020 * Post date 5 May 2020 09:00 Consultation decisions on who should receive a calculated grade for GCSEs, AS and A levels. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CORONAVIRUS TEST, TRACK AND TRACE PLAN LAUNCHED ON ISLE OF WIGHT * Post date 4 May 2020 18:11 Isle of Wight residents will be the first to get access to a new contact tracing app as part of government action to minimise the spread of COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 4 MAY 2020 * Post date 4 May 2020 16:15 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Jonathan Van-Tam. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: ACTIONS FOR HE PROVIDERS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK * Post date 4 May 2020 15:32 Information for HE providers on the government support package available for universities and students, the process for clearing and student numbers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GET TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND SCHOOLS DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 4 May 2020 13:26 Guidance for local authorities, academy trusts and schools on how to get internet access, digital devices and support to provide remote education during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Local authorities can also get support for care leavers, and children and young people with a social worker. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SUPPORT FOR ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS * Post date 4 May 2020 11:49 Eligibility for animal welfare grants for licensed zoos and aquariums affected by coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): APPLY FOR THE ZOOS SUPPORT FUND * Post date 4 May 2020 11:47 Apply for an animal welfare grant of up to £100,000 for your zoo or aquarium affected by coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Corporate report CORPORATE REPORT: SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY GROUP FOR EMERGENCIES (SAGE): CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE – MEMBERSHIP * Post date 4 May 2020 11:46 List of participants of SAGE and related sub-groups. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: FCO PRIVACY NOTICE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) EMERGENCY LOAN FOR BRITISH NATIONALS ABROAD FOR LIVING COSTS * Post date 4 May 2020 11:34 How the Foreign & Commonwealth Office processes your data if you apply for an emergency loan for living costs whilst you are abroad, waiting to return to the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: TAX CREDITS CUSTOMERS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS EVEN IF WORKING FEWER HOURS DUE TO COVID-19 * Post date 4 May 2020 10:18 People who can’t work their normal hours because of coronavirus (COVID-19) will still receive their usual tax credits payments. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: NEW BOUNCE BACK LOANS TO LAUNCH TODAY * Post date 4 May 2020 08:33 Britain’s small businesses will be able to apply for quick and easy-to access loans of up to £50,000 from today – with the cash expected to land within days. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: APPLY FOR THE CORONAVIRUS LARGE BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOAN SCHEME * Post date 4 May 2020 08:32 This scheme helps large businesses affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) to access loans of up to £25 million. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: EMERGENCY FUNDING TO SUPPORT MOST VULNERABLE IN SOCIETY DURING PANDEMIC * Post date 2 May 2020 15:30 Communities Secretary announces £76 million extra funding to support survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and vulnerable children and their families and victims of modern slavery. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: DAME LOUISE CASEY TO SPEARHEAD GOVERNMENT TASKFORCE ON ROUGH SLEEPING DURING PANDEMIC * Post date 2 May 2020 15:29 A specialist taskforce has been created to lead the next phase of the Government’s support for rough sleepers during the pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 2 MAY 2020 * Post date 2 May 2020 15:17 Press conference slides and datasets used by Dr Jenny Harries. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: TOP-UP TO LOCAL BUSINESS GRANT FUNDS SCHEME * Post date 2 May 2020 11:20 A discretionary fund has been set up to accommodate certain small businesses previously outside the scope of the business grant funds scheme. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: BOUNCE BACK LOAN SCHEME: LETTER FROM THE CHANCELLOR TO LENDERS * Post date 1 May 2020 20:34 A letter from the Chancellor to all accredited Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme lenders on the new Bounce Back Loan Scheme. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: APPLY FOR THE CORONAVIRUS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOAN SCHEME * Post date 1 May 2020 18:24 The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) provides financial support to smaller businesses affected by coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 1 MAY 2020 * Post date 1 May 2020 17:31 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 1 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: HEALTH SECRETARY WELCOMES REOPENING OF FERTILITY SERVICES * Post date 1 May 2020 16:34 New guidance will allow clinics to reopen if they can prove measures to protect staff and patients are in place. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 1 MAY 2020 * Post date 1 May 2020 16:23 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Stephen Powis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: TREASURY DIRECTION MADE BY THE CHANCELLOR UNDER SECTIONS 71 AND 76 OF THE CORONAVIRUS ACT 2020 * Post date 1 May 2020 15:00 The Chancellor has made a Treasury Direction under Sections 71 and 76 of the Coronavirus Act 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: DFID SUPPORT FOR PARTNERS TO DELIVER LIFE-SAVING PROGRAMMES * Post date 1 May 2020 14:40 The International Development Secretary sets out help for DFID’s supply partners. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) TESTING: PRIVACY INFORMATION * Post date 1 May 2020 13:38 Privacy notice on COVID-19 virus testing for critical workers and their household members who are self-isolating because they’re showing symptoms. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: RUN FOR HEROES FOUNDER WINS PM AWARD * Post date 1 May 2020 12:50 Olivia Strong has received the Prime Minister’s daily Points of Light award. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £6.1 MILLION FUNDING BOOST TO HELP HIGH STREETS AND TOWN CENTRES THROUGH PANDEMIC * Post date 1 May 2020 12:43 Business Improvement Districts will receive funding in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: TESTING AVAILABLE FOR COUNCIL WORKERS * Post date 1 May 2020 09:21 Local Government Secretary thanks councils in England for their support during the pandemic and outlines how staff can get tested. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: COVID-19: TESTING FOR COUNCIL WORKERS * Post date 1 May 2020 09:20 Letter thanking councils in England for their support during the pandemic and outlining how staff can get tested. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: GOVERNMENT TO SAFEGUARD VITAL GREAT BRITAIN-NORTHERN IRELAND AIR LINKS * Post date 1 May 2020 08:09 Investment will protect air passenger flights for important routes between Great Britain and Northern Ireland Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories World news story WORLD NEWS STORY: PANAMA CITY HOTELS DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 30 April 2020 18:22 This page provides details of hotels in Panama City, to help British people find accommodation so that they are ready to take their flight to the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FIFTH ROUND OF CHARTER FLIGHTS FROM INDIA ANNOUNCED * Post date 30 April 2020 16:54 The UK has announced seven further charter flights to bring over 2,000 stranded British travellers home from India. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: PRIME MINISTER’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 30 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 16:50 Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s statement on coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: COVID-19: MITIGATING IMPACTS ON GYPSY AND TRAVELLER COMMUNITIES * Post date 30 April 2020 16:44 Lord Greenhalgh, Communities Minister, has written to local authority chief executives to highlight the support needed by some members of Gypsy and Traveller communities. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 30 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 16:36 Press conference slides and datasets used by Sir Patrick Vallance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: TREASURY CUT TAXES TO REDUCE PPE COSTS * Post date 30 April 2020 14:30 From tomorrow (1 May 2020), PPE purchased by care homes, businesses, charities and individuals to protect against Covid-19 will be free from VAT for a three-month period. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: HEALTHCARE SUPPORT FOR WHEN YOU ARE UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE UK DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 30 April 2020 13:11 Guidance on the medical and health support available for British people who are unable to return home due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR WHEN YOU ARE UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE UK DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 30 April 2020 13:11 Guidance on the financial support available for British people who are unable to return home due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO THE ENERGY SECTOR * Post date 30 April 2020 11:50 Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to the UK’s energy sector. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 27 MARCH 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:01 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove made a statement on coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 4 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:01 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove made a statement on coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 23 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 23 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 5 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 5 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 28 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 28 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 27 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 27 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 3 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 3 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 15 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 15 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 21 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 21 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 12 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 12 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: A STATEMENT ON OUR UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES * Post date 30 April 2020 10:00 Further guidance issued for Heads of Centre on making assessment judgements about private candidates. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO TOWN AND PARISH COUNCILS * Post date 30 April 2020 09:50 Letter from the Secretary of State Robert Jenrick thanking town and parish councils for their work during the pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: ANOTHER 900 BRITISH TRAVELLERS IN NEW ZEALAND SET TO RETURN TO THE UK * Post date 30 April 2020 01:25 Around 900 more British travellers in New Zealand are set to return home on three additional UK Government-chartered flights. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: MAJOR HOME TESTING PROGRAMME FOR CORONAVIRUS WILL TRACK LEVELS OF INFECTION IN THE COMMUNITY * Post date 29 April 2020 19:09 100,000 people will be sent self-testing kits to determine if they are currently infected. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CHARTER FLIGHT FROM GUYANA FOR STRANDED BRITISH NATIONALS * Post date 29 April 2020 19:04 A Government charter flight to bring home around 100 Britons stranded in Guyana has been announced – with booking open today. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: 20,000 STRANDED BRITS RETURNING TO THE UK FROM SOUTH ASIA ON UK CHARTER FLIGHTS * Post date 29 April 2020 18:54 More than 20,000 British travellers, on 83 Government charter flights, will return to the UK from across South Asia by 7 May. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 29 APRIL 2020 * Post date 29 April 2020 17:23 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 29 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: DAILY DEATH REPORTING NOW INCLUDES ALL POSITIVE COVID-19 DEATHS * Post date 29 April 2020 16:31 A new method of reporting daily COVID-19 deaths has been developed by Public Health England (PHE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 29 APRIL 2020 * Post date 29 April 2020 16:13 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Yvonne Doyle. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statement to parliament STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT: REPATRIATION DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC: MINISTER ADAMS’ STATEMENT, 29 APRIL 2020 * Post date 29 April 2020 15:05 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Minister Nigel Adams spoke in Parliament on FCO support for British people abroad and procuring personal protective equipment. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: NOTIFICATION OF CONTINGENT LIABILITY: RAPIDLY MANUFACTURED VENTILATOR SYSTEM PROJECT * Post date 29 April 2020 14:27 A departmental minute outlining indemnities granted to designers and manufacturers in the Rapidly Manufactured Ventilator System Project Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: PHE DATA SERIES ON DEATHS IN PEOPLE WITH COVID-19: TECHNICAL SUMMARY * Post date 29 April 2020 13:00 Summary of the PHE data series on deaths in people with COVID-19, outlining what the changes mean and how the data compare to other COVID-19 death data series. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: BEING A DEPUTY OR ATTORNEY DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK * Post date 29 April 2020 11:39 Find out how you can continue to act in the best interests of the client or donor, during the outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: MAKING AND REGISTERING AN LPA DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK * Post date 29 April 2020 11:30 If you need to make an LPA now, you can still do so while observing government guidance on social distancing, self-isolating and shielding. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: SHORT-TERM OPTIONS FOR HEALTH, WELFARE AND FINANCIAL DECISIONS * Post date 29 April 2020 11:28 Find out about the ways people can make certain decisions for you or do certain things on your behalf Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: SEASONAL WORK ON FARMS: GUIDANCE FOR WORKERS * Post date 29 April 2020 09:20 The type of seasonal work you can do on farms, who can apply, and where you can find work. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COVID-19 TREATMENTS COULD BE FAST-TRACKED THROUGH NEW NATIONAL CLINICAL TRIAL INITIATIVE * Post date 29 April 2020 08:12 This will accelerate the development of new drugs for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, reducing the time taken to set up clinical studies for new therapies from months to weeks. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FURTHER EXPANSION OF ACCESS TO CORONAVIRUS TESTING HELPS PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE * Post date 28 April 2020 19:59 Anyone in England with coronavirus symptoms who either has to leave home to go to work or is aged 65 and over will now be able to get tested. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS ALLOCATIONS OF £1.6 BILLION FUNDING BOOST FOR COUNCILS * Post date 28 April 2020 16:51 Individual councils in England have funding allocations confirmed following Local Government Secretary’s announcement of £1.6 billion in additional funding. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 28 APRIL 2020 * Post date 28 April 2020 16:13 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: COVID-19: UPDATE ON TAX POLICY DOCUMENTS * Post date 28 April 2020 15:16 HM Treasury and HMRC are today (28 April) setting out new timelines for tax policy consultations and other work in the light of the current Covid-19 crisis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): REUSE OF MEDICINES IN A CARE HOME OR HOSPICE * Post date 28 April 2020 14:58 Standard operating procedure on how to run a safe and effective medicines reuse scheme in a care home or hospice during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: EXPORTING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 28 April 2020 11:09 Find out about the changes if you are exporting personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW GUARANTEE ON DEATH IN SERVICE BENEFITS FOR FRONTLINE HEALTH AND CARE STAFF DURING PANDEMIC * Post date 27 April 2020 18:59 The families of health and care workers on the frontline in England will benefit from a new life assurance scheme during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: APPLY FOR A CORONAVIRUS BOUNCE BACK LOAN * Post date 27 April 2020 18:00 This scheme will help small and medium-sized businesses affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) to apply for loans of up to £50,000. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 27 APRIL 2020 * Post date 27 April 2020 16:19 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Chris Whitty. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW GUIDANCE FOR SOCIAL LANDLORDS ON ESSENTIAL MOVES * Post date 27 April 2020 16:04 Councils and housing associations should continue to support vulnerable people to move home. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE FOR SOCIAL LANDLORDS ON ESSENTIAL MOVES * Post date 27 April 2020 16:02 Non-statutory guidance to support social landlords with allocations and transfers during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: UK GOVERNMENT AND WELSH GOVERNMENT MINISTERS HOST VIRTUAL Q&A WITH WELSH BUSINESS LEADERS * Post date 27 April 2020 14:21 Ministers from the UK Government and Welsh Government underline joint commitment to support businesses through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): FRAUD AND CYBER CRIME * Post date 27 April 2020 13:58 Advice and guidance on how to protect yourself and your business from fraud and cyber crime. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 26 APRIL 2020 * Post date 26 April 2020 16:12 The Environment Secretary spoke at the daily government press conference on 26 April 2020 to give the latest update on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK ANNOUNCES 5 MORE FLIGHTS FROM BANGLADESH TO BRING HOME OVER A THOUSAND BRITS * Post date 26 April 2020 10:07 An additional 5 charter flights will bring home more than 1,250 British travellers to the UK from Bangladesh. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: MOBILE CORONAVIRUS TESTING UNITS TO TARGET FRONTLINE WORKERS * Post date 25 April 2020 23:15 Mobile testing units, operated by the Armed Forces, will travel around the UK to increase access to coronavirus testing. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: GUIDANCE FOR CONSUMERS ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND FOOD * Post date 25 April 2020 10:14 Advice for consumers in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW MEASURES TO PROTECT UK HIGH STREET FROM AGGRESSIVE RENT COLLECTION AND CLOSURE * Post date 25 April 2020 08:00 High street shops and other companies under strain will be protected from aggressive rent collection and asked to pay what they can during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CLINICAL TRIAL APPROVED TO HELP THE NHS TREAT COVID-19 PATIENTS USING PLASMA * Post date 24 April 2020 23:15 If effective, a national programme will deliver up to 10,000 units of plasma a week to the NHS to help treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COMMUNITIES SECRETARY WELCOMES RESPONSE TO HIS CALL FOR PARKS TO OPEN * Post date 24 April 2020 23:01 The Communities Secretary has praised councils for ensuring that the vast majority of parks are open ahead of the weekend, so more people can get outside for exercise safely. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: BOOKING SPECIAL CHARTER FLIGHTS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC * Post date 24 April 2020 18:46 This page explains who is eligible to register for special charter flights, and how the booking process works to return to the UK during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK ANNOUNCES 9 MORE CHARTER FLIGHTS FROM PAKISTAN TO RETURN THOUSANDS OF STRANDED BRITS * Post date 24 April 2020 18:33 These will include the first UK charter flight from Karachi, which will depart on 30 April, in addition to further departures from Islamabad and Lahore. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT DELIVERS DAILY CORONAVIRUS UPDATE (24 APRIL 2020) * Post date 24 April 2020 17:35 Announcing measures to ensure transport boosts the national response to COVID-19 and paying tribute to the transport workers who have kept vital freight and passenger services running. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CORONAVIRUS TESTING EXTENDED TO ALL ESSENTIAL WORKERS IN ENGLAND WHO HAVE SYMPTOMS * Post date 23 April 2020 18:08 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: WELLBEING AND MENTAL HEALTH DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC * Post date 23 April 2020 17:49 Advice about how to look after your wellbeing and mental health if you cannot return to the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COUNCILS GIVEN FLEXIBILITY WITH FREE CHILDCARE FUNDING * Post date 23 April 2020 16:48 Councils can move free entitlements funding between settings in exceptional cases to meet demand during Coronavirus outbreak Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: DAME LOUISE CASEY WRITES TO LOCAL AUTHORITY HOMELESSNESS MANAGERS AND ROUGH SLEEPING COORDINATORS * Post date 23 April 2020 16:34 Dame Louise Casey, who is spearheading the government’s response on rough sleeping, thanks those who have worked to support 5400 rough sleepers off the streets in the past month. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: ACCESS TO PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, INCLUDING BURIAL GROUNDS AND CEMETERIES * Post date 23 April 2020 10:26 Letter to local authorities regarding continued access to parks and public spaces including burial grounds and cemeteries. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: SUPPORT FOR THE BEREAVED * Post date 23 April 2020 09:39 Information to help bereaved families, friends or next of kin make important decisions. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT BEGINS LARGE-SCALE VIRUS INFECTION AND ANTIBODY TEST STUDY * Post date 23 April 2020 07:59 20,000 households in England are being contacted to take part in the first wave of a major new government study to track coronavirus (COVID-19) in the general population. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: HM TREASURY ANNOUNCES REVISION TO THE UK DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE’S FINANCING REMIT 2020-21 * Post date 23 April 2020 06:30 The government has announced an unprecedented package of measures to provide the critical support needed by individuals, families and businesses, through the economic disruption caused by COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS: LETTER FROM DVSA CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO DRIVER AND RIDER TRAINERS * Post date 22 April 2020 19:28 Letters from Gareth Llewellyn, Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), to driver and rider trainers about coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Transparency data TRANSPARENCY DATA: CORONAVIRUS GRANT FUNDING: LOCAL AUTHORITY PAYMENTS TO SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES * Post date 22 April 2020 18:21 Local authorities have received and distributed funding to support small and medium businesses in England during coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 22 APRIL 2020 * Post date 22 April 2020 17:25 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 22 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: BUSINESS TO RECEIVE ALMOST £10 BILLION IN RATES RELIEF * Post date 22 April 2020 17:06 Businesses expected to receive almost £10 billion in business rate relief as part of the government’s support for the economy during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO COUNCILS ABOUT EXTENDING THE STATUTORY AUDIT DEADLINES FOR 2019 TO 2020 * Post date 22 April 2020 16:29 Letter from MHCLG to local authority chief executives on the Accounts and Audit (Coronavirus)(Amendment) Regulations 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 22 APRIL 2020 * Post date 22 April 2020 16:17 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Chris Whitty. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: 19,000 BRITISH TRAVELLERS RETURN FROM CRUISE SHIPS AFTER MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EFFORT * Post date 22 April 2020 13:31 The FCO has worked with cruise operators and more than 20 international governments and militaries to arrange flights to get Brits home safely. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: BRITAIN’S BIGGEST NETWORK OF DIAGNOSTIC LABS ARE COMPLETED IN 5 WEEKS * Post date 22 April 2020 11:54 Sites in Milton Keynes, Glasgow and Alderley Park in Cheshire are now live and are already testing thousands of patient samples for coronavirus (COVID-19) each day. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GBRU: REFERENCE AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES * Post date 22 April 2020 09:43 GBRU is the national reference laboratory for gastrointestinal pathogens and provides specialist testing of clinical, food, water and environmental samples. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: EXCEPTIONAL GMP FLEXIBILITIES FOR MEDICINES MANUFACTURERS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 22 April 2020 08:24 These temporary good manufacturing practice (GMP) flexibilities will be allowed to address the current exceptional circumstances Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FROM PARLIAMENT TO PEMBROKESHIRE: WELSH SECRETARY TO ANSWER WELSH QUESTIONS FROM WALES FOR FIRST TIME IN HISTORY * Post date 22 April 2020 08:15 Simon Hart MP will be the first minister to take to the virtual despatch box from home Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 21 APRIL 2020 * Post date 21 April 2020 16:16 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Jonathan Van-Tam. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: ALDI JOINS FREE SCHOOL MEAL VOUCHER SCHEME * Post date 21 April 2020 15:43 Aldi joins supermarkets signed up to Government’s national voucher scheme Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CLAIM BACK STATUTORY SICK PAY PAID TO EMPLOYEES DUE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 21 April 2020 13:16 Find out if you can use the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme to reclaim employees’ coronavirus-related Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE FOR PEOPLE RECEIVING DIRECT PAYMENTS * Post date 21 April 2020 13:15 Advice for people who buy care and support through a direct payment, as well as local authorities, clinical commissioning groups and those who provide care and support. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Transparency data TRANSPARENCY DATA: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): ATTENDANCE IN EDUCATION AND EARLY YEARS SETTINGS * Post date 21 April 2020 12:36 A summary of how many children and teachers attended education settings between Monday 23 March and Friday 17 April 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: GUIDANCE FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN MANAGING COVID-19 DEATHS * Post date 21 April 2020 11:14 A collection of guidance to support employers and workers handling loss of life. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CHANCELLOR EXPANDS LOAN SCHEME FOR LARGE BUSINESSES * Post date 21 April 2020 10:57 Rishi Sunak unveils the final details of Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: WHAT IS THE UK GOVERNMENT VENTILATOR CHALLENGE? * Post date 21 April 2020 10:34 The Prime Minister asked companies to help manufacture, design and build thousands of NHS ventilators in the fight against COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: APPLICATION OF THE BUILDING REGULATIONS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 21 April 2020 10:25 Guidance for Building Control Bodies operating in England. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: TRAFFIC ORDERS: ADVERTISING DURING CORANAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 21 April 2020 08:30 Additional and temporary guidance on making traffic orders during coronavirus restrictions. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK SET TO BRING HOME HUNDREDS MORE BRITISH TRAVELLERS FROM ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES * Post date 21 April 2020 06:38 Another charter flight from the Philippines will bring home around 200 more British nationals, including from remote areas, it has been announced today. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: GRANT FUNDING PROVIDED TO BUSINESSES BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND * Post date 20 April 2020 20:26 We have published data on the amount of money distributed to SMEs by every local authority in England as part of the 2 grant schemes launched to help businesses deal with coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER TO COUNCILS SETTING OUT FURTHER DETAILS OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING * Post date 20 April 2020 20:19 The letter thanks councils again for their efforts responding to the coronavirus pandemic and provides further details on the support the government is providing. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NEW CORONAVIRUS BUSINESS SUPPORT FINDER TOOL * Post date 20 April 2020 17:53 A new ‘support finder’ tool will help businesses and self-employed people across the UK to quickly and easily determine what financial support is available to them during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: CHANCELLOR DELIVERS DAILY CORONAVIRUS UPDATE (20 APRIL 2020) * Post date 20 April 2020 16:26 Chancellor Rishi Sunak speaks at press conference with Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser and Yvonne Doyle, Medical Director at Public Health England. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 20 APRIL 2020 * Post date 20 April 2020 16:10 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR BUSINESSES DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 20 April 2020 15:26 Find out what financial support you can get for your business. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): REDUCING BURDENS ON EDUCATIONAL AND CARE SETTINGS * Post date 20 April 2020 15:13 Guidance on which data collections, services or requests will be cancelled, paused or will continue in the 2019 to 2020 academic year. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR CARE OF THE DECEASED * Post date 20 April 2020 14:21 Advice primarily designed to assist people required to manage bodies of deceased persons infected with coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: OPSS CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) GUIDANCE FOR BUSINESS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES * Post date 20 April 2020 14:15 Guidance on how OPSS is supporting businesses and local authorities and protecting consumers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statutory guidance STATUTORY GUIDANCE: THE EXERCISE OF FUNCTIONS BY THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSIONING BOARD (CORONAVIRUS) DIRECTIONS 2020 * Post date 20 April 2020 13:59 Directions given to the National Health Service Commissioning Board by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS: THEORY TESTS * Post date 20 April 2020 12:57 Theory tests are currently suspended until 8 May 2020 due to coronavirus, but you can apply for an emergency theory test if you’re a critical worker. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: TESTING CAPACITY INCREASES AS SECOND LIGHTHOUSE LAB BECOMES FULLY OPERATIONAL * Post date 20 April 2020 09:05 The second mega-lab at Alderley Park in Cheshire has begun to test thousands of patient samples a day for coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: BILLION POUND SUPPORT PACKAGE FOR INNOVATIVE FIRMS HIT BY CORONAVIRUS * Post date 20 April 2020 08:50 UK businesses driving innovation and development will be helped through the coronavirus outbreak with a £1.25 billion government support package, the Chancellor announced today. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CORONAVIRUS JOB RETENTION SCHEME UP AND RUNNING * Post date 20 April 2020 08:08 The Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme went live today, with businesses able to claim up to £2,500 a month towards staff wages. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: WORK OUT 80% OF YOUR EMPLOYEES’ WAGES TO CLAIM THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS JOB RETENTION SCHEME * Post date 20 April 2020 05:02 Find out how to calculate 80% of your employee’s wages, National Insurance Contributions and pension contributions if you’ve furloughed staff due to coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: FUTURE FUND * Post date 19 April 2020 23:30 This scheme will issue convertible loans between £125,000 to £5 million to innovative companies which are facing financing difficulties due to the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: RETURN FLIGHTS FOR MOST VULNERABLE BRITONS FROM NEW ZEALAND * Post date 19 April 2020 20:01 New Government charter flights will bring home the most vulnerable Britons stranded in New Zealand this week with three flights from Auckland and two from Christchurch. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SEND RISK ASSESSMENT GUIDANCE * Post date 19 April 2020 16:02 Guidance for special schools, specialist colleges, local authorities and any other settings managing children and young people with complex special educational needs and disability (SEND). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: GUIDANCE UPDATED TO SUPPORT THE SAFE MANAGEMENT OF FUNERALS * Post date 19 April 2020 11:50 Further guidance for those managing or organising funerals during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: OLYMPICS CHIEF BROUGHT IN TO BOOST PPE PRODUCTION * Post date 19 April 2020 00:00 Lord Deighton will lead the national effort to produce essential personal protective equipment for frontline health and social care staff. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR STEPDOWN OF INFECTION CONTROL PRECAUTIONS WITHIN HOSPITALS AND DISCHARGING COVID-19 PATIENTS FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME SETTINGS * Post date 18 April 2020 16:17 Advice on appropriate infection prevention and control (IPC) precautions for stepdown in hospital or discharge to home or residential settings. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 18 APRIL 2020 * Post date 18 April 2020 15:57 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Stephen Powis Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: COMMUNITIES SECRETARY ROBERT JENRICK ON COVID-19 RESPONSE: 18 APRIL 2020 * Post date 18 April 2020 15:39 The Communities Secretary on the government’s response to COVID-19 and additional funding for local government. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: UKG PROVIES EXTRA £50M TO TACKLE CORONAVIRUS IN NORTHERN IRELAND * Post date 18 April 2020 15:01 Additional funding for Northern Ireland announced to tackle Coronavirus pandemic Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKFORCE * Post date 18 April 2020 15:00 The letter thanks the local government workforce for their help during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT PLEDGES EXTRA £1.6 BILLION FOR COUNCILS * Post date 18 April 2020 15:00 Councils across England will receive another £1.6 billion in additional funding as they continue to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: BANGLADESH CHARTER FLIGHTS TO RETURN STRANDED BRITS * Post date 18 April 2020 09:36 UK announces four charter flights from Bangladesh to take home British travellers. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NATIONAL TESTING COORDINATOR WARNS AGAINST UNAPPROVED ANTIBODY TESTS * Post date 17 April 2020 23:15 Statement from Professor John Newton, national coordinator of the UK coronavirus (COVID-19) testing programme, warning against the purchase of unapproved antibody testing kits. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT SETS OUT PLANS TO ENSURE BEREAVED FAMILIES CAN ATTEND FUNERALS DURING PANDEMIC * Post date 17 April 2020 19:04 Local Government Minister writes to all councils in England to ensure that family members can attend the funerals of their loved ones and that the wishes of the deceased are respected during this pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: LETTER TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO WORK WITH FAITH GROUPS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS TO DEVELOP SAFE, SENSITIVE AND INNOVATIVE WAYS FOR FUNERALS TO TAKE PLACE * Post date 17 April 2020 19:03 Letter to all local authorities in England to work with faith groups and funeral directors to develop safe, sensitive and innovative ways for funerals to take place. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statutory guidance STATUTORY GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LOCAL DEATH MANAGEMENT * Post date 17 April 2020 19:03 Statutory guidance for local authorities in England on Schedule 28 to the Coronavirus Act, which provides powers to support local and national death management. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS JOB RETENTION SCHEME: STEP BY STEP GUIDE FOR EMPLOYERS * Post date 17 April 2020 18:06 This guide explains the information that employers need to provide to claim for their employees’ wages. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: BUSINESS SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 17 APRIL 2020 * Post date 17 April 2020 17:09 Business Secretary Alok Sharma gave the 17 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION, EARLY YEARS AND CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE * Post date 17 April 2020 16:54 Funding and financial support available for education, childcare and children’s social care organisations. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 17 APRIL 2020 * Post date 17 April 2020 16:35 Press conference slides and datasets used by Sir Patrick Vallance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CHANCELLOR EXPANDS LOAN SCHEME FOR LARGE BUSINESSES * Post date 16 April 2020 21:30 A government-backed loan scheme for large businesses affected by coronavirus has been expanded to cover all viable firms, the Chancellor announced today. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: READOUT OF G7 LEADERS’ CALL: 16 APRIL 2020 * Post date 16 April 2020 18:12 First Secretary of State Dominic Raab represented the UK in a virtual summit of G7 leaders. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 16 APRIL 2020 * Post date 16 April 2020 18:02 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 16 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 16 APRIL 2020 * Post date 16 April 2020 16:16 Press conference slides and datasets used by Sir Patrick Vallance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: PRIVACY NOTICE FOR COVID-19 RESPONSE ACTIVITY * Post date 16 April 2020 15:49 How the Cabinet Office uses your personal data, and what your rights are. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: 3/2020: COUNCIL TAX INFORMATION LETTER – 16 APRIL 2020 * Post date 16 April 2020 15:30 This letter provides a brief Q&A note on the technical implementation of the £500 million hardship fund. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: AWARDING QUALIFICATIONS IN SUMMER 2020 * Post date 16 April 2020 14:41 Information for schools, students and parents on how GCSE, AS, A level, vocational and technical qualifications will be graded and awarded in summer 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: EDINBURGH AIRPORT COVID-19 TESTING CENTRE OPENS TO KEY WORKERS * Post date 16 April 2020 14:37 Key workers can now use the newly opened testing centre at Edinburgh Airport to confirm if they have the coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: JOINT PLEDGE TO CONTINUE VITAL BUILDING SAFETY WORK DURING PANDEMIC * Post date 16 April 2020 13:44 Essential safety work to replace unsafe cladding on high-rise buildings will continue during the Covid-19 emergency. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COUNCILS GIVEN GREATER FINANCIAL RELIEF AGAINST CASH FLOW PRESSURES * Post date 16 April 2020 12:52 Councils will be allowed to defer £2.6 billion in business rates payments to central government, and £850 million in social care grants will be paid up front this month. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SOCIAL CARE GUIDANCE * Post date 15 April 2020 16:27 Information for the social care sector on responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 15 APRIL 2020 * Post date 15 April 2020 16:14 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): ADULT SOCIAL CARE ACTION PLAN * Post date 15 April 2020 16:09 How the government will support the adult social care sector in England throughout the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GETTING TESTED * Post date 15 April 2020 16:03 Guidance on coronavirus testing for critical workers who are self-isolating. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) TRANSPORT DATA: METHODOLOGY NOTE * Post date 15 April 2020 16:00 Data sources and methodology information for transport data that is part of the government’s daily media briefings on coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: OFQUAL SEEKS VIEWS ON GCSE AND A LEVEL GRADING PROPOSALS FOR 2020 * Post date 15 April 2020 15:46 Consultation published on exceptional arrangements for awarding GCSEs, AS, A levels, Extended Project Qualification and Advanced Extension Award in maths. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: RESPONSE TO 31 MARCH DIRECTION FROM SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATION * Post date 15 April 2020 15:44 Response from Sally Collier, Chief Regulator, Ofqual, to the Direction from the Secretary of State for Education, about awarding results for GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: SECRETARY OF STATE HOSTS VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE WITH NI BUSINESS LEADERS * Post date 15 April 2020 15:30 The Secretary of State underlines the Government’s commitment to support local businesses through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: TREASURY DIRECTION MADE UNDER SECTIONS 71 AND 76 OF THE CORONAVIRUS ACT 2020 * Post date 15 April 2020 12:46 The Chancellor has made a Treasury Direction in relation to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR COMMISSIONERS AND PROVIDERS OF SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS OR ALCOHOL * Post date 15 April 2020 12:28 COVID-19 guidance for commissioners and service providers for those dependent on drugs or alcohol Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT TO OFFER TESTING FOR “EVERYONE WHO NEEDS ONE” IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS * Post date 15 April 2020 08:48 All care home residents and social care staff with coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms will be tested as capacity is built up, the government is announcing today. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Government response GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: COMMISSION ON HUMAN MEDICINES ADVICE ON IBUPROFEN AND CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 14 April 2020 16:16 Expert Working Group concludes there is currently insufficient evidence to establish a link between use of ibuprofen and susceptibility to contracting COVID-19 or the worsening of its symptoms. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) EMERGENCY LOANS FOR RETURN FLIGHTS: HOW TO APPLY * Post date 14 April 2020 16:05 If you’re currently abroad and you have no other options to pay for your return travel, you may be eligible to apply for an emergency loan from the government. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CHANCELLOR TO PROVIDE EXTRA £350M TO TACKLE CORONAVIRUS IN WALES * Post date 14 April 2020 12:57 Chancellor confirms further £350m to support the devolved administration in Wales tackle coronavirus Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 13 APRIL 2020 * Post date 14 April 2020 10:54 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 13 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: HOW HMRC WORKS OUT TOTAL INCOME AND TRADING PROFITS FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME * Post date 14 April 2020 08:58 Find out how HMRC will work out your income and profits if you’re self-employed or a member of a partnership in the UK and have lost profits due to coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FORMER OLYMPICS DIRECTOR LEADS WORK TO PROTECT CLINICALLY VULNERABLE PEOPLE * Post date 13 April 2020 23:00 Chris Townsend OBE appointed to lead the cross government shielding programme in England. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: SCOTTISH SECRETARY WELCOMES ADDITIONAL £600M FOR SCOTLAND * Post date 13 April 2020 16:03 Scottish Secretary welcomes additional money to help Scotland tackle Coronavirus Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CHANCELLOR PROVIDES OVER £14 BILLION FOR OUR NHS AND VITAL PUBLIC SERVICES * Post date 13 April 2020 11:37 More than £14 billion from the Coronavirus emergency response fund will go towards public services, including the NHS and local authorities involved in the fight against Coronavirus, HM Treasury confirms today (Monday 13 April 2020). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 12 APRIL 2020 * Post date 12 April 2020 15:14 Press conference slides and datasets used by Dr Yvonne Doyle. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK LEADS GLOBAL FIGHT TO PREVENT SECOND WAVE OF CORONAVIRUS * Post date 11 April 2020 23:15 Today’s announcement of support to UK charities and international organisations will make the UK one of the biggest donors to the global response Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HOME SECRETARY OUTLINES SUPPORT FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS * Post date 11 April 2020 17:10 Home Secretary Priti Patel announces support for domestic abuse victims at daily Government press conference. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT SETS OUT PLAN FOR NATIONAL EFFORT ON PPE * Post date 10 April 2020 21:06 UK-wide plan announced to ensure personal protective equipment (PPE) gets to where it is needed most. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) PLAN * Post date 10 April 2020 20:08 Cross-government UK-wide plan to ensure that critical personal protective equipment (PPE) is delivered to those on the frontline responding to coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 10 APRIL 2020 * Post date 10 April 2020 16:19 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Jonathan Van-Tam. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) HUB * Post date 10 April 2020 12:39 Guidance about coronavirus (COVID-19) personal protective equipment (PPE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: INDIA CHARTER FLIGHTS TO RETURN THOUSANDS MORE STRANDED BRITS * Post date 10 April 2020 06:17 Over 3,000 British travellers currently stranded in India will get home on an additional 12 charter flights which have opened for bookings today. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COVID-19 ADOPTION SUPPORT FUND SCHEME TO HELP VULNERABLE FAMILIES * Post date 9 April 2020 23:15 Up to £8 million in funding for adoptive families to meet needs arising from coronavirus outbreak Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: HEALTH SECRETARY LAUNCHES BIGGEST DIAGNOSTIC LAB NETWORK IN BRITISH HISTORY TO TEST FOR CORONAVIRUS * Post date 9 April 2020 18:17 Health Secretary Matt Hancock has today officially opened the biggest diagnostic lab network in British history at the launch of a new a site in Milton Keynes. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): HOW LABORATORIES CAN SUPPORT THE TESTING PROGRAMME * Post date 9 April 2020 17:54 The government wants help from organisations with laboratory capability to increase the testing programme in the UK as part of its strategy to protect the NHS and save lives. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 9 APRIL 2020 * Post date 9 April 2020 17:19 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 9 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NHS WORKS WITH TECH FIRMS TO HELP CARE HOME RESIDENTS AND PATIENTS CONNECT WITH LOVED ONES * Post date 9 April 2020 08:07 Thousands of isolated residents and patients will be able to connect with their family and friends with video call devices, the government has announced. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: INDUSTRY RESPONDS TO CALL TO ARMS TO BUILD BRITISH DIAGNOSTICS INDUSTRY AT SCALE * Post date 8 April 2020 17:13 Pharmaceutical giants and diagnostic companies join forces on plans to roll out millions of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 8 APRIL 2020 * Post date 8 April 2020 16:10 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO THE RETAIL SECTOR * Post date 8 April 2020 14:40 Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to those working in retail. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR * Post date 8 April 2020 13:45 Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to those working in manufacturing. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: HELP THE GOVERNMENT INCREASE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) TESTING CAPACITY * Post date 8 April 2020 12:30 The government wants help from businesses to increase testing capacity in the UK as part of its strategy to protect the NHS and save lives. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): PROVIDING UNPAID CARE * Post date 8 April 2020 11:35 Information for people who are caring, unpaid, for friends or family during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: UK AIRLINES TO SAVE MILLIONS AS NAVIGATION CHARGES DEFERRED * Post date 8 April 2020 10:58 Charges for air navigation services in European airspace deferred for up to 14 months. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: WELSH SECRETARY PRAISES UK’S ARMED FORCES’ SUPPORT IN WALES’ FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS * Post date 8 April 2020 08:25 Secretary of State for Wales Simon Hart recognises contribution of UK’s Armed Forces to COVID-19 response Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: SOCIAL DISTANCING IN THE WORKPLACE DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SECTOR GUIDANCE * Post date 7 April 2020 18:32 Advice for employers on social distancing during coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 7 APRIL 2020 * Post date 7 April 2020 17:04 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 7 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 7 APRIL 2020 * Post date 7 April 2020 16:22 Press conference slides and datasets used by Sir Patrick Vallance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: NHS STAFF: SEARCHING OUR REGISTERS OF ATTORNEYS AND DEPUTIES * Post date 7 April 2020 15:18 Find out about the information we have on our registers and how NHS staff and local authorities in England and Wales can ask us for it Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: MEDIA FREEDOM COALITION EXECUTIVE GROUP STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 7 April 2020 15:17 The Media Freedom Coalition Executive Group called all members to continue protecting access to free media and the free exchange of information. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL GUIDANCE * Post date 7 April 2020 11:51 Information for people using transport or working in the transport sector during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Promotional material PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) INFORMATION LEAFLET * Post date 7 April 2020 11:26 Leaflet on what to do to help stop the spread of coronavirus, including information on symptoms and government support. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): ADVICE TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON PRIORITISING WASTE COLLECTIONS * Post date 7 April 2020 10:31 A guide to help local authorities and other waste collectors prioritise their waste collection services during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GUIDANCE FOR MANUFACTURERS AND GOOD PRACTICE (GXP) LABORATORIES ON EXCEPTIONAL FLEXIBILITIES FOR MAINTENANCE AND CALIBRATION DURING THE CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 OUTBREAK * Post date 7 April 2020 10:14 We are allowing alternative courses of actions for manufacturing or laboratory equipment during the outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: EXTRA SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS AND PARENTS TO HELP COPE WITH CORONAVIRUS * Post date 7 April 2020 08:39 The Government has announced a package of support, including additional funding and high-quality resources, to help schools deal with the challenges posed by coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS * Post date 7 April 2020 08:30 Guidance on funding available to schools to support them with costs associated with coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 6 APRIL 2020 * Post date 6 April 2020 17:26 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 6 APRIL 2020 * Post date 6 April 2020 17:17 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 6 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO PHARMACISTS FROM JO CHURCHILL * Post date 6 April 2020 16:59 The health minister’s letter thanks pharmacy teams for their response to coronavirus so far. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO COUNCILS ABOUT LOCAL AUTHORITY MEETINGS AND POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTIONS * Post date 6 April 2020 15:29 Letter from MHCLG to local authority chief executives on emergency legislation to support local authorities. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: PROCUREMENT POLICY NOTE 03/20: USE OF PROCUREMENT CARDS – COVID-19 * Post date 6 April 2020 13:42 This Procurement Policy Note sets out guidance on the use of procurement cards to support cash flow for suppliers. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Notice NOTICE: ANNUAL INSPECTION WAIVER FOR TANK VEHICLES * Post date 6 April 2020 08:30 Notice allowing tank vehicles, with extended roadworthiness test certificates, to remain in service and on our roads without a valid ADR 1(C) certificate. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 5 APRIL 2020 * Post date 5 April 2020 15:10 Press conference slides and datasets used by Dr Jenny Harries. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: BUSINESS SECRETARY APPEALS TO EVERYONE TO STAY CALM AND CARRY ON THE GOOD WORK * Post date 5 April 2020 09:33 Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, writes for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FOREIGN OFFICE STEPS UP PLANS TO BRING HOME BRITONS STRANDED OVERSEAS * Post date 4 April 2020 21:30 Foreign Office is to step up plans to bring home Britons stranded overseas Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 4 APRIL 2020 * Post date 4 April 2020 16:14 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Stephen Powis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SCALING UP TESTING PROGRAMMES * Post date 4 April 2020 13:50 How the government intends to scale up testing programmes to provide a test to anyone who needs one. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NHS ASKS PEOPLE TO SHARE THEIR CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS TO HELP OTHERS * Post date 4 April 2020 09:58 A new Coronavirus Status Checker will help the NHS coordinate its response and build up additional data on the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK MEDICINES AND MEDICAL DEVICES REGULATOR INVESTIGATING 14 CASES OF FAKE OR UNLICENSED COVID-19 MEDICAL PRODUCTS * Post date 3 April 2020 23:15 An increasing number of bogus medical products being sold through unauthorised websites claiming to treat or prevent COVID-19 are being investigated by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE FOR CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE SERVICES * Post date 3 April 2020 20:33 Advice about coronavirus (COVID-19) for local authorities and their partners to help support and protect vulnerable children. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: TRANSPORT SECRETARY: CONTINUE TO FOLLOW GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES ON TRAVEL DESPITE WARM WEATHER * Post date 3 April 2020 19:33 With warm weather this weekend people may feel tempted to head out more, but please stick to government guidance. You are saving lives by staying at home. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19 HEALTH, CARE AND VOLUNTEER WORKERS PARKING PASS AND CONCESSIONS * Post date 3 April 2020 18:25 Guidance and terms of use for the parking pass and concessions for COVID-19 health, care and volunteer workers. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: WORLD’S LARGEST TRIAL OF POTENTIAL CORONAVIRUS TREATMENTS ROLLED OUT ACROSS THE UK * Post date 3 April 2020 17:34 The largest randomised clinical trial of potential coronavirus (COVID-19) treatments is underway as part of the race to find a treatment. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Coronavirus landing page CORONAVIRUS LANDING PAGE: BUSINESS SUPPORT * Post date 3 April 2020 16:53 Get coronavirus (COVID-19) support for your business or if you’re self-employed, and find out how to keep your business and your employees safe Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 3 APRIL 2020 * Post date 3 April 2020 16:13 Press conference slides and datasets used by Matt Hancock. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £20 MILLION FOR AMBITIOUS TECHNOLOGIES TO BUILD UK RESILIENCE FOLLOWING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK * Post date 3 April 2020 12:06 Businesses to help boost the UK’s resilience to the long-term impact of coronavirus and similar future situations as a result of £20 million government funding. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: DATA SHARING DURING THIS PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY * Post date 3 April 2020 11:45 Health and care information will be vital in our response to coronavirus. We must continue to use it well and inform the public to maintain and build trust. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: INFORMATION FOR HOSPITAL BLOOD BANKS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 3 April 2020 11:07 Guidance to hospital blood banks (HBBs) on flexible approaches to requirements Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: DEFERRAL OF VAT PAYMENTS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 3 April 2020 11:01 Temporary changes to the VAT payments due between 20 March 2020 and 30 June 2020 to help businesses manage their cash flow. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Form FORM: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): TELL US YOU CAN PRODUCE TESTING KITS AND SERVICES * Post date 3 April 2020 11:00 Forms for organisations that can manufacture and supply testing consumables, equipment and laboratory PPE as part of the coronavirus (COVID-19) response. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COUNCILS GIVEN NEW POWERS TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS REMOTELY * Post date 3 April 2020 10:32 Local authorities in England handed new powers to hold public meetings virtually by using video or telephone conferencing technology. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CASH SUPPORT FOR FOOD REDISTRIBUTION DURING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK * Post date 3 April 2020 10:11 The government has announced a £3 million fund for organisations redistributing safe surplus food to those who need it during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: DIRECTION ISSUED TO THE CHIEF REGULATOR OF OFQUAL * Post date 3 April 2020 10:05 A direction from Gavin Williamson MP, Secretary of State for Education, to Sally Collier, Chief Regulator of Ofqual, about calculating summer 2020 grades in lieu of exam results. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: GCSES, AS AND A LEVEL AWARDING: SUMMER 2020 * Post date 3 April 2020 10:00 Information for schools, students and parents on how qualifications will be graded and awarded in summer 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: HOW GCSES, AS & A LEVELS WILL BE AWARDED IN SUMMER 2020 * Post date 3 April 2020 10:00 Ofqual sets out details for schools, colleges, students, parents & carers on how GCSEs and A levels will be awarded following the cancellation of this year’s exams. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: ALMOST £400 MILLION TO KEEP ENGLAND’S BUSES RUNNING * Post date 2 April 2020 23:15 Greater funding to keep bus routes running during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GUIDANCE ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) TESTS AND TESTING KITS * Post date 2 April 2020 18:55 Advice on the use of testing kits and applications to place them on the market. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £300 MILLION ANNOUNCED FOR COMMUNITY PHARMACIES TO SUPPORT THEM DURING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK * Post date 2 April 2020 17:51 £300 million in funding will ensure community pharmacies can continue to carry out essential services during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: DECLARATION BY NATO FOREIGN MINISTERS ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC * Post date 2 April 2020 17:48 Statement by NATO Foreign Ministers: 2 April 2020 Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: HEALTH SECRETARY SETS OUT PLAN TO CARRY OUT 100,000 CORONAVIRUS TESTS A DAY * Post date 2 April 2020 17:45 New 5-pillar plan outlines national effort to increase testing to 100,000 a day across the UK this month. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NHS TO BENEFIT FROM £13.4 BILLION DEBT WRITE-OFF * Post date 2 April 2020 17:37 Health Secretary announces over £13 billion of debt will be written off as part of a major financial reset for NHS providers. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 2 APRIL 2020 * Post date 2 April 2020 16:48 Press conference slides and datasets used by Matt Hancock. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): ADMISSION AND CARE OF PEOPLE IN CARE HOMES * Post date 2 April 2020 16:19 How to protect care home residents and staff during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE): EXPORT CONTROL PROCESS * Post date 2 April 2020 14:47 Information for economic operators who will temporarily need a licence to export PPE outside the EU, EFTA member states and certain other territories. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES * Post date 2 April 2020 13:51 Advice on meeting the regulatory requirement to secure a valid Energy Performance Certificate on marketing a property during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: COVID-19: CALL FOR RAPID SANITISING TECHNOLOGY FOR AMBULANCES * Post date 2 April 2020 08:14 Do you have an innovative or novel approach to get ambulances cleaner quicker to help combat Coronavirus? Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: FCO PRIVACY NOTICE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) REPATRIATION FLIGHTS * Post date 1 April 2020 17:30 This notice explains how the Foreign & Commonwealth Office processes personal data relating to special charter flights during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Decision DECISION: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): NOTIFICATION OF DATA CONTROLLERS TO SHARE INFORMATION * Post date 1 April 2020 17:17 Notification of data controllers in healthcare organisations, GPs, local authorities and arm’s length bodies that they should share information to support efforts against coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: BUSINESS SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 1 APRIL 2020 * Post date 1 April 2020 17:06 Business Secretary Alok Sharma gave the 1 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): INDUCTION FOR NEWLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS * Post date 1 April 2020 16:17 Guidance about changes to newly qualified teacher (NQT) induction during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 1 APRIL 2020 * Post date 1 April 2020 16:11 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): INFORMATION FOR FARMERS, LANDOWNERS AND RURAL BUSINESSES * Post date 1 April 2020 13:10 The latest Information for farmers, landowners and rural businesses during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read this page for regular updates. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: EXCEPTIONAL GOOD DISTRIBUTION PRACTICE (GDP) FLEXIBILITIES FOR MEDICINES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 1 April 2020 12:34 Guidance for industry on flexible approaches we are taking on good distribution practices. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): BUSINESS SUPPORT GRANT FUNDING – GUIDANCE FOR BUSINESSES * Post date 1 April 2020 10:05 Guidance for businesses setting out details of the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: MHRA REGULATORY FLEXIBILITIES RESULTING FROM CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 1 April 2020 09:54 Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): CHANGES TO THE CARE ACT 2014 * Post date 31 March 2020 18:09 Changes to the Care Act 2014 to help local authorities prioritise care and support during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER OPENS THE CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 31 MARCH 2020 * Post date 31 March 2020 16:49 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove opens the daily coronavirus press conference. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 31 MARCH 2020 * Post date 31 March 2020 16:16 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: SECRETARY OF STATE PARTICIPATES IN JOINT MINISTERIAL COVID-19 CONFERENCE CALL * Post date 31 March 2020 15:52 A Joint statement following a COVID-19 call chaired by Secretary of State and Tanaiste. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: SUPPORTING DISABLED PEOPLE THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK * Post date 31 March 2020 15:49 A joint statement from the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, the Minister for Care, and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: MHRA APPROVES NEW LIFE-SAVING BREATHING AID TO HELP KEEP CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PATIENTS OUT OF INTENSIVE CARE * Post date 31 March 2020 15:37 Adapted breathing aid developed by UCL, UCLH and Mercedes Formula One provides vital technology to NHS. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: EXCEPTIONAL GMP FLEXIBILITIES FOR MEDICINES IMPORTED FROM THIRD COUNTRIES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 31 March 2020 15:08 Qualified Persons (QPs) should follow the below guidance on the flexible approaches we are taking for medicines imported from third countries. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR * Post date 31 March 2020 13:47 Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to the UK’s construction sector. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): TEMPORARY CHANGES TO DRIVER CPC REQUIREMENTS * Post date 31 March 2020 13:33 Temporary changes to allow bus and lorry drivers who cannot complete compulsory CPC training to continue to drive. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): RECREATIONAL GENERAL AVIATION * Post date 31 March 2020 11:10 Guidance on recreational general aviation (GA) flying during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: STATUS OF PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIALS IN RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 31 March 2020 11:02 We have written to all Phase I accredited units conducting early phase clinical trials to seek confirmation that all trials have undergone a risk assessment in relation to coronavirus (COVID-19) and the current government advice. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: HELP AND SUPPORT IF YOUR BUSINESS IS AFFECTED BY CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 31 March 2020 07:57 Watch a video and register for the free webinar to learn more about the support available to help you deal with the economic impacts of coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: VOUCHER SCHEME LAUNCHES FOR SCHOOLS PROVIDING FREE SCHOOL MEALS * Post date 30 March 2020 23:15 Weekly shopping vouchers worth £15 to spend at supermarkets while schools are closed due to coronavirus Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 30 MARCH 2020 * Post date 30 March 2020 19:12 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 30 March 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Decision DECISION: TEMPORARY APPROVAL OF HOME USE FOR BOTH STAGES OF EARLY MEDICAL ABORTION * Post date 30 March 2020 17:56 Temporary approval of women’s homes and the homes of registered medical practitioners as classes of place for early medical abortion up to 10 weeks. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Decision DECISION: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): MINISTERIAL DIRECTION ON SPEND * Post date 30 March 2020 17:04 Letters authorising spend on urgent coronavirus (COVID-19) issues by the Department of Health and Social Care and its ALBs. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 30 MARCH 2020 * Post date 30 March 2020 16:52 Press conference slides used by Sir Patrick Vallance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) GOVERNMENT-ASSISTED RETURN BY AIR: LETTER TO THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY * Post date 30 March 2020 16:44 The Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for Transport wrote to airlines about the new government-industry partnership to help stranded British travellers. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP WITH AIRLINES TO FLY BACK MORE TOURISTS STRANDED ABROAD * Post date 30 March 2020 16:28 The Foreign & Commonwealth Office announces a new government partnership with airlines to fly back more tourists stranded abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CALL FOR BUSINESSES TO HELP MAKE NHS VENTILATORS * Post date 30 March 2020 16:05 We are looking for businesses to support in the production and supply of ventilators and ventilator components. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: DESTROYING SPOILT BEER DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 30 March 2020 15:43 Find out about temporary changes to the destruction of spoilt beer if you’re a brewer or publican. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): AN UPDATE ON THE GRENFELL TOWER SITE * Post date 30 March 2020 14:28 An update for the Grenfell Community. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING * Post date 30 March 2020 11:18 Advice for parents and carers on looking after the mental health and wellbeing of children or young people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: MEDICAL DEVICES CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 30 March 2020 10:43 Advice for investigators and sponsors of ongoing clinical investigations and new applications. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GUIDANCE FOR GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE (GLP) FACILITIES IN RELATION TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 30 March 2020 09:51 The UK Good Laboratory Practice Monitoring Authority (UK GLPMA) recognises that there are potential challenges COVID-19 will present to members of the GLP monitoring programme. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS: DANGEROUS GOODS VEHICLE (ADR) ANNUAL INSPECTIONS * Post date 30 March 2020 08:46 Dangerous goods vehicle annual inspections have been suspended from 21 March 2020 because of coronavirus – find out how to get a waiver to use your vehicle. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT CRACKS DOWN ON SPREAD OF FALSE CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION ONLINE * Post date 29 March 2020 23:15 Specialist units are operating to combat misinformation about coronavirus and five to ten incidents are being identified and tackled each day. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: COMMUNITIES SECRETARY ROBERT JENRICK ON COVID-19 RESPONSE * Post date 29 March 2020 16:36 The Communities Secretary on the government’s response to COVID-19 and shielding the most vulnerable. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: SPECIFICATION FOR RAPIDLY MANUFACTURED CPAP SYSTEM TO BE USED DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 29 March 2020 16:02 This is a specification of the minimally clinically acceptable Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) system to be used in UK hospitals. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories World news story WORLD NEWS STORY: COVID-19: FAQS FOR BRITISH NATIONALS IN BANGLADESH * Post date 29 March 2020 15:52 The British High Commission in Dhaka has created a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for British nationals. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW ADVICE TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH DURING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK * Post date 29 March 2020 12:39 People struggling with their mental health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will be offered additional online support and practical guidance to help them cope. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK FAQS: WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN’T DO * Post date 29 March 2020 10:50 Frequently asked questions on what you can and can’t do during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FIRST FOOD PARCELS DELIVERED TO CLINICALLY VULNERABLE PEOPLE * Post date 29 March 2020 00:15 The first free food boxes containing essential supplies have been delivered to those at highest risk from coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR THE PUBLIC ON MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING * Post date 29 March 2020 00:15 Advice and information on how to look after your mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE SOCIAL CARE WORKFORCE * Post date 28 March 2020 18:14 The letter thanks the social care workforce for their help on coronavirus (COVID-19) so far. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: RESPONSE TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES ARTICLE ON VENTILATORS * Post date 28 March 2020 15:04 Response to 28/03/20 edition of FT Weekend’s claims on ventilators. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19 AND RENTING: GUIDANCE FOR LANDLORDS, TENANTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES * Post date 28 March 2020 09:00 Non-statutory guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities in the private and social rented sectors in the context of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: SAFEGUARDING IN SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND OTHER PROVIDERS * Post date 27 March 2020 21:41 Guidance for schools and colleges to support them keeping children safe, including online, during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Government response GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION * Post date 27 March 2020 21:09 There is no evidence from clinical or epidemiological studies that treatment with ACE-I or ARBs might worsen COVID-19 infection. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: PM CALL WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP: 27 MARCH 2020 * Post date 27 March 2020 18:39 Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke with President Donald Trump. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NEW DRIVE ON CORONAVIRUS TESTS FOR FRONTLINE NHS STAFF * Post date 27 March 2020 18:33 NHS staff will be first in line for a new coronavirus (COVID-19) testing programme being developed in collaboration with government and industry. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: REGULATORY STATUS OF EQUIPMENT BEING USED TO HELP PREVENT CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 27 March 2020 16:53 There are different regulations which apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment) Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): ADVICE FOR PEOPLE WITH ANIMALS * Post date 27 March 2020 14:16 Advice for pet owners and livestock keepers on maintaining the welfare of their animals during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: RULES ON CARRYING OVER ANNUAL LEAVE TO BE RELAXED TO SUPPORT KEY INDUSTRIES DURING COVID-19 * Post date 27 March 2020 12:40 Workers who have not taken all of their statutory annual leave entitlement due to COVID-19 will now be able to carry it over into the next 2 leave years. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PM VIDEO MESSAGE ON CORONAVIRUS: 27 MARCH 2020 * Post date 27 March 2020 12:09 Prime Minister Boris Johnson recorded a video message on testing positive for coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING (ITT): CRITERIA AND SUPPORTING ADVICE * Post date 27 March 2020 12:01 Mandatory guidance on the criteria that organisations must meet to provide initial teacher training (ITT). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT TO SUSPEND COMPETITION LAW TO SUPPORT ISLE OF WIGHT FERRY ROUTES * Post date 27 March 2020 10:26 Competition law to be temporarily suspended to allow ferry operators to maintain a crucial lifeline between the island and the mainland. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CHECK IF YOU COULD BE COVERED BY THE CORONAVIRUS JOB RETENTION SCHEME * Post date 26 March 2020 20:47 Find out if your employer is eligible, and how much your employer can claim if they’re unable to operate or have no work for you to do because of coronavirus (COVID-19). Further detail will be published on this page shortly. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GOVERNMENT SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR LANDLORDS AND RENTERS REFLECTING THE CURRENT CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 26 March 2020 19:12 Measures to protect renters affected by coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): UK TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL ADVICE * Post date 26 March 2020 19:10 Using public transport during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GOVERNMENT ADVICE ON HOME MOVING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 26 March 2020 19:01 This guidance applies to people buying or selling private residential homes which they intend to live in. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CLAIM A GRANT THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME * Post date 26 March 2020 18:00 Use this scheme if you’re self-employed or a member of a partnership and have lost income due to coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS: HOW TO HELP SAFELY * Post date 26 March 2020 16:57 Across the UK people are playing their part and providing essential support to their friends and family who are in isolation. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: FRAUD CONTROL IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: COVID-19 UK GOVERNMENT GUIDE * Post date 26 March 2020 10:15 Guidance for leaders and fraud experts in government bodies and local authorities that are administering emergency programmes on behalf of the UK Government. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE FREE CAR PARKING FOR NHS AND SOCIAL CARE STAFF * Post date 25 March 2020 19:11 The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is giving immediate financial backing for all NHS trusts to provide free car parking to NHS staff for the duration of coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION ONLY WAY TO GET TRAVELLERS HOME AND BEAT CORONAVIRUS, SAYS THE FOREIGN SECRETARY * Post date 25 March 2020 18:18 Dominic Raab gave a statement after the US-chaired session where G7 Foreign Ministers committed to use their collective powers to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PM STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS: 25 MARCH 2020 * Post date 25 March 2020 17:36 Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement on coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: COVID-19: HOTEL ACCOMMODATION TO SUPPORT KEY WORKERS AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE * Post date 25 March 2020 17:23 Letter regarding the exemption for hotels, hostels and B&Bs to open so they can offer accommodation to key workers and support rough sleepers to keep them off the streets and in suitable accommodation. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): TRAVEL ADVICE FOR EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS * Post date 25 March 2020 17:11 Advice for educational settings, and their students and staff, who are travelling or planning to travel during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: EXEMPTIONS FROM DEVICES REGULATIONS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 25 March 2020 15:15 Fast-track approval of medical devices during COVID-19 outbreak Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION SERVICE ON WHATSAPP * Post date 25 March 2020 14:07 The UK Government has today launched a GOV.UK Coronavirus Information service on WhatsApp. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE ON BUSINESS SUPPORT GRANT FUNDING * Post date 25 March 2020 11:39 This guidance sets out details of eligibility and delivery of the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: VEHICLE OWNERS TO BE GRANTED MOT EXEMPTION IN BATTLE AGAINST CORONAVIRUS * Post date 25 March 2020 09:15 Temporary exemption will enable vital services to continue, frontline workers to get to work, and people to get essential food and medicine. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): MOT CENTRE AND TESTER GUIDANCE * Post date 25 March 2020 09:10 Guidance on providing MOT tests during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, including how to limit the spread of coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): MOTS FOR CARS, VANS AND MOTORCYCLES DUE FROM 30 MARCH 2020 * Post date 25 March 2020 09:09 What will happen if your car, van or motorcycle’s MOT due date is on or after 30 March 2020, including what you need to do to keep your vehicle safe to drive. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): MOTS FOR CARS, VANS AND MOTORCYCLES DUE BEFORE 30 MARCH 2020 * Post date 25 March 2020 09:09 What to do if your car, van or motorcycle’s MOT due date is up to and including 29 March 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COMPANIES TO RECEIVE 3-MONTH EXTENSION PERIOD TO FILE ACCOUNTS DURING COVID-19 * Post date 25 March 2020 00:15 Businesses will be given an additional 3 months to file accounts with Companies House to help companies avoid penalties as they deal with the impact of COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: COVID-19 ADVICE FOR ACCOMMODATION PROVIDERS * Post date 24 March 2020 19:14 Guidance and advice for those providing hotel and other accommodation in the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): ADVICE FOR UK VISA APPLICANTS AND TEMPORARY UK RESIDENTS * Post date 24 March 2020 18:20 This is advice for visa customers and applicants in the UK, visa customers outside of the UK and British nationals overseas who need to apply for a passport affected by travel restrictions associated with coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statement to parliament STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON SUPPORT FOR BRITISH PEOPLE ABROAD * Post date 24 March 2020 16:20 Dominic Raab responded to an urgent question in the House of Commons on how government is supporting British people who are abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GUIDANCE FOR MANUFACTURERS SPECIALS LICENCE HOLDERS ON ‘PACKING DOWN’ MEDICINES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 24 March 2020 15:58 If pharmacies wish to ‘pack down’ larger packs of a medicinal product, they need to follow these instructions Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): EARLY YEARS AND CHILDCARE CLOSURES * Post date 24 March 2020 13:09 Guidance for local authorities, early years settings and childminders about childcare provision following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS £500 MILLION HARDSHIP FUND WILL PROVIDE COUNCIL TAX RELIEF FOR VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS * Post date 24 March 2020 12:33 £500 million Hardship Fund will provide council tax relief to vulnerable people and households to help those affected most by coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CORONAVIRUS: SMS MESSAGES * Post date 24 March 2020 11:08 Alerting people across the UK about latest coronavirus measures. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: FURTHER BUSINESSES AND PREMISES TO CLOSE * Post date 23 March 2020 22:31 This document provides guidance on the closure of all non-essential businesses and premises as part of further social distancing measures. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: FULL GUIDANCE ON STAYING AT HOME AND AWAY FROM OTHERS * Post date 23 March 2020 21:11 The single most important action we can all take, in fighting coronavirus, is to stay at home in order to protect the NHS and save lives. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PM ADDRESS TO THE NATION ON CORONAVIRUS: 23 MARCH 2020 * Post date 23 March 2020 20:34 Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation on coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: PRODUCING HAND SANITISER AND GEL FOR CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 23 March 2020 20:22 Temporary changes to the use and supply of denatured alcohol and duty-free spirits, to help businesses who produce hand sanitiser and gel. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): MAINTAINING FURTHER EDUCATION PROVISION * Post date 23 March 2020 19:47 Operational guidance for further education (FE) providers on maintaining education and skills training provision. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME RESPONSE * Post date 23 March 2020 19:34 This document sets out guidance for apprentices, employers, training providers and assessment organisations in response to the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: EXTRA PROTECTION FOR BUSINESSES WITH BAN ON EVICTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL TENANTS WHO MISS RENT PAYMENTS * Post date 23 March 2020 18:34 Commercial tenants who cannot pay their rent because of coronavirus will be protected from eviction. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FOREIGN SECRETARY ADVISES ALL BRITISH TRAVELLERS TO RETURN TO THE UK NOW * Post date 23 March 2020 18:15 All British tourists and short-stay travellers currently abroad should return to the UK where commercial flight options are still available. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UNIVERSITIES TOLD NOT TO ALTER APPLICANTS’ OFFERS * Post date 23 March 2020 18:06 Universities Minister Michelle Donelan is asking higher education providers not to change their offers to students for two weeks to maintain stability. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER FROM THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR CARE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES * Post date 23 March 2020 17:28 The letter calls upon recruitment agencies in the health and care sector to work in constructive partnership with the NHS during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: VACCINE TRIALS AMONG RECIPIENTS OF £20 MILLION CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH INVESTMENT * Post date 23 March 2020 16:02 Trials of new coronavirus vaccine among 6 projects to receive share of £20 million. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): VEHICLE APPROVAL TESTS * Post date 23 March 2020 15:26 Vehicle approval tests are suspended for up to 3 months due to coronavirus – but tests are available for vehicles that are critical to the COVID-19 response. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE SAFE ACCOMMODATION PROVISION * Post date 23 March 2020 14:52 Guidance for providers of safe accommodation with support for victims of domestic abuse and their children. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: NEW TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO ARE ISOLATING * Post date 23 March 2020 12:39 £500,000 of funding is available for technology companies who come up with digital support solutions for people who need to stay at home because of coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES IN SCOTLAND * Post date 23 March 2020 11:22 Use this page to navigate the guidance on the virus for people in Scotland. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: INCREASE TO WORKING TAX CREDITS – WHAT THIS MEANS * Post date 23 March 2020 11:13 The government has announced that Working Tax Credits payments will be increased from 6 April 2020 – find out what’s happening and who this affects. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statutory guidance STATUTORY GUIDANCE: THE EXERCISE OF COMMISSIONING FUNCTIONS BY THE NHS COMMISSIONING BOARD (CORONAVIRUS) DIRECTIONS 2020 * Post date 23 March 2020 11:09 Directions given to the National Health Service Commissioning Board. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK LAUNCHES WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCE ALLIANCE TO MAP SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS * Post date 23 March 2020 11:03 The £20 million investment could help public health agencies combat COVID-19 and future pandemics. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statement to parliament STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT: RAIL EMERGENCY MEASURES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC * Post date 23 March 2020 07:34 We’re supporting train operators to make sure our railways stay open for key workers during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: GOVERNMENT ENSURES TICKET REFUNDS AND PROTECTS SERVICES FOR PASSENGERS WITH RAIL EMERGENCY MEASURES * Post date 23 March 2020 07:00 We’re supporting train operators to make sure our railways stay open for key workers during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: BUSINESS AND OTHER VENUES SUBJECT TO FURTHER SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES * Post date 22 March 2020 22:41 This document provides guidance and compliance advice for those businesses and other venues asked by the government to close as part of further social distancing measures. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: GOVERNMENT SETS OUT PLANS TO ENFORCE CLOSURE OF BUSINESSES AND OTHER VENUES * Post date 22 March 2020 22:40 Local government will be responsible for enforcing regulations requiring those businesses asked to close on 20 March 2020, in new guidance issued today, 22 March 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: COVID-19 ESSENTIAL TRAVEL GUIDANCE * Post date 22 March 2020 21:40 Guidance and advice to avoid non-essential travel in the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: SCHOOL CLOSURES * Post date 22 March 2020 18:26 What schools will need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PM STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS: 22 MARCH 2020 * Post date 22 March 2020 18:24 Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement on coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE ON VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE * Post date 22 March 2020 17:48 Questions and answers about the provisions being made for vulnerable children and young people. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PM MOTHER’S DAY WORDS: 22 MARCH 2020 * Post date 22 March 2020 10:13 Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s words on Mother’s Day. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: GUIDANCE ON SHIELDING AND PROTECTING PEOPLE DEFINED ON MEDICAL GROUNDS AS EXTREMELY VULNERABLE FROM COVID-19 * Post date 21 March 2020 22:00 Information for shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable from COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE ON ISOLATION FOR RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS * Post date 21 March 2020 14:45 Guidance to support management of children and young people in residential educational settings, including boarding schools, residential special schools and specialist colleges and children’s homes. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: TEMPORARY RELAXATION OF THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE DRIVERS’ HOURS RULES: ALL SECTORS CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY ROAD * Post date 20 March 2020 22:43 Temporary relaxation of the EU and GB drivers’ hours rules for drivers carrying goods by road. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE ON DRIVERS’ HOURS RELAXATIONS * Post date 20 March 2020 22:43 Guidance on the relaxation of drivers’ hours rules, in the context of coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: GUIDANCE FOR BUSINESSES ON FURTHER SOCIAL DISTANCING * Post date 20 March 2020 21:13 This guidance is for businesses on the further social distancing measures outlined by the government. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): CANCELLATION OF GCSES, AS AND A LEVELS IN 2020 * Post date 20 March 2020 20:22 This guidance aims to answer common questions in relation to the cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): VENTILATOR SUPPLY SPECIFICATION * Post date 20 March 2020 19:36 Specification of rapidly manufactured ventilator systems needed as part of the response to coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: DRIVING TESTS AND MOTS FOR HEAVY VEHICLES SUSPENDED FOR UP TO 3 MONTHS TO HELP TACKLE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS * Post date 20 March 2020 19:16 Driving tests are suspended for up to 3 months except for critical workers, and MOTs for lorries, buses and trailers are also suspended for up to 3 months. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): MOTS FOR LORRIES, BUSES AND TRAILERS * Post date 20 March 2020 19:02 Your lorry, bus or trailer will be exempt from needing an MOT for 3 months from 21 March 2020. You might need to apply for this, depending on your vehicle. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS * Post date 20 March 2020 18:53 Information on COVID-19, including guidance on the assessment and management of suspected UK cases. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES FURTHER MEASURES ON SOCIAL DISTANCING * Post date 20 March 2020 18:45 Entertainment and hospitality premises to close temporarily and people urged to only travel if absolutely essential. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: SPECIFICATION FOR VENTILATORS TO BE USED IN UK HOSPITALS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 20 March 2020 18:44 This guidance sets out the clinical requirements based on the consensus of what is ‘minimally acceptable’ performance in the opinion of the anaesthesia and intensive care medicine professionals and medical device regulators. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Form FORM: REGULATORY APPROVAL FOR CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) TEST KITS * Post date 20 March 2020 18:44 How manufacturers can submit COVID-19 test kits for regulatory approval to MHRA Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: ISOLATION GUIDANCE FOR RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS * Post date 20 March 2020 18:38 The Government has issued guidance to confirm which residential settings they consider a household and how to manage isolation Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE FOR UK BUSINESSES * Post date 20 March 2020 18:24 Guidance for UK businesses trading internationally Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: NEW ARRANGEMENTS FOR MHRA GOOD PRACTICE (GXP) INSPECTIONS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 20 March 2020 16:35 We will only be conducting essential inspections. We are expecting organisations to maintain GxP compliance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Answer ANSWER: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): WHAT YOU NEED TO DO * Post date 20 March 2020 15:14 Find out about the government response to coronavirus (COVID-19) and what you need to do. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS * Post date 20 March 2020 15:00 Guidance and advice about coronavirus (COVID-19) in educational settings for staff, parents and carers, pupils and students. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FURTHER DETAILS ON EXAMS AND GRADES ANNOUNCED * Post date 20 March 2020 14:15 Further details on arrangements for exams which have been cancelled to fight spread of coronavirus Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: PROCUREMENT POLICY NOTE 02/20: SUPPLIER RELIEF DUE TO COVID-19 * Post date 20 March 2020 14:04 This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) sets out information and guidance for public bodies on payment of their suppliers to ensure service continuity during and after the current coronavirus, COVID-19, outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Government response GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: IBUPROFEN USE AND CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 20 March 2020 13:49 There is currently no strong evidence that ibuprofen can make coronavirus (COVID-19) worse. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CRUCIAL MEDICINES PROTECTED FOR CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PATIENTS * Post date 20 March 2020 13:01 More than 80 medicines used to treat patients in intensive care units have been banned from parallel export from the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE UK GOVERNMENT RESPONSE * Post date 20 March 2020 11:30 The national and global response to the spread of COVID-19 continues to develop quickly and our collective knowledge of the virus is growing by the second. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: MHRA SERVICES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE * Post date 20 March 2020 10:00 How to get in touch with the MHRA during this period. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE ON SOCIAL DISTANCING AND FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE * Post date 20 March 2020 09:39 Guidance on social distancing for everyone in the UK and protecting older people and vulnerable people. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: ONLINE ISOLATION NOTES LAUNCHED – PROVIDING PROOF OF CORONAVIRUS ABSENCE FROM WORK * Post date 20 March 2020 09:30 People unable to work for more than seven days because of coronavirus (COVID-19) can obtain an isolation note through a new online service. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CLOSURE OF EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS: INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND CARERS * Post date 19 March 2020 23:55 Information for parents and carers about the closure of schools and other educational settings following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): MAINTAINING EDUCATIONAL PROVISION * Post date 19 March 2020 23:48 Guidance about maintaining educational provision for schools, colleges and local authorities. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): RESIDENTIAL CARE, SUPPORTED LIVING AND HOME CARE GUIDANCE * Post date 19 March 2020 16:21 Residential care, supported living and home care in the event of a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: TEMPORARY RELAXATION OF THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE DRIVERS’ HOURS RULES: DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS TO CONSUMERS * Post date 19 March 2020 16:01 Temporary relaxation of the EU drivers’ hours rules for drivers making essential deliveries to consumers’ homes. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: £2.9 BILLION FUNDING TO STRENGTHEN CARE FOR THE VULNERABLE * Post date 19 March 2020 15:40 The funding will help patients who no longer need urgent hospital treatment to return home, making at least 15,000 beds available during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: MHRA GUIDANCE ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 19 March 2020 15:23 We are producing guidance for industry covering the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: MANAGING POTENTIAL SUPPLY ISSUES WITH MEDICINES DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 19 March 2020 15:18 Marketing authorisation holders (MAHs) need to provide the MHRA with information about any supply issues they are experiencing, as a result of COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): HOSPITAL DISCHARGE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS * Post date 19 March 2020 15:18 Sets out how health and care systems and providers should change their discharging arrangements and the provision of community support during the coronavirus situation. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE * Post date 19 March 2020 15:09 Find guidance about coronavirus (COVID-19) for health professionals and other organisations. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Impact assessment IMPACT ASSESSMENT: CORONAVIRUS BILL: SUMMARY OF IMPACTS * Post date 19 March 2020 14:44 A summary of impacts relating to clauses within the coronavirus bill. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS * Post date 19 March 2020 13:47 Guidance for schools and other educational settings in providing advice about the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR STAFF IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR * Post date 19 March 2020 13:30 Guidance on COVID-19, including general precautions for staff and guidance on the assessment and management of arrivals into the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CLINICAL TRIALS APPLICATIONS FOR CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 19 March 2020 13:02 The MHRA is ready to prioritise and provide any assistance for clinical trials applications submitted for COVID-19 Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: MANAGING CLINICAL TRIALS DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 19 March 2020 12:26 How investigators and sponsors should manage clinical trials during COVID-19 Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: PLANS SET OUT TO SUPPORT PUPILS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS * Post date 19 March 2020 10:59 Children eligible for free school meals will be offered meals or vouchers as an alternative if they can no longer attend school due to coronavirus measures Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: FREE SCHOOL MEALS GUIDANCE * Post date 19 March 2020 10:42 Guidance for schools and local authorities on free school meals arrangements during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: MILITARY STANDS UP COVID SUPPORT FORCE * Post date 19 March 2020 10:18 The Defence Secretary announces new measures to put service personnel and Reservists on standby to support public services in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: ETHICAL FRAMEWORK FOR ADULT SOCIAL CARE * Post date 19 March 2020 10:02 A framework to support the planning and organisation of adult social care during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT AGREES MEASURES WITH ENERGY INDUSTRY TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE PEOPLE THROUGH COVID-19 * Post date 19 March 2020 00:15 Proposals agreed to ensure vulnerable customers who may fall into debt remain supplied with energy while in self isolation. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: GOVERNMENT AND AIRLINES WORKING TO GET BRITISH PASSENGERS AFFECTED BY CORONAVIRUS BACK TO THE UK * Post date 18 March 2020 22:13 Transport Secretary today chaired a call with airlines and airports. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: BUSINESS RATES: EXPANDED RETAIL DISCOUNT – GUIDANCE * Post date 18 March 2020 18:30 Guidance on the operation of expanded retail discount 2020 to 2021 coronavirus response, announced at Budget 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: TRAVEL ADVICE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 18 March 2020 18:29 Guidance for British people travelling and living overseas during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PM STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS: 18 MARCH 2020 * Post date 18 March 2020 18:12 Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement on coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: MOBILE NETWORKS REMOVE DATA CHARGES FOR ONLINE NHS CORONAVIRUS ADVICE * Post date 18 March 2020 17:54 Free access to online NHS services will be available for as long as coronavirus (COVID-19) remains widespread in the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COMPLETE BAN ON EVICTIONS AND ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR RENTERS * Post date 18 March 2020 17:54 Government announces radical package of measures to protect renters and landlords affected by coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): COURTS AND TRIBUNALS PLANNING AND PREPARATION * Post date 18 March 2020 16:44 This page provides advice and guidance for all court and tribunal users during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and will be updated when new advice is available. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories World news story WORLD NEWS STORY: FRENCH PERSONAL TRAVEL WAIVER CERTIFICATE * Post date 18 March 2020 16:11 A translation of the French personal travel exemption relating to the COVID-19 decree. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories World news story WORLD NEWS STORY: FRENCH PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL WAIVER CERTIFICATE * Post date 18 March 2020 16:09 Translation of the French professional travel exemption relating to the COVID-19 decree. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT * Post date 18 March 2020 15:31 Guidance for local councils during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: SPAIN TRAVEL ADVICE: FOREIGN OFFICE STATEMENT, 18 MARCH 2020 * Post date 18 March 2020 15:13 The FCO advises all British travellers in Spain to contact their tour operator or airline as soon as possible, to arrange their return journey before 24 March. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: TESTING FOR CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) WILL INCREASE TO 25,000 A DAY * Post date 18 March 2020 15:08 The government will increase number of people tested for COVID-19 to 25,000 hospital patients a day. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: PROCUREMENT POLICY NOTE 01/20: RESPONDING TO COVID-19 * Post date 18 March 2020 14:21 This Procurement Policy Note gives information and guidance on public procurement regulations and responding to the coronavirus, COVID-19, outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) CASES AND RISK IN THE UK * Post date 18 March 2020 14:00 Find out the number of cases and risk level in the UK, what to do if you have symptoms, and what the government is doing about the virus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH POSSIBLE CORONAVIRUS INFECTION * Post date 18 March 2020 13:33 Stay at home guidance for households with possible coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: COURTS DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: ROBERT BUCKLAND STATEMENT * Post date 18 March 2020 13:23 A statement from the Lord Chancellor on the running of courts during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) GUIDANCE FOR EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYERS AND BUSINESSES * Post date 18 March 2020 09:07 Information on healthcare advice for employers and support for businesses. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYERS AND BUSINESSES * Post date 18 March 2020 08:52 Guidance for employees, employers and businesses in providing advice about the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT TO GRANT PERMISSION FOR PUBS AND RESTAURANTS TO OPERATE AS TAKEAWAYS AS PART OF CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE * Post date 17 March 2020 20:13 Planning rules will be relaxed so pubs and restaurants can operate as hot food takeaways during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES IN WALES * Post date 17 March 2020 20:10 Use this page to navigate the latest guidance on the virus for people in Wales Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories World news story WORLD NEWS STORY: TRAVEL ADVICE FOR MOVING AROUND FRANCE * Post date 17 March 2020 19:01 Translation of the French government’s advice on the restrictive measures due to coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: EMERGENCY BILL TO STRENGTHEN CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE PLANS * Post date 17 March 2020 18:37 New laws will be introduced to protect public health, increase NHS capacity, strengthen social care and support the public to take the right action at the right time. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS BILL: WHAT IT WILL DO * Post date 17 March 2020 18:35 Measures contained in the fast-tracked coronavirus legislation and why they are needed to effectively manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): DRIVING TESTS AND THEORY TESTS * Post date 17 March 2020 17:03 You should still go for your driving or theory test, unless you, someone you live with, your instructor or someone they live with have coronavirus symptoms. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: FREE CHILDCARE OFFERS TO CONTINUE DURING CORONAVIRUS CLOSURES * Post date 17 March 2020 16:56 The Government will continue to pay funding to local authorities for the free entitlements for two, three and four-year-olds Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND PRISONS * Post date 17 March 2020 16:08 Guidance about visiting prisons during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more ALL UPDATES Categories Replacement feed REPLACEMENT FEED: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 5 June 2020 16:00 This coronavirus (COVID-19) RSS feed is being replaced with a new feed from Search – GOV.UK Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: UK STATEMENT ON THE WTO JOINT INITIATIVE ON SERVICES DOMESTIC REGULATION * Post date 5 June 2020 11:32 The UK’s Ambassador to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Julian Braithwaite, delivered this statement at a meeting for the Joint Initiative on Services Domestic Regulation on 5 June 2020. This meeting was convened by the Australian Permanent Representative to the WTO, Ambassador Frances Lisson. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: SENIOR CIVIL SERVANT AND FORMER LECTURER IN MEDICAL STATISTICS APPOINTED TO JOINT BIOSECURITY CENTRE * Post date 5 June 2020 10:58 Dr Clare Gardiner has been seconded to the role of Director General of the Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) at DHSC to take it through to full operating capability. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: REGULATORY STATUS OF SOFTWARE (INCLUDING APPS) USED IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 5 June 2020 09:30 Advice for manufacturers, members of the public and professional users of software or apps being used during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £7 MILLION FOR NEW COALITION OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN’S CHARITIES * Post date 4 June 2020 23:15 Funding package for targeted help to young people and their families most affected by coronavirus Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: FACE COVERINGS TO BECOME MANDATORY ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT * Post date 4 June 2020 19:51 From 15 June, face coverings will be required while using public transport in England. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: TRANSPORT SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 4 JUNE 2020 * Post date 4 June 2020 16:57 Face coverings will be required on public transport from 15 June 2020.. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: UK AID-BACKED DRONE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS GHANA’S CORONAVIRUS FIGHT * Post date 4 June 2020 16:33 A partnership between UK aid and Gavi: the Vaccine Alliance, is supporting the Government of Ghana to use Zipline drones to collect coronavirus test samples. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 4 JUNE 2020 * Post date 4 June 2020 16:18 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £7 MILLION FOR VULNERABLE PUPILS LEAVING ALTERNATIVE PROVISION * Post date 4 June 2020 09:31 More than 11,000 vulnerable young people to receive support to move into next stage of education or employment Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: 3D PRINTING (ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING) OF MEDICAL DEVICES OR COMPONENT PARTS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC * Post date 4 June 2020 08:30 The requirements on manufacturing 3D printing will depend on whether the item is classed as a medical device or personal protective equipment (PPE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: TRADE CREDIT INSURANCE BACKED BY £10 BILLION GUARANTEE * Post date 4 June 2020 06:00 Government to provide guarantees of up to £10 billion to Trade Credit Insurance schemes for business-to-business transactions Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): HOW TO SELF-ISOLATE WHEN YOU TRAVEL TO THE UK * Post date 3 June 2020 17:29 Sets out how to self-isolate if you arrive in the UK on or after 8 June 2020. You will not be allowed to leave the place you’re staying for the first 14 days you’re in the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: COMING TO THE UK FOR SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORK ON ENGLISH FARMS * Post date 3 June 2020 17:15 Advice for seasonal agricultural workers coming to England to work on farms and their employers. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PM STATEMENT AT THE CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 3 JUNE 2020 * Post date 3 June 2020 16:51 Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a statement at the coronavirus press conference on 3 June 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 3 JUNE * Post date 3 June 2020 16:11 Press conference slides used by Sir Patrick Vallance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: ASSESSMENT AND PROCUREMENT OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) TESTS * Post date 3 June 2020 15:56 How the government assesses offers of COVID-19 tests from developers for procurement and use in the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statement to parliament STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT: HOME SECRETARY ORAL STATEMENT ON HEALTH MEASURES AT THE BORDER * Post date 3 June 2020 14:21 The Home Secretary delivered an oral statement to the House of Commons on health measures being introduced at the border in response to coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 2 JUNE 2020 * Post date 3 June 2020 12:52 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 2 June 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: DAIRY RESPONSE FUND SET TO OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS * Post date 3 June 2020 10:28 Eligible English dairy farmers able to apply for up to £10,000 to overcome impact of coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: PUBLIC HEALTH BORDER MEASURES TO COME INTO FORCE NEXT WEEK * Post date 2 June 2020 21:30 The rules which cover the new measures at the UK border to protect against coronavirus will be published on 3 June 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: FCO AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST (ARI) 2020: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE * Post date 2 June 2020 16:58 The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) ARI has been updated to set out our research areas of interest relating to the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 1 JUNE 2020 * Post date 2 June 2020 16:31 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 1 June 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 2 JUNE 2020 * Post date 2 June 2020 16:02 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP and Professor John Newton. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): TESTING DATA METHODOLOGY * Post date 2 June 2020 13:16 Information on the data sources and methodology used to provide the daily statistics on coronavirus testing. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CORONAVIRUS: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY UPDATE * Post date 2 June 2020 11:21 The Environment Agency’s priority is to protect people and the environment, and to support those we regulate during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: UK SCIENCE AND THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 * Post date 2 June 2020 08:18 Dr Hanbin ZHENG, Senior UK Science & Innovation Officer, on the UK’s science-led international collaborations, especially in Singapore and the Southeast Asian region, in the fight against COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: YEMEN: NEW UK AID WILL HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 1 June 2020 23:15 A new package of funding for Yemen is to be announced today by the Foreign Secretary. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: STUDENT NUMBER CONTROLS * Post date 1 June 2020 16:48 The measures to protect students and universities during the coronavirus outbreak, including temporary student number controls and additional places. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 1 JUNE 2020 * Post date 1 June 2020 16:08 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP and Professor John Newton. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CHECK IF YOU CAN GET TAX-FREE CHILDCARE AND 30 HOURS FREE CHILDCARE DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 1 June 2020 14:52 Find out about temporary changes that may affect you if you’re applying for, or already getting, Tax-Free Childcare or 30 hours free childcare. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): ADVICE ON ACCESSING GREEN SPACES SAFELY * Post date 1 June 2020 09:48 Advice on using green spaces and protecting yourself and others from coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK REACHES 200,000 CORONAVIRUS TESTING CAPACITY TARGET A DAY EARLY * Post date 31 May 2020 20:33 Following the rapid expansion of coronavirus testing, the UK reached the 200,000 capacity target on Saturday 30 May, including capacity for 40,000 antibody tests a day Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: DAME LOUISE CASEY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 31 MAY 2020 * Post date 31 May 2020 16:20 Statement from Dame Louise Casey, the Prime Minister’s advisor on rough sleeping, on the efforts to support rough sleepers during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: COMMUNITIES SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 31 MAY 2020 * Post date 31 May 2020 15:55 The Communities Secretary on the government’s response to COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 31 MAY 2020 * Post date 31 May 2020 15:26 Press conference slides and datasets used by Dr Jenny Harries. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: PRIME MINISTER HAILS RESILIENCE OF SHIELDERS AS RESTRICTIONS SET TO EASE * Post date 31 May 2020 08:01 Extremely vulnerable people who have been “shielding” in England to be able to spend time outdoors. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO RESUMPTION OF COMPEITIVE SPORT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS * Post date 30 May 2020 17:57 DCMS publishes ‘stage three’ of its elite and professional sport guidance Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: OLIVER DOWDEN’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 30 MAY 2020 * Post date 30 May 2020 17:55 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary gave the 30 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SPI-M-O: CONSENSUS STATEMENT ON PUBLIC GATHERINGS, 11 MARCH 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 17:07 Consensus statement from the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling, Operational sub-group (SPI-M-O) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SPI-M-O: CONSENSUS VIEW: 13 APRIL REVIEW OF SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES, 1 APRIL 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 17:05 Consensus view from the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling, Operational sub-group (SPI-M-O) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Transparency data TRANSPARENCY DATA: SAGE 34 MINUTES: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE, 7 MAY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:59 Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s thirty-fourth meeting. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SAGE MINUTES: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE, 18 FEBRUARY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:16 Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s eighth meeting. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 29 MAY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:15 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Stephen Powis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SAGE MINUTES: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE, 13 FEBRUARY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:15 Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s seventh meeting. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SAGE MINUTES: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE, 11 FEBRUARY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:13 Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s sixth meeting. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SAGE MINUTES: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE, 6 FEBRUARY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:12 Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s fifth meeting. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SAGE MINUTES: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE, 4 FEBRUARY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:11 Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s fourth meeting. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SAGE MINUTES: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE, 3 FEBRUARY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:09 Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s third meeting. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Transparency data TRANSPARENCY DATA: SAGE MINUTES: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE, 28 JANUARY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 16:08 Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s second meeting. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SPI-M-O: CONSENSUS VIEW ON THE POTENTIAL RELAXING OF SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES, 4 MAY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 15:59 Consensus statement from the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling, Operational sub-group (SPI-M-O) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: SPI-M: CONSENSUS STATEMENT ON COVID-19, 20 APRIL 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 15:55 Consensus statement from the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling (SPI-M) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LOOKING AFTER PEOPLE WHO LACK MENTAL CAPACITY * Post date 29 May 2020 11:56 Guidance for health and social care staff who are caring for, or treating, a person who lacks the relevant mental capacity. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Corporate report CORPORATE REPORT: CORONAVIRUS ACT REPORT: MAY 2020 * Post date 29 May 2020 11:47 The first two-monthly report on which powers in the Coronavirus Act 2020 are currently active. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £5 MILLION FUNDING GIVEN TO MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY PROJECTS * Post date 29 May 2020 11:00 Community projects supporting people with their mental health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will benefit from their share of £5 million of additional funding. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: STAYING ALERT AND SAFE (SOCIAL DISTANCING) * Post date 29 May 2020 10:47 The most important thing we can do is to stay alert, control the virus, and in doing so, save lives. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT TO PUBLISH CODE OF PRACTICE WITH COMMERCIAL SECTOR IN BOOST TO HIGH STREET * Post date 29 May 2020 09:34 High street businesses and landlords are set to benefit from a new code of practice, to provide them with clarity and reassurance over rent payments. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: APPLY FOR THE CORONAVIRUS LOCAL AUTHORITY DISCRETIONARY GRANTS FUND * Post date 29 May 2020 08:36 The Discretionary Grant Fund supports small and micro businesses that are not eligible for other grant schemes. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: ADVICE FOR SMOKERS AND VAPERS * Post date 29 May 2020 08:00 Advice for people who smoke or vape during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: PM: SIX PEOPLE CAN MEET OUTSIDE UNDER NEW MEASURES TO EASE LOCKDOWN * Post date 28 May 2020 18:21 PM Boris Johnson announced groups of up to six people will be able to meet outdoors in England from Monday 1 June, provided strict social distancing guidelines are followed. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: HELP CHILDREN AGED 2 TO 4 TO LEARN AT HOME DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 28 May 2020 16:59 Advice for parents and carers of early years children who have not yet started school. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 28 MAY 2020 * Post date 28 May 2020 16:24 Press conference slides used by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Sir Patrick Vallance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: NHS TEST AND TRACE: HOW IT WORKS * Post date 27 May 2020 19:35 An overview of the NHS test and trace service, including what happens if you test positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) or have had close contact with someone who has tested positive. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NHS TEST AND TRACE SERVICE * Post date 27 May 2020 19:20 New guidance means those who have been in close contact with someone who tests positive must isolate for 14 days, even if they have no symptoms. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 27 MAY 2020 * Post date 27 May 2020 17:01 Press conference slides and datasets used by Baroness Dido Harding and Professor Jonathan Van-Tam. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: COVID-19 TESTING DATA: LETTER TO THE OFFICE FOR STATISTICS REGULATION * Post date 27 May 2020 16:02 Response from Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to a letter from Sir David Norgrove, chair of the Office for Statistics Regulation. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories World news story WORLD NEWS STORY: FRENCH BORDER RESTRICTIONS IN RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS * Post date 27 May 2020 15:36 A summary of the border restrictions in place for travelling to the UK and to France. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS: MOT CENTRE AND TESTER GUIDANCE * Post date 27 May 2020 10:13 Guidance on providing MOT tests during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, including how to limit the spread of coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CLEANSING AND PPE WASTE AT A HEALTHCARE WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY: RPS C1 * Post date 27 May 2020 08:47 When you can store or treat coronavirus (COVID-19) cleansing and used PPE waste without having codes 15 02 02* or 15 02 03 in your permit. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: HM TREASURY CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) BUSINESS LOAN SCHEME STATISTICS * Post date 27 May 2020 08:30 HMT management information about the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) and Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT SIGNIFICANTLY BOOSTS UK PPE SUPPLY WITH MORE THAN 100 NEW DEALS * Post date 26 May 2020 19:04 The government has signed deals with more than 100 new suppliers from around the world as well as ramping up domestic production to help meet demand for PPE. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 26 MAY 2020 * Post date 26 May 2020 17:43 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 26 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE ON TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19 (28 APRIL 2020) * Post date 26 May 2020 17:16 Research compiled by the Environmental and Modelling Group for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Research and analysis RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: EVIDENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DISPERSION OF COVID-19 FOR DIFFERENT MECHANISMS (14 APRIL 2020) * Post date 26 May 2020 17:16 A brief evidence summary for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 26 MAY 2020 * Post date 26 May 2020 16:10 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor John Newton. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: DAME LOUISE CASEY CALLS ON COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO HELP WITH COVID-19 ROUGH SLEEPING CRISIS * Post date 26 May 2020 11:12 Businesses, faith groups and local communities are being urged to help new Rough Sleeping Taskforce. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE UP TO £23M IN EXTRA FUNDING TO TACKLE CORONAVIRUS IN WALES * Post date 26 May 2020 11:09 Simon Hart: Additional funding for Wales “highlights our determination to move forward together” in fight against coronavirus Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GUIDANCE ON SEARCHING FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS IN ENGLAND DURING COVID-19 * Post date 26 May 2020 08:51 Guidance for members of the public (including metal-detectorists) searching for archaeological finds in England during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £300 MILLION ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO SUPPORT NEW TEST AND TRACE SERVICE * Post date 24 May 2020 17:17 Local authorities will be central to supporting the new test and trace service in England, with the government providing a new funding package of £300 million. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: PREPARING FOR THE WIDER OPENING OF EARLY YEARS AND CHILDCARE SETTINGS FROM 1 JUNE * Post date 24 May 2020 11:31 A planning guide for early years providers, in England, to help prepare them to open their settings for all children from 1 June 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: 6000 NEW SUPPORTED HOMES AS PART OF LANDMARK COMMITMENT TO END ROUGH SLEEPING * Post date 23 May 2020 23:26 Radical plans to provide thousands of long-term, safe homes for vulnerable rough sleepers taken off the streets during the pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £50 MILLION BOOST TO SUPPORT THE RECOVERY OF OUR HIGH STREETS * Post date 23 May 2020 23:15 The Reopening High Streets Safely Fund will help councils in England introduce a range of safety measures in a move to get people back to work and customers back to the shops. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: TRANSPORT SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 23 MAY 2020 * Post date 23 May 2020 17:01 Further funding to protect and increase transport services, level up infrastructure and regenerate local economies after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: UP TO £15 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE CITIZENS ADVICE SERVICE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC * Post date 23 May 2020 10:00 Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland to receive funding boost of up to £15 million to help them deal with increased demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR LONDON’S COVID-19 RECOVERY * Post date 23 May 2020 09:33 A new London Transition Board will co-ordinate London’s response as it emerges from the lockdown and begins to reopen its economy while controlling the virus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SAFER TRAVEL GUIDANCE FOR PASSENGERS * Post date 23 May 2020 09:03 Walking, cycling, and travelling in vehicles or on public transport during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) ESSENTIAL INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GUIDANCE * Post date 22 May 2020 19:47 This page provides guidance on travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office advises against all but essential travel. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): PROVIDING HOME CARE * Post date 22 May 2020 19:28 Information for those providing personal care to people living in their own home during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HOME SECRETARY’S OPENING STATEMENT TO THE GOVERNMENT’S DAILY BRIEFING ON CORONAVIRUS * Post date 22 May 2020 17:09 The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, explains the measures to be taken at the border to avoid a second wave of coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission at the 22 May 2020 daily press briefing. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: THE R NUMBER IN THE UK * Post date 22 May 2020 17:04 The reproduction number (R) is the average number of secondary infections produced by 1 infected person. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 22 MAY 2020 * Post date 22 May 2020 16:19 Press conference slides and datasets used by Sir Patrick Vallance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT TO OFFER ANTIBODY TESTS TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE STAFF AND PATIENTS IN ENGLAND * Post date 21 May 2020 19:07 New antibody testing programme to provide tens of thousands of antibody tests per day across the UK from next week. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 21 MAY 2020 * Post date 21 May 2020 18:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 21 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: TRIAL OF RAPID CORONAVIRUS TEST LAUNCHED IN HAMPSHIRE * Post date 21 May 2020 17:00 The new coronavirus (COVID-19) test is highly effective in clinical settings and can return results on site, without being sent to a laboratory, within 20 minutes. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 21 MAY 2020 * Post date 21 May 2020 16:21 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP and Professor Chris Whitty. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: SAFEGUARDING AND REMOTE EDUCATION DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 21 May 2020 14:50 Understand how to follow safeguarding procedures when planning remote education strategies and teaching remotely during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: STATISTICS ON CORONAVIRUS FUNDING FOR BUSINESS * Post date 21 May 2020 14:50 Data on the government loans and grants to support businesses and self employed people through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: WELSH SECRETARY COMMENDS ARMED FORCES’ CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS IN WALES * Post date 21 May 2020 14:43 Simon Hart thanks the Armed Forces personnel providing support in Wales as part of the ongoing response to COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: COVID-19 REGULATORY POSITION STATEMENTS * Post date 21 May 2020 14:03 Environment Agency regulatory response to coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: EMISSIONS TO AIR FROM LARGE COMBUSTION PLANT IN THE TRANSITIONAL NATIONAL PLAN: RPS C18 * Post date 21 May 2020 13:58 When Large Combustion Plant operators can delay meeting new emission limit values scheduled to take effect from 1 July 2020 because of coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: OLIVER DOWDEN’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 20 MAY 2020 * Post date 20 May 2020 18:23 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary gave the 20 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CORONAVIRUS AND REGIONAL SECURITY: UK STATEMENT ON FOREIGN MINISTERS’ MEETING * Post date 20 May 2020 18:11 The Foreign Secretary hosted a meeting with the Turkish, French, and German Foreign Ministers, to discuss coronavirus as well as Middle East security issues. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: WAITING TO RETURN TO THE UK DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 20 May 2020 17:07 Guidance for British people who are currently travelling abroad and are unable to return home due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 20 MAY 2020 * Post date 20 May 2020 16:14 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP and Professor Stephen Powis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE (VCSE) ORGANISATIONS TO RESPOND TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 20 May 2020 16:00 The government has pledged £750 million to ensure VCSE can continue their vital work supporting the country during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, including £200m for the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, along with an additional £150 million from dormant bank and building society accounts. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): INFORMING DHSC OF THE DEATH OF A WORKER IN SOCIAL CARE * Post date 20 May 2020 15:28 How local authorities and social care providers can tell DHSC about the death of an employee or volunteer in social care. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO ALL POSTMASTERS * Post date 20 May 2020 15:19 Letter from the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility, Paul Scully, to all postmasters, their staff and Post Office employees. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Consultation outcome CONSULTATION OUTCOME: CAPACITY MARKET: PROPOSAL TO RELAX THE RULES TEMPORARILY IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 * Post date 20 May 2020 08:00 We’re seeking views on ways to relax certain Capacity Market obligations and deadlines, reduce the burden and minimise terminations during COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £40M BOOST FOR CUTTING-EDGE START-UPS * Post date 20 May 2020 06:00 Innovative businesses and start-ups are set to benefit from a £40 million government investment to drive forward new technological advances. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: WALES TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL £64.5M AS A RESULT OF TRANSPORT FUNDING IN ENGLAND * Post date 19 May 2020 16:25 The UK Government has now provided over £2.2 billion in direct funding to Wales in order to manage the impact of coronavirus Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 19 MAY 2020 * Post date 19 May 2020 16:10 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon George Eustice MP and Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CONSERVATIONISTS RESCUED FROM ONE OF THE MOST ISOLATED PLACES IN THE WORLD * Post date 19 May 2020 12:43 A team of conservationists stranded on one of the most remote places on earth made it back to the UK following a 12-day voyage to Ascension Island and a military flight home. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories National statistics NATIONAL STATISTICS: LATEST FIGURES SHOW MILLIONS BENEFITTING FROM TREASURY CORONAVIRUS SUPPORT SCHEMES * Post date 19 May 2020 09:26 New figures on the UK-wide government support schemes for individuals and businesses have been published today, Tuesday 19 May 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Transparency data TRANSPARENCY DATA: LATEST FIGURES SHOW MILLIONS BENEFITTING FROM TREASURY CORONAVIRUS SUPPORT SCHEMES * Post date 19 May 2020 09:26 New figures on the UK-wide government support schemes for individuals and businesses have been published today, Tuesday 19 May 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £37 MILLION TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX NEEDS * Post date 18 May 2020 23:15 The multi-million-pound settlement will help low-income families with seriously ill or disabled children with the cost of equipment, goods or services Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CORONAVIRUS STATUTORY SICK PAY REBATE SCHEME SET TO LAUNCH * Post date 18 May 2020 23:15 Employers will be able to make claims through the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme from 26 May. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: EVERYONE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH SYMPTOMS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTS * Post date 18 May 2020 17:03 Everyone in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms can now get a test. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 18 MAY 2020 * Post date 18 May 2020 16:47 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 18 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statement to parliament STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): HEALTH SECRETARY’S STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT * Post date 18 May 2020 16:18 The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock updated Parliament on the government’s response to coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 18 MAY 2020 * Post date 18 May 2020 16:08 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statement to parliament STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT: TRANSPORT FOR LONDON EXTRAORDINARY FUNDING AND FINANCING * Post date 18 May 2020 14:40 Support funding package for Transport for London in order to keep vital public transport services running in London. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: STAYING SAFE OUTSIDE YOUR HOME * Post date 18 May 2020 14:00 The principles you should follow to ensure that time spent outside your home is as safe as possible. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: STATEMENT FROM THE UK CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS ON AN UPDATE TO CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS: 18 MARCH 2020 * Post date 18 May 2020 10:01 New information about coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms has been announced. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: BUSINESS SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 17 MAY 2020 * Post date 18 May 2020 09:39 Business Secretary Alok Sharma gave the 17 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO SOCIAL HOUSING RESIDENTS * Post date 18 May 2020 09:11 Letter from the Minister of Housing setting out the measures that are in place to support social housing residents during the next phase towards reopening society. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GET A PAYMENT DEFERRAL OR DEREGISTER FROM MONEY LAUNDERING SUPERVISION DUE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 18 May 2020 07:08 Check if you can get a payment deferral or deregister if you are a business with an annual fee due between 1 May and 30 September 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FUNDING AND MANUFACTURING BOOST FOR UK VACCINE PROGRAMME * Post date 17 May 2020 15:38 UK’s top researchers rapidly working to find a coronavirus vaccine will benefit from £84 million of new government funding. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: VACCINES MANUFACTURING AND INNOVATION CENTRE TO OPEN 12 MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE * Post date 17 May 2020 06:00 Race to manufacture millions of doses of a coronavirus vaccine boosted with a multi-million-pound government investment. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PRIME MINISTER’S ARTICLE IN THE MAIL ON SUNDAY: 17 MAY 2020 * Post date 17 May 2020 05:00 Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s piece in the Mail on Sunday. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT BEGINS LARGE SCALE STUDY OF CORONAVIRUS IMMUNITY * Post date 16 May 2020 23:15 Major long-term study will track spread of coronavirus in general population Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: EDUCATION SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 16 MAY * Post date 16 May 2020 17:22 Education Secretary on the Government’s response to the outbreak of coronavirus and plans to begin returning to school safely Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 16 MAY 2020 * Post date 16 May 2020 15:54 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP and Dr Jenny Harries. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COVID-19 DETECTION DOGS TRIAL LAUNCHES * Post date 15 May 2020 23:15 Trials for specially-trained ‘COVID dogs’ that may be able to detect coronavirus (COVID-19) in humans, even before symptoms appear, are set to begin as part of new research. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW TASKFORCE DEVELOPING PLAN TO REOPEN PLACES OF WORSHIP * Post date 15 May 2020 19:04 Faith leaders and government agree to develop plan to enable phased and safe reopening of places of worship. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 15 MAY 2020 * Post date 15 May 2020 18:26 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 15 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CARE HOME SUPPORT PACKAGE BACKED BY £600 MILLION TO HELP REDUCE CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS * Post date 15 May 2020 17:56 A new £600 million Infection Control Fund has been introduced to tackle the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in care homes. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: EXTRA £35M FOR WALES IN FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS * Post date 15 May 2020 16:51 This takes the total amount of funding provided by the UK Government to support the effort to tackle the coronavirus in Wales to over £2.1 billion Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SUPPORT FOR CARE HOMES * Post date 15 May 2020 16:46 Sets out the support package to keep care homes safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 15 MAY 2020 * Post date 15 May 2020 16:35 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP and the deputy chief medical officer for England, Dr Jenny Harries OBE. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: 70 MILLION FACE MASKS FOR NHS AND CARE WORKERS THROUGH NEW INDUSTRY DEAL * Post date 14 May 2020 23:01 More than 70 million face masks will be manufactured in the UK and delivered to frontline health and care workers following an agreement with a global technology company. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: SAFE WORKING IN EDUCATION, CHILDCARE AND CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE * Post date 14 May 2020 18:06 Preventing and controlling infection, including the use of PPE, in education, childcare and children’s social care settings during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: PREPARING FOR THE WIDER OPENING OF SCHOOLS FROM 1 JUNE * Post date 14 May 2020 17:38 A planning guide for primary school leaders to help prepare them to open their schools for more pupils during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: TRANSPORT SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 14 MAY 2020 * Post date 14 May 2020 17:02 Describing how the time during lockdown has been used to fix and upgrade road and rail infrastructure, including plans to help the economy bounce back. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 14 MAY 2020 * Post date 14 May 2020 16:13 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP and Professor Jonathan Van-Tam. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): CHARTER FOR SAFE WORKING PRACTICE * Post date 14 May 2020 16:05 A Charter, co-produced by the government and the Home Building Federation, committing signatories to safe working whilst COVID-19 remains prevalent. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 13 MAY 2020 * Post date 13 May 2020 16:22 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP and Dr Jenny Harries. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): CONSTRUCTION UPDATE Q&A * Post date 13 May 2020 15:06 Questions and answers on today’s (13 May 2020) announcement on construction site working hours to enable social distancing working practices. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE ON PHASED RETURN OF SPORT AND RECREATION * Post date 13 May 2020 13:40 Guidance for the public, providers of outdoor sport facilities, elite athletes, personal trainers and coaches on the phased return of sport and recreation. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENT AND PAY DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 13 May 2020 13:26 An explanation of how holiday entitlement and pay operate during the coronavirus pandemic, where it differs from the standard holiday entitlement and pay guidance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: HOW TESTS AND TESTING KITS FOR CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) WORK * Post date 13 May 2020 13:19 The different types of tests and testing kits for COVID-19, and the specifications for manufacturers. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) – COMPULSORY PURCHASE GUIDANCE * Post date 13 May 2020 07:00 In response to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), MHCLG has published guidance for acquiring authorities on compulsory purchase matters. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) – COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY GUIDANCE * Post date 13 May 2020 07:00 In response to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), MHCLG has published guidance for local authorities on Community Infrastructure Levy matters. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) – PLANNING UPDATE * Post date 13 May 2020 06:59 In response to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), MHCLG has published an update on planning matters, including temporary measures to make it easier to operate the planning system. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES THROUGH TRADE CREDIT INSURANCE GUARANTEE * Post date 13 May 2020 06:15 Businesses with supply chains which rely on Trade Credit Insurance and who are experiencing difficulties maintaining cover due to Coronavirus will get support from the government, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, John Glen has announced. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CLAIM A GRANT THROUGH THE SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME * Post date 13 May 2020 05:00 If you’re self-employed or a member of a partnership and have been adversely affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) use this scheme if you’re eligible to claim the grant. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SAFER PUBLIC PLACES – URBAN CENTRES AND GREEN SPACES * Post date 13 May 2020 01:15 Guidance for the owners and operators of urban centres and green spaces to help social distancing. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW PARTNERSHIP TO SEQUENCE HUMAN GENOMES IN FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS * Post date 12 May 2020 23:15 Thousands of patients severely ill with coronavirus will have their genetic code studied to help scientists understand whether a person’s genetics may influence their susceptibility to the virus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW GUIDANCE ON SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS * Post date 12 May 2020 23:01 Details on a range of outdoor activities which will be allowed in England from 13 May 2020 subject to social distancing rules. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: BUSINESS SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 12 MAY 2020 * Post date 12 May 2020 17:55 Business Secretary Alok Sharma gave the 12 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: OUR PLAN TO REBUILD: THE UK GOVERNMENT’S COVID-19 RECOVERY STRATEGY * Post date 12 May 2020 16:39 The Government’s roadmap for how and when the UK will adjust its response to the COVID-19 crisis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 12 MAY 2020 * Post date 12 May 2020 16:24 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP and Professor Stephen Powis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT EXPANDS EXPERT TEAM TO RAPIDLY ROLL OUT CORONAVIRUS TEST AND TRACE PROGRAMME * Post date 12 May 2020 15:50 The government has announced the expansion of the expert team leading on the rapid nationwide roll-out of the coronavirus (COVID-19) test and trace programme. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statement to parliament STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): NEW TRANSPORT GUIDANCE FOR PASSENGERS AND OPERATORS * Post date 12 May 2020 14:44 Announcing new safer travel guidance for members of the public and safer transport guidance for operators. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: ACTIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CHILDCARE SETTINGS TO PREPARE FOR WIDER OPENING FROM 1 JUNE 2020 * Post date 11 May 2020 17:58 Next steps for the phased wider opening of educational and childcare settings. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE ADULT SOCIAL CARE WORKFORCE * Post date 11 May 2020 17:46 Advice for those working in adult social care on managing your mental health and how employers can take care of the wellbeing of their staff during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NEW PORTAL FOR CARE HOMES TO ARRANGE CORONAVIRUS TESTING * Post date 11 May 2020 16:58 All care home staff and residents are now eligible for testing with priority for those in homes that look after the over-65s. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: NEW GUIDANCE LAUNCHED TO HELP GET BRITS SAFELY BACK TO WORK * Post date 11 May 2020 16:53 Government publishes guidance for employers to help them get their businesses back up and running and workplaces operating safely. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): APPLY FOR THE FOOD CHARITIES GRANT FUND * Post date 11 May 2020 09:42 Apply for a grant of up to £100,000 for your charity helping people affected by coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PM ADDRESS TO THE NATION ON CORONAVIRUS: 10 MAY 2020 * Post date 10 May 2020 18:15 Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation on coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statutory guidance STATUTORY GUIDANCE: REALLOCATING ROAD SPACE IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19: STATUTORY GUIDANCE FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES * Post date 9 May 2020 17:56 Guidance for local authorities on managing their road networks in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: TRANSPORT SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 9 MAY 2020 * Post date 9 May 2020 15:51 Announcing a £2 billion package to support active travel to help the country emerge from coronavirus crisis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: £2 BILLION PACKAGE TO CREATE NEW ERA FOR CYCLING AND WALKING * Post date 9 May 2020 15:12 Alternative ways to travel, such as walking and cycling, could relieve the pressure on public transport. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: MILLIONS MORE ITEMS OF PPE FOR FRONTLINE STAFF FROM NEW BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS * Post date 9 May 2020 10:35 NHS and social care staff in the UK are set to receive millions of items of personal protective equipment (PPE) over the coming months thanks to new collaborations with a number of organisations. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 8 MAY 2020 * Post date 8 May 2020 16:22 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Stephen Powis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: COUNTERING ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE DURING THE CORONOAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC * Post date 8 May 2020 13:45 The Minister of State for Security writes to industry partners on countering online child sexual exploitation and abuse during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: BRITISH GURKHAS AND UK GOVERNMENT RESCUE MISSION TO HELP STRANDED BRITS IN NEPAL * Post date 8 May 2020 08:54 British Gurkhas in Nepal have helped to rescue 109 Brits stranded in remote areas across the country so they could return home on Government charter flights. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: DOMESTIC ABUSE CHARITIES CAN APPLY FOR VITAL FUNDS * Post date 7 May 2020 16:50 Charities can bid for a share of £10 million funding to support victims of domestic abuse. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 7 MAY 2020 * Post date 7 May 2020 16:49 Press conference slides and datasets used by Dr Jenny Harries. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: DOMESTIC ABUSE SAFE ACCOMMODATION: COVID-19 EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUND * Post date 7 May 2020 16:49 This prospectus provides prospective bidders with information on how to apply for funding and how the assessment process will work. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: OVER 1 MILLION FOOD BOXES DELIVERED TO THOSE MOST AT RISK FROM CORONAVIRUS * Post date 6 May 2020 17:16 Over 1 million boxes of essential food have now been delivered to those at highest risk across England. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: COMMUNITIES SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 6 MAY 2020 * Post date 6 May 2020 16:59 The Communities Secretary on the government’s response to COVID-19 and the work being done locally. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 6 MAY 2020 * Post date 6 May 2020 16:45 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Yvonne Doyle. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: DEDICATED APP FOR SOCIAL CARE WORKERS LAUNCHED * Post date 6 May 2020 15:29 A new dedicated app for the adult social care workforce in England has been launched to support staff through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW FUNDING TO SUPPORT DAIRY FARMERS THROUGH CORONAVIRUS * Post date 6 May 2020 15:03 A new fund will enable eligible dairy farmers in England to access up to £10,000 each to help them overcome the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW REAGENT AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT GLOBAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 6 May 2020 09:54 A new biological reagent is now available to labs around the UK and the world that will help them to set up and develop accurate diagnostic tests for coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GUIDANCE FOR BUSINESSES SEEKING TO HELP VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ORGANISATIONS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 6 May 2020 09:13 How businesses can offer services, funds and volunteers to civil society during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: BUSINESS RATES REVALUATION POSTPONED * Post date 6 May 2020 09:07 A revaluation of business rates will no longer take place in 2021 to help reduce uncertainty for firms affected by the impacts of coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: 5G AND CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 5 May 2020 23:15 There is no evidence of a link between 5G and coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: REMOTE EDUCATION DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 5 May 2020 19:02 Information, guidance and support for teachers and leaders on educating children during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: KEEPING PUPILS MOTIVATED AND ENGAGED * Post date 5 May 2020 17:54 Schools are using various methods to keep pupils interested and motivated when learning remotely. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: ADAPTING THE CURRICULUM FOR REMOTE EDUCATION * Post date 5 May 2020 17:49 Schools have been using various methods to adapt the curriculum for remote education to best meet the needs of pupils. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: ADAPTING TEACHING PRACTICE FOR REMOTE EDUCATION * Post date 5 May 2020 17:42 Schools have been using various methods to adapt teaching practice for remote education to best meet the needs of pupils. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO COUNCILS ON THE RE-OPENING OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE AND RECYCLING CENTRES * Post date 5 May 2020 17:34 Letter to councils in England on the re-opening household waste and recycling centres. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: SUPPORTING PUPILS’ WELLBEING * Post date 5 May 2020 17:20 Schools have been using various methods to ensure that they are supporting pupils’ wellbeing and providing pastoral care. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: REMOTE EDUCATION PRACTICE FOR SCHOOLS DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 5 May 2020 17:12 An opportunity for schools to learn from each other’s emerging practice as they develop their approaches to providing remote education. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: CASE STUDIES: REMOTE EDUCATION PRACTICE FOR SCHOOLS DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 5 May 2020 17:08 Examples of practice for remote education from schools and academies across England. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK CONDEMNS CYBER ACTORS SEEKING TO BENEFIT FROM GLOBAL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC * Post date 5 May 2020 16:54 Foreign Secretary warns hostile cyber actors against using global pandemic for their own malicious ends Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 5 MAY 2020 * Post date 5 May 2020 16:48 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 5 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 5 MAY 2020 * Post date 5 May 2020 16:26 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): VERIFICATION OF DEATH IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY * Post date 5 May 2020 15:21 Clarifying existing practice for verifying deaths outside of hospitals and providing a framework for safe verification of death during the coronavirus emergency. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 4 MAY 2020 * Post date 5 May 2020 14:55 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 4 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: ELIGIBILITY FOR GOVERNMENT CHILDCARE OFFERS PROTECTED * Post date 5 May 2020 13:14 Temporary measures ensure critical workers will still be eligible for childcare offers if their income has changed due to coronavirus Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CHECK WHICH EXPENSES ARE TAXABLE IF YOUR EMPLOYEE WORKS FROM HOME DUE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 5 May 2020 11:13 Find out what equipment, services or supplies are taxable if your employees are working from home due to coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: OFQUAL PUBLISHES INITIAL DECISIONS ON GCSE AND A LEVEL GRADING PROPOSALS FOR 2020 * Post date 5 May 2020 09:00 Consultation decisions on who should receive a calculated grade for GCSEs, AS and A levels. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CORONAVIRUS TEST, TRACK AND TRACE PLAN LAUNCHED ON ISLE OF WIGHT * Post date 4 May 2020 18:11 Isle of Wight residents will be the first to get access to a new contact tracing app as part of government action to minimise the spread of COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 4 MAY 2020 * Post date 4 May 2020 16:15 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Jonathan Van-Tam. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: ACTIONS FOR HE PROVIDERS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK * Post date 4 May 2020 15:32 Information for HE providers on the government support package available for universities and students, the process for clearing and student numbers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GET TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND SCHOOLS DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 4 May 2020 13:26 Guidance for local authorities, academy trusts and schools on how to get internet access, digital devices and support to provide remote education during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Local authorities can also get support for care leavers, and children and young people with a social worker. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SUPPORT FOR ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS * Post date 4 May 2020 11:49 Eligibility for animal welfare grants for licensed zoos and aquariums affected by coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): APPLY FOR THE ZOOS SUPPORT FUND * Post date 4 May 2020 11:47 Apply for an animal welfare grant of up to £100,000 for your zoo or aquarium affected by coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Corporate report CORPORATE REPORT: SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY GROUP FOR EMERGENCIES (SAGE): CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE – MEMBERSHIP * Post date 4 May 2020 11:46 List of participants of SAGE and related sub-groups. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: FCO PRIVACY NOTICE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) EMERGENCY LOAN FOR BRITISH NATIONALS ABROAD FOR LIVING COSTS * Post date 4 May 2020 11:34 How the Foreign & Commonwealth Office processes your data if you apply for an emergency loan for living costs whilst you are abroad, waiting to return to the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: TAX CREDITS CUSTOMERS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS EVEN IF WORKING FEWER HOURS DUE TO COVID-19 * Post date 4 May 2020 10:18 People who can’t work their normal hours because of coronavirus (COVID-19) will still receive their usual tax credits payments. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: NEW BOUNCE BACK LOANS TO LAUNCH TODAY * Post date 4 May 2020 08:33 Britain’s small businesses will be able to apply for quick and easy-to access loans of up to £50,000 from today – with the cash expected to land within days. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: APPLY FOR THE CORONAVIRUS LARGE BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOAN SCHEME * Post date 4 May 2020 08:32 This scheme helps large businesses affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) to access loans of up to £25 million. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: EMERGENCY FUNDING TO SUPPORT MOST VULNERABLE IN SOCIETY DURING PANDEMIC * Post date 2 May 2020 15:30 Communities Secretary announces £76 million extra funding to support survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and vulnerable children and their families and victims of modern slavery. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: DAME LOUISE CASEY TO SPEARHEAD GOVERNMENT TASKFORCE ON ROUGH SLEEPING DURING PANDEMIC * Post date 2 May 2020 15:29 A specialist taskforce has been created to lead the next phase of the Government’s support for rough sleepers during the pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 2 MAY 2020 * Post date 2 May 2020 15:17 Press conference slides and datasets used by Dr Jenny Harries. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: TOP-UP TO LOCAL BUSINESS GRANT FUNDS SCHEME * Post date 2 May 2020 11:20 A discretionary fund has been set up to accommodate certain small businesses previously outside the scope of the business grant funds scheme. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: BOUNCE BACK LOAN SCHEME: LETTER FROM THE CHANCELLOR TO LENDERS * Post date 1 May 2020 20:34 A letter from the Chancellor to all accredited Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme lenders on the new Bounce Back Loan Scheme. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: APPLY FOR THE CORONAVIRUS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOAN SCHEME * Post date 1 May 2020 18:24 The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) provides financial support to smaller businesses affected by coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 1 MAY 2020 * Post date 1 May 2020 17:31 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 1 May 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: HEALTH SECRETARY WELCOMES REOPENING OF FERTILITY SERVICES * Post date 1 May 2020 16:34 New guidance will allow clinics to reopen if they can prove measures to protect staff and patients are in place. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 1 MAY 2020 * Post date 1 May 2020 16:23 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Stephen Powis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: TREASURY DIRECTION MADE BY THE CHANCELLOR UNDER SECTIONS 71 AND 76 OF THE CORONAVIRUS ACT 2020 * Post date 1 May 2020 15:00 The Chancellor has made a Treasury Direction under Sections 71 and 76 of the Coronavirus Act 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: DFID SUPPORT FOR PARTNERS TO DELIVER LIFE-SAVING PROGRAMMES * Post date 1 May 2020 14:40 The International Development Secretary sets out help for DFID’s supply partners. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) TESTING: PRIVACY INFORMATION * Post date 1 May 2020 13:38 Privacy notice on COVID-19 virus testing for critical workers and their household members who are self-isolating because they’re showing symptoms. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: RUN FOR HEROES FOUNDER WINS PM AWARD * Post date 1 May 2020 12:50 Olivia Strong has received the Prime Minister’s daily Points of Light award. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £6.1 MILLION FUNDING BOOST TO HELP HIGH STREETS AND TOWN CENTRES THROUGH PANDEMIC * Post date 1 May 2020 12:43 Business Improvement Districts will receive funding in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: TESTING AVAILABLE FOR COUNCIL WORKERS * Post date 1 May 2020 09:21 Local Government Secretary thanks councils in England for their support during the pandemic and outlines how staff can get tested. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: COVID-19: TESTING FOR COUNCIL WORKERS * Post date 1 May 2020 09:20 Letter thanking councils in England for their support during the pandemic and outlining how staff can get tested. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: GOVERNMENT TO SAFEGUARD VITAL GREAT BRITAIN-NORTHERN IRELAND AIR LINKS * Post date 1 May 2020 08:09 Investment will protect air passenger flights for important routes between Great Britain and Northern Ireland Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories World news story WORLD NEWS STORY: PANAMA CITY HOTELS DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 30 April 2020 18:22 This page provides details of hotels in Panama City, to help British people find accommodation so that they are ready to take their flight to the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FIFTH ROUND OF CHARTER FLIGHTS FROM INDIA ANNOUNCED * Post date 30 April 2020 16:54 The UK has announced seven further charter flights to bring over 2,000 stranded British travellers home from India. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: PRIME MINISTER’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 30 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 16:50 Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s statement on coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: COVID-19: MITIGATING IMPACTS ON GYPSY AND TRAVELLER COMMUNITIES * Post date 30 April 2020 16:44 Lord Greenhalgh, Communities Minister, has written to local authority chief executives to highlight the support needed by some members of Gypsy and Traveller communities. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 30 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 16:36 Press conference slides and datasets used by Sir Patrick Vallance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: TREASURY CUT TAXES TO REDUCE PPE COSTS * Post date 30 April 2020 14:30 From tomorrow (1 May 2020), PPE purchased by care homes, businesses, charities and individuals to protect against Covid-19 will be free from VAT for a three-month period. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: HEALTHCARE SUPPORT FOR WHEN YOU ARE UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE UK DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 30 April 2020 13:11 Guidance on the medical and health support available for British people who are unable to return home due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR WHEN YOU ARE UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE UK DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 30 April 2020 13:11 Guidance on the financial support available for British people who are unable to return home due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO THE ENERGY SECTOR * Post date 30 April 2020 11:50 Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to the UK’s energy sector. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 27 MARCH 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:01 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove made a statement on coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 4 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:01 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove made a statement on coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 12 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 12 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 21 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 21 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 15 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 15 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 3 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 3 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 27 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 27 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 28 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 28 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 5 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 5 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 23 APRIL 2020 * Post date 30 April 2020 11:00 Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock gave the 23 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: A STATEMENT ON OUR UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES * Post date 30 April 2020 10:00 Further guidance issued for Heads of Centre on making assessment judgements about private candidates. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO TOWN AND PARISH COUNCILS * Post date 30 April 2020 09:50 Letter from the Secretary of State Robert Jenrick thanking town and parish councils for their work during the pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: ANOTHER 900 BRITISH TRAVELLERS IN NEW ZEALAND SET TO RETURN TO THE UK * Post date 30 April 2020 01:25 Around 900 more British travellers in New Zealand are set to return home on three additional UK Government-chartered flights. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: MAJOR HOME TESTING PROGRAMME FOR CORONAVIRUS WILL TRACK LEVELS OF INFECTION IN THE COMMUNITY * Post date 29 April 2020 19:09 100,000 people will be sent self-testing kits to determine if they are currently infected. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CHARTER FLIGHT FROM GUYANA FOR STRANDED BRITISH NATIONALS * Post date 29 April 2020 19:04 A Government charter flight to bring home around 100 Britons stranded in Guyana has been announced – with booking open today. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: 20,000 STRANDED BRITS RETURNING TO THE UK FROM SOUTH ASIA ON UK CHARTER FLIGHTS * Post date 29 April 2020 18:54 More than 20,000 British travellers, on 83 Government charter flights, will return to the UK from across South Asia by 7 May. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 29 APRIL 2020 * Post date 29 April 2020 17:23 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 29 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: DAILY DEATH REPORTING NOW INCLUDES ALL POSITIVE COVID-19 DEATHS * Post date 29 April 2020 16:31 A new method of reporting daily COVID-19 deaths has been developed by Public Health England (PHE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 29 APRIL 2020 * Post date 29 April 2020 16:13 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Yvonne Doyle. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statement to parliament STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT: REPATRIATION DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC: MINISTER ADAMS’ STATEMENT, 29 APRIL 2020 * Post date 29 April 2020 15:05 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Minister Nigel Adams spoke in Parliament on FCO support for British people abroad and procuring personal protective equipment. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: NOTIFICATION OF CONTINGENT LIABILITY: RAPIDLY MANUFACTURED VENTILATOR SYSTEM PROJECT * Post date 29 April 2020 14:27 A departmental minute outlining indemnities granted to designers and manufacturers in the Rapidly Manufactured Ventilator System Project Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: PHE DATA SERIES ON DEATHS IN PEOPLE WITH COVID-19: TECHNICAL SUMMARY * Post date 29 April 2020 13:00 Summary of the PHE data series on deaths in people with COVID-19, outlining what the changes mean and how the data compare to other COVID-19 death data series. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: BEING A DEPUTY OR ATTORNEY DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK * Post date 29 April 2020 11:39 Find out how you can continue to act in the best interests of the client or donor, during the outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: MAKING AND REGISTERING AN LPA DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK * Post date 29 April 2020 11:30 If you need to make an LPA now, you can still do so while observing government guidance on social distancing, self-isolating and shielding. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: SHORT-TERM OPTIONS FOR HEALTH, WELFARE AND FINANCIAL DECISIONS * Post date 29 April 2020 11:28 Find out about the ways people can make certain decisions for you or do certain things on your behalf Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: SEASONAL WORK ON FARMS: GUIDANCE FOR WORKERS * Post date 29 April 2020 09:20 The type of seasonal work you can do on farms, who can apply, and where you can find work. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COVID-19 TREATMENTS COULD BE FAST-TRACKED THROUGH NEW NATIONAL CLINICAL TRIAL INITIATIVE * Post date 29 April 2020 08:12 This will accelerate the development of new drugs for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, reducing the time taken to set up clinical studies for new therapies from months to weeks. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FURTHER EXPANSION OF ACCESS TO CORONAVIRUS TESTING HELPS PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE * Post date 28 April 2020 19:59 Anyone in England with coronavirus symptoms who either has to leave home to go to work or is aged 65 and over will now be able to get tested. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS ALLOCATIONS OF £1.6 BILLION FUNDING BOOST FOR COUNCILS * Post date 28 April 2020 16:51 Individual councils in England have funding allocations confirmed following Local Government Secretary’s announcement of £1.6 billion in additional funding. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 28 APRIL 2020 * Post date 28 April 2020 16:13 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: COVID-19: UPDATE ON TAX POLICY DOCUMENTS * Post date 28 April 2020 15:16 HM Treasury and HMRC are today (28 April) setting out new timelines for tax policy consultations and other work in the light of the current Covid-19 crisis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): REUSE OF MEDICINES IN A CARE HOME OR HOSPICE * Post date 28 April 2020 14:58 Standard operating procedure on how to run a safe and effective medicines reuse scheme in a care home or hospice during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: EXPORTING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 28 April 2020 11:09 Find out about the changes if you are exporting personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW GUARANTEE ON DEATH IN SERVICE BENEFITS FOR FRONTLINE HEALTH AND CARE STAFF DURING PANDEMIC * Post date 27 April 2020 18:59 The families of health and care workers on the frontline in England will benefit from a new life assurance scheme during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: APPLY FOR A CORONAVIRUS BOUNCE BACK LOAN * Post date 27 April 2020 18:00 This scheme will help small and medium-sized businesses affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) to apply for loans of up to £50,000. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 27 APRIL 2020 * Post date 27 April 2020 16:19 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Chris Whitty. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW GUIDANCE FOR SOCIAL LANDLORDS ON ESSENTIAL MOVES * Post date 27 April 2020 16:04 Councils and housing associations should continue to support vulnerable people to move home. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE FOR SOCIAL LANDLORDS ON ESSENTIAL MOVES * Post date 27 April 2020 16:02 Non-statutory guidance to support social landlords with allocations and transfers during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: UK GOVERNMENT AND WELSH GOVERNMENT MINISTERS HOST VIRTUAL Q&A WITH WELSH BUSINESS LEADERS * Post date 27 April 2020 14:21 Ministers from the UK Government and Welsh Government underline joint commitment to support businesses through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): FRAUD AND CYBER CRIME * Post date 27 April 2020 13:58 Advice and guidance on how to protect yourself and your business from fraud and cyber crime. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 26 APRIL 2020 * Post date 26 April 2020 16:12 The Environment Secretary spoke at the daily government press conference on 26 April 2020 to give the latest update on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK ANNOUNCES 5 MORE FLIGHTS FROM BANGLADESH TO BRING HOME OVER A THOUSAND BRITS * Post date 26 April 2020 10:07 An additional 5 charter flights will bring home more than 1,250 British travellers to the UK from Bangladesh. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: MOBILE CORONAVIRUS TESTING UNITS TO TARGET FRONTLINE WORKERS * Post date 25 April 2020 23:15 Mobile testing units, operated by the Armed Forces, will travel around the UK to increase access to coronavirus testing. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: GUIDANCE FOR CONSUMERS ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND FOOD * Post date 25 April 2020 10:14 Advice for consumers in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW MEASURES TO PROTECT UK HIGH STREET FROM AGGRESSIVE RENT COLLECTION AND CLOSURE * Post date 25 April 2020 08:00 High street shops and other companies under strain will be protected from aggressive rent collection and asked to pay what they can during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CLINICAL TRIAL APPROVED TO HELP THE NHS TREAT COVID-19 PATIENTS USING PLASMA * Post date 24 April 2020 23:15 If effective, a national programme will deliver up to 10,000 units of plasma a week to the NHS to help treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COMMUNITIES SECRETARY WELCOMES RESPONSE TO HIS CALL FOR PARKS TO OPEN * Post date 24 April 2020 23:01 The Communities Secretary has praised councils for ensuring that the vast majority of parks are open ahead of the weekend, so more people can get outside for exercise safely. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: BOOKING SPECIAL CHARTER FLIGHTS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC * Post date 24 April 2020 18:46 This page explains who is eligible to register for special charter flights, and how the booking process works to return to the UK during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK ANNOUNCES 9 MORE CHARTER FLIGHTS FROM PAKISTAN TO RETURN THOUSANDS OF STRANDED BRITS * Post date 24 April 2020 18:33 These will include the first UK charter flight from Karachi, which will depart on 30 April, in addition to further departures from Islamabad and Lahore. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT DELIVERS DAILY CORONAVIRUS UPDATE (24 APRIL 2020) * Post date 24 April 2020 17:35 Announcing measures to ensure transport boosts the national response to COVID-19 and paying tribute to the transport workers who have kept vital freight and passenger services running. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CORONAVIRUS TESTING EXTENDED TO ALL ESSENTIAL WORKERS IN ENGLAND WHO HAVE SYMPTOMS * Post date 23 April 2020 18:08 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: WELLBEING AND MENTAL HEALTH DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC * Post date 23 April 2020 17:49 Advice about how to look after your wellbeing and mental health if you cannot return to the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COUNCILS GIVEN FLEXIBILITY WITH FREE CHILDCARE FUNDING * Post date 23 April 2020 16:48 Councils can move free entitlements funding between settings in exceptional cases to meet demand during Coronavirus outbreak Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: DAME LOUISE CASEY WRITES TO LOCAL AUTHORITY HOMELESSNESS MANAGERS AND ROUGH SLEEPING COORDINATORS * Post date 23 April 2020 16:34 Dame Louise Casey, who is spearheading the government’s response on rough sleeping, thanks those who have worked to support 5400 rough sleepers off the streets in the past month. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: ACCESS TO PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, INCLUDING BURIAL GROUNDS AND CEMETERIES * Post date 23 April 2020 10:26 Letter to local authorities regarding continued access to parks and public spaces including burial grounds and cemeteries. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: SUPPORT FOR THE BEREAVED * Post date 23 April 2020 09:39 Information to help bereaved families, friends or next of kin make important decisions. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT BEGINS LARGE-SCALE VIRUS INFECTION AND ANTIBODY TEST STUDY * Post date 23 April 2020 07:59 20,000 households in England are being contacted to take part in the first wave of a major new government study to track coronavirus (COVID-19) in the general population. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: HM TREASURY ANNOUNCES REVISION TO THE UK DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE’S FINANCING REMIT 2020-21 * Post date 23 April 2020 06:30 The government has announced an unprecedented package of measures to provide the critical support needed by individuals, families and businesses, through the economic disruption caused by COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS: LETTER FROM DVSA CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO DRIVER AND RIDER TRAINERS * Post date 22 April 2020 19:28 Letters from Gareth Llewellyn, Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), to driver and rider trainers about coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Transparency data TRANSPARENCY DATA: CORONAVIRUS GRANT FUNDING: LOCAL AUTHORITY PAYMENTS TO SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES * Post date 22 April 2020 18:21 Local authorities have received and distributed funding to support small and medium businesses in England during coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 22 APRIL 2020 * Post date 22 April 2020 17:25 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 22 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: BUSINESS TO RECEIVE ALMOST £10 BILLION IN RATES RELIEF * Post date 22 April 2020 17:06 Businesses expected to receive almost £10 billion in business rate relief as part of the government’s support for the economy during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO COUNCILS ABOUT EXTENDING THE STATUTORY AUDIT DEADLINES FOR 2019 TO 2020 * Post date 22 April 2020 16:29 Letter from MHCLG to local authority chief executives on the Accounts and Audit (Coronavirus)(Amendment) Regulations 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 22 APRIL 2020 * Post date 22 April 2020 16:17 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Chris Whitty. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: 19,000 BRITISH TRAVELLERS RETURN FROM CRUISE SHIPS AFTER MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EFFORT * Post date 22 April 2020 13:31 The FCO has worked with cruise operators and more than 20 international governments and militaries to arrange flights to get Brits home safely. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: BRITAIN’S BIGGEST NETWORK OF DIAGNOSTIC LABS ARE COMPLETED IN 5 WEEKS * Post date 22 April 2020 11:54 Sites in Milton Keynes, Glasgow and Alderley Park in Cheshire are now live and are already testing thousands of patient samples for coronavirus (COVID-19) each day. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GBRU: REFERENCE AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES * Post date 22 April 2020 09:43 GBRU is the national reference laboratory for gastrointestinal pathogens and provides specialist testing of clinical, food, water and environmental samples. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: EXCEPTIONAL GMP FLEXIBILITIES FOR MEDICINES MANUFACTURERS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 22 April 2020 08:24 These temporary good manufacturing practice (GMP) flexibilities will be allowed to address the current exceptional circumstances Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FROM PARLIAMENT TO PEMBROKESHIRE: WELSH SECRETARY TO ANSWER WELSH QUESTIONS FROM WALES FOR FIRST TIME IN HISTORY * Post date 22 April 2020 08:15 Simon Hart MP will be the first minister to take to the virtual despatch box from home Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 21 APRIL 2020 * Post date 21 April 2020 16:16 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Jonathan Van-Tam. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: ALDI JOINS FREE SCHOOL MEAL VOUCHER SCHEME * Post date 21 April 2020 15:43 Aldi joins supermarkets signed up to Government’s national voucher scheme Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CLAIM BACK STATUTORY SICK PAY PAID TO EMPLOYEES DUE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 21 April 2020 13:16 Find out if you can use the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme to reclaim employees’ coronavirus-related Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE FOR PEOPLE RECEIVING DIRECT PAYMENTS * Post date 21 April 2020 13:15 Advice for people who buy care and support through a direct payment, as well as local authorities, clinical commissioning groups and those who provide care and support. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Transparency data TRANSPARENCY DATA: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): ATTENDANCE IN EDUCATION AND EARLY YEARS SETTINGS * Post date 21 April 2020 12:36 A summary of how many children and teachers attended education settings between Monday 23 March and Friday 17 April 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: GUIDANCE FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN MANAGING COVID-19 DEATHS * Post date 21 April 2020 11:14 A collection of guidance to support employers and workers handling loss of life. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CHANCELLOR EXPANDS LOAN SCHEME FOR LARGE BUSINESSES * Post date 21 April 2020 10:57 Rishi Sunak unveils the final details of Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: WHAT IS THE UK GOVERNMENT VENTILATOR CHALLENGE? * Post date 21 April 2020 10:34 The Prime Minister asked companies to help manufacture, design and build thousands of NHS ventilators in the fight against COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: APPLICATION OF THE BUILDING REGULATIONS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 21 April 2020 10:25 Guidance for Building Control Bodies operating in England. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: TRAFFIC ORDERS: ADVERTISING DURING CORANAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 21 April 2020 08:30 Additional and temporary guidance on making traffic orders during coronavirus restrictions. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK SET TO BRING HOME HUNDREDS MORE BRITISH TRAVELLERS FROM ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES * Post date 21 April 2020 06:38 Another charter flight from the Philippines will bring home around 200 more British nationals, including from remote areas, it has been announced today. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: GRANT FUNDING PROVIDED TO BUSINESSES BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND * Post date 20 April 2020 20:26 We have published data on the amount of money distributed to SMEs by every local authority in England as part of the 2 grant schemes launched to help businesses deal with coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER TO COUNCILS SETTING OUT FURTHER DETAILS OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING * Post date 20 April 2020 20:19 The letter thanks councils again for their efforts responding to the coronavirus pandemic and provides further details on the support the government is providing. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NEW CORONAVIRUS BUSINESS SUPPORT FINDER TOOL * Post date 20 April 2020 17:53 A new ‘support finder’ tool will help businesses and self-employed people across the UK to quickly and easily determine what financial support is available to them during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: CHANCELLOR DELIVERS DAILY CORONAVIRUS UPDATE (20 APRIL 2020) * Post date 20 April 2020 16:26 Chancellor Rishi Sunak speaks at press conference with Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser and Yvonne Doyle, Medical Director at Public Health England. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 20 APRIL 2020 * Post date 20 April 2020 16:10 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR BUSINESSES DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 20 April 2020 15:26 Find out what financial support you can get for your business. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): REDUCING BURDENS ON EDUCATIONAL AND CARE SETTINGS * Post date 20 April 2020 15:13 Guidance on which data collections, services or requests will be cancelled, paused or will continue in the 2019 to 2020 academic year. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR CARE OF THE DECEASED * Post date 20 April 2020 14:21 Advice primarily designed to assist people required to manage bodies of deceased persons infected with coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: OPSS CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) GUIDANCE FOR BUSINESS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES * Post date 20 April 2020 14:15 Guidance on how OPSS is supporting businesses and local authorities and protecting consumers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statutory guidance STATUTORY GUIDANCE: THE EXERCISE OF FUNCTIONS BY THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSIONING BOARD (CORONAVIRUS) DIRECTIONS 2020 * Post date 20 April 2020 13:59 Directions given to the National Health Service Commissioning Board by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS: THEORY TESTS * Post date 20 April 2020 12:57 Theory tests are currently suspended until 8 May 2020 due to coronavirus, but you can apply for an emergency theory test if you’re a critical worker. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: TESTING CAPACITY INCREASES AS SECOND LIGHTHOUSE LAB BECOMES FULLY OPERATIONAL * Post date 20 April 2020 09:05 The second mega-lab at Alderley Park in Cheshire has begun to test thousands of patient samples a day for coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: BILLION POUND SUPPORT PACKAGE FOR INNOVATIVE FIRMS HIT BY CORONAVIRUS * Post date 20 April 2020 08:50 UK businesses driving innovation and development will be helped through the coronavirus outbreak with a £1.25 billion government support package, the Chancellor announced today. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CORONAVIRUS JOB RETENTION SCHEME UP AND RUNNING * Post date 20 April 2020 08:08 The Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme went live today, with businesses able to claim up to £2,500 a month towards staff wages. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: WORK OUT 80% OF YOUR EMPLOYEES’ WAGES TO CLAIM THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS JOB RETENTION SCHEME * Post date 20 April 2020 05:02 Find out how to calculate 80% of your employee’s wages, National Insurance Contributions and pension contributions if you’ve furloughed staff due to coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: FUTURE FUND * Post date 19 April 2020 23:30 This scheme will issue convertible loans between £125,000 to £5 million to innovative companies which are facing financing difficulties due to the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: RETURN FLIGHTS FOR MOST VULNERABLE BRITONS FROM NEW ZEALAND * Post date 19 April 2020 20:01 New Government charter flights will bring home the most vulnerable Britons stranded in New Zealand this week with three flights from Auckland and two from Christchurch. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SEND RISK ASSESSMENT GUIDANCE * Post date 19 April 2020 16:02 Guidance for special schools, specialist colleges, local authorities and any other settings managing children and young people with complex special educational needs and disability (SEND). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: GUIDANCE UPDATED TO SUPPORT THE SAFE MANAGEMENT OF FUNERALS * Post date 19 April 2020 11:50 Further guidance for those managing or organising funerals during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: OLYMPICS CHIEF BROUGHT IN TO BOOST PPE PRODUCTION * Post date 19 April 2020 00:00 Lord Deighton will lead the national effort to produce essential personal protective equipment for frontline health and social care staff. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR STEPDOWN OF INFECTION CONTROL PRECAUTIONS WITHIN HOSPITALS AND DISCHARGING COVID-19 PATIENTS FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME SETTINGS * Post date 18 April 2020 16:17 Advice on appropriate infection prevention and control (IPC) precautions for stepdown in hospital or discharge to home or residential settings. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 18 APRIL 2020 * Post date 18 April 2020 15:57 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Stephen Powis Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: COMMUNITIES SECRETARY ROBERT JENRICK ON COVID-19 RESPONSE: 18 APRIL 2020 * Post date 18 April 2020 15:39 The Communities Secretary on the government’s response to COVID-19 and additional funding for local government. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: UKG PROVIES EXTRA £50M TO TACKLE CORONAVIRUS IN NORTHERN IRELAND * Post date 18 April 2020 15:01 Additional funding for Northern Ireland announced to tackle Coronavirus pandemic Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT PLEDGES EXTRA £1.6 BILLION FOR COUNCILS * Post date 18 April 2020 15:00 Councils across England will receive another £1.6 billion in additional funding as they continue to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKFORCE * Post date 18 April 2020 15:00 The letter thanks the local government workforce for their help during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: BANGLADESH CHARTER FLIGHTS TO RETURN STRANDED BRITS * Post date 18 April 2020 09:36 UK announces four charter flights from Bangladesh to take home British travellers. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NATIONAL TESTING COORDINATOR WARNS AGAINST UNAPPROVED ANTIBODY TESTS * Post date 17 April 2020 23:15 Statement from Professor John Newton, national coordinator of the UK coronavirus (COVID-19) testing programme, warning against the purchase of unapproved antibody testing kits. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT SETS OUT PLANS TO ENSURE BEREAVED FAMILIES CAN ATTEND FUNERALS DURING PANDEMIC * Post date 17 April 2020 19:04 Local Government Minister writes to all councils in England to ensure that family members can attend the funerals of their loved ones and that the wishes of the deceased are respected during this pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: LETTER TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO WORK WITH FAITH GROUPS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS TO DEVELOP SAFE, SENSITIVE AND INNOVATIVE WAYS FOR FUNERALS TO TAKE PLACE * Post date 17 April 2020 19:03 Letter to all local authorities in England to work with faith groups and funeral directors to develop safe, sensitive and innovative ways for funerals to take place. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statutory guidance STATUTORY GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LOCAL DEATH MANAGEMENT * Post date 17 April 2020 19:03 Statutory guidance for local authorities in England on Schedule 28 to the Coronavirus Act, which provides powers to support local and national death management. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS JOB RETENTION SCHEME: STEP BY STEP GUIDE FOR EMPLOYERS * Post date 17 April 2020 18:06 This guide explains the information that employers need to provide to claim for their employees’ wages. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: BUSINESS SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 17 APRIL 2020 * Post date 17 April 2020 17:09 Business Secretary Alok Sharma gave the 17 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION, EARLY YEARS AND CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE * Post date 17 April 2020 16:54 Funding and financial support available for education, childcare and children’s social care organisations. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 17 APRIL 2020 * Post date 17 April 2020 16:35 Press conference slides and datasets used by Sir Patrick Vallance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CHANCELLOR EXPANDS LOAN SCHEME FOR LARGE BUSINESSES * Post date 16 April 2020 21:30 A government-backed loan scheme for large businesses affected by coronavirus has been expanded to cover all viable firms, the Chancellor announced today. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: READOUT OF G7 LEADERS’ CALL: 16 APRIL 2020 * Post date 16 April 2020 18:12 First Secretary of State Dominic Raab represented the UK in a virtual summit of G7 leaders. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 16 APRIL 2020 * Post date 16 April 2020 18:02 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 16 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 16 APRIL 2020 * Post date 16 April 2020 16:16 Press conference slides and datasets used by Sir Patrick Vallance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: PRIVACY NOTICE FOR COVID-19 RESPONSE ACTIVITY * Post date 16 April 2020 15:49 How the Cabinet Office uses your personal data, and what your rights are. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: 3/2020: COUNCIL TAX INFORMATION LETTER – 16 APRIL 2020 * Post date 16 April 2020 15:30 This letter provides a brief Q&A note on the technical implementation of the £500 million hardship fund. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: AWARDING QUALIFICATIONS IN SUMMER 2020 * Post date 16 April 2020 14:41 Information for schools, students and parents on how GCSE, AS, A level, vocational and technical qualifications will be graded and awarded in summer 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: EDINBURGH AIRPORT COVID-19 TESTING CENTRE OPENS TO KEY WORKERS * Post date 16 April 2020 14:37 Key workers can now use the newly opened testing centre at Edinburgh Airport to confirm if they have the coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: JOINT PLEDGE TO CONTINUE VITAL BUILDING SAFETY WORK DURING PANDEMIC * Post date 16 April 2020 13:44 Essential safety work to replace unsafe cladding on high-rise buildings will continue during the Covid-19 emergency. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COUNCILS GIVEN GREATER FINANCIAL RELIEF AGAINST CASH FLOW PRESSURES * Post date 16 April 2020 12:52 Councils will be allowed to defer £2.6 billion in business rates payments to central government, and £850 million in social care grants will be paid up front this month. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SOCIAL CARE GUIDANCE * Post date 15 April 2020 16:27 Information for the social care sector on responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 15 APRIL 2020 * Post date 15 April 2020 16:14 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): ADULT SOCIAL CARE ACTION PLAN * Post date 15 April 2020 16:09 How the government will support the adult social care sector in England throughout the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GETTING TESTED * Post date 15 April 2020 16:03 Guidance on coronavirus testing for critical workers who are self-isolating. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) TRANSPORT DATA: METHODOLOGY NOTE * Post date 15 April 2020 16:00 Data sources and methodology information for transport data that is part of the government’s daily media briefings on coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: OFQUAL SEEKS VIEWS ON GCSE AND A LEVEL GRADING PROPOSALS FOR 2020 * Post date 15 April 2020 15:46 Consultation published on exceptional arrangements for awarding GCSEs, AS, A levels, Extended Project Qualification and Advanced Extension Award in maths. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: RESPONSE TO 31 MARCH DIRECTION FROM SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATION * Post date 15 April 2020 15:44 Response from Sally Collier, Chief Regulator, Ofqual, to the Direction from the Secretary of State for Education, about awarding results for GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: SECRETARY OF STATE HOSTS VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE WITH NI BUSINESS LEADERS * Post date 15 April 2020 15:30 The Secretary of State underlines the Government’s commitment to support local businesses through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: TREASURY DIRECTION MADE UNDER SECTIONS 71 AND 76 OF THE CORONAVIRUS ACT 2020 * Post date 15 April 2020 12:46 The Chancellor has made a Treasury Direction in relation to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR COMMISSIONERS AND PROVIDERS OF SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS OR ALCOHOL * Post date 15 April 2020 12:28 COVID-19 guidance for commissioners and service providers for those dependent on drugs or alcohol Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT TO OFFER TESTING FOR “EVERYONE WHO NEEDS ONE” IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS * Post date 15 April 2020 08:48 All care home residents and social care staff with coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms will be tested as capacity is built up, the government is announcing today. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Government response GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: COMMISSION ON HUMAN MEDICINES ADVICE ON IBUPROFEN AND CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 14 April 2020 16:16 Expert Working Group concludes there is currently insufficient evidence to establish a link between use of ibuprofen and susceptibility to contracting COVID-19 or the worsening of its symptoms. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) EMERGENCY LOANS FOR RETURN FLIGHTS: HOW TO APPLY * Post date 14 April 2020 16:05 If you’re currently abroad and you have no other options to pay for your return travel, you may be eligible to apply for an emergency loan from the government. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CHANCELLOR TO PROVIDE EXTRA £350M TO TACKLE CORONAVIRUS IN WALES * Post date 14 April 2020 12:57 Chancellor confirms further £350m to support the devolved administration in Wales tackle coronavirus Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 13 APRIL 2020 * Post date 14 April 2020 10:54 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 13 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: HOW HMRC WORKS OUT TOTAL INCOME AND TRADING PROFITS FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME * Post date 14 April 2020 08:58 Find out how HMRC will work out your income and profits if you’re self-employed or a member of a partnership in the UK and have lost profits due to coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FORMER OLYMPICS DIRECTOR LEADS WORK TO PROTECT CLINICALLY VULNERABLE PEOPLE * Post date 13 April 2020 23:00 Chris Townsend OBE appointed to lead the cross government shielding programme in England. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: SCOTTISH SECRETARY WELCOMES ADDITIONAL £600M FOR SCOTLAND * Post date 13 April 2020 16:03 Scottish Secretary welcomes additional money to help Scotland tackle Coronavirus Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CHANCELLOR PROVIDES OVER £14 BILLION FOR OUR NHS AND VITAL PUBLIC SERVICES * Post date 13 April 2020 11:37 More than £14 billion from the Coronavirus emergency response fund will go towards public services, including the NHS and local authorities involved in the fight against Coronavirus, HM Treasury confirms today (Monday 13 April 2020). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 12 APRIL 2020 * Post date 12 April 2020 15:14 Press conference slides and datasets used by Dr Yvonne Doyle. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK LEADS GLOBAL FIGHT TO PREVENT SECOND WAVE OF CORONAVIRUS * Post date 11 April 2020 23:15 Today’s announcement of support to UK charities and international organisations will make the UK one of the biggest donors to the global response Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: HOME SECRETARY OUTLINES SUPPORT FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS * Post date 11 April 2020 17:10 Home Secretary Priti Patel announces support for domestic abuse victims at daily Government press conference. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT SETS OUT PLAN FOR NATIONAL EFFORT ON PPE * Post date 10 April 2020 21:06 UK-wide plan announced to ensure personal protective equipment (PPE) gets to where it is needed most. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) PLAN * Post date 10 April 2020 20:08 Cross-government UK-wide plan to ensure that critical personal protective equipment (PPE) is delivered to those on the frontline responding to coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 10 APRIL 2020 * Post date 10 April 2020 16:19 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Jonathan Van-Tam. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) HUB * Post date 10 April 2020 12:39 Guidance about coronavirus (COVID-19) personal protective equipment (PPE). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: INDIA CHARTER FLIGHTS TO RETURN THOUSANDS MORE STRANDED BRITS * Post date 10 April 2020 06:17 Over 3,000 British travellers currently stranded in India will get home on an additional 12 charter flights which have opened for bookings today. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COVID-19 ADOPTION SUPPORT FUND SCHEME TO HELP VULNERABLE FAMILIES * Post date 9 April 2020 23:15 Up to £8 million in funding for adoptive families to meet needs arising from coronavirus outbreak Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: HEALTH SECRETARY LAUNCHES BIGGEST DIAGNOSTIC LAB NETWORK IN BRITISH HISTORY TO TEST FOR CORONAVIRUS * Post date 9 April 2020 18:17 Health Secretary Matt Hancock has today officially opened the biggest diagnostic lab network in British history at the launch of a new a site in Milton Keynes. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): HOW LABORATORIES CAN SUPPORT THE TESTING PROGRAMME * Post date 9 April 2020 17:54 The government wants help from organisations with laboratory capability to increase the testing programme in the UK as part of its strategy to protect the NHS and save lives. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 9 APRIL 2020 * Post date 9 April 2020 17:19 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 9 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NHS WORKS WITH TECH FIRMS TO HELP CARE HOME RESIDENTS AND PATIENTS CONNECT WITH LOVED ONES * Post date 9 April 2020 08:07 Thousands of isolated residents and patients will be able to connect with their family and friends with video call devices, the government has announced. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: INDUSTRY RESPONDS TO CALL TO ARMS TO BUILD BRITISH DIAGNOSTICS INDUSTRY AT SCALE * Post date 8 April 2020 17:13 Pharmaceutical giants and diagnostic companies join forces on plans to roll out millions of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 8 APRIL 2020 * Post date 8 April 2020 16:10 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO THE RETAIL SECTOR * Post date 8 April 2020 14:40 Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to those working in retail. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR * Post date 8 April 2020 13:45 Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to those working in manufacturing. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: HELP THE GOVERNMENT INCREASE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) TESTING CAPACITY * Post date 8 April 2020 12:30 The government wants help from businesses to increase testing capacity in the UK as part of its strategy to protect the NHS and save lives. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): PROVIDING UNPAID CARE * Post date 8 April 2020 11:35 Information for people who are caring, unpaid, for friends or family during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: UK AIRLINES TO SAVE MILLIONS AS NAVIGATION CHARGES DEFERRED * Post date 8 April 2020 10:58 Charges for air navigation services in European airspace deferred for up to 14 months. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: WELSH SECRETARY PRAISES UK’S ARMED FORCES’ SUPPORT IN WALES’ FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS * Post date 8 April 2020 08:25 Secretary of State for Wales Simon Hart recognises contribution of UK’s Armed Forces to COVID-19 response Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: SOCIAL DISTANCING IN THE WORKPLACE DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SECTOR GUIDANCE * Post date 7 April 2020 18:32 Advice for employers on social distancing during coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 7 APRIL 2020 * Post date 7 April 2020 17:04 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 7 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 7 APRIL 2020 * Post date 7 April 2020 16:22 Press conference slides and datasets used by Sir Patrick Vallance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: NHS STAFF: SEARCHING OUR REGISTERS OF ATTORNEYS AND DEPUTIES * Post date 7 April 2020 15:18 Find out about the information we have on our registers and how NHS staff and local authorities in England and Wales can ask us for it Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: MEDIA FREEDOM COALITION EXECUTIVE GROUP STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 7 April 2020 15:17 The Media Freedom Coalition Executive Group called all members to continue protecting access to free media and the free exchange of information. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL GUIDANCE * Post date 7 April 2020 11:51 Information for people using transport or working in the transport sector during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Promotional material PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) INFORMATION LEAFLET * Post date 7 April 2020 11:26 Leaflet on what to do to help stop the spread of coronavirus, including information on symptoms and government support. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): ADVICE TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON PRIORITISING WASTE COLLECTIONS * Post date 7 April 2020 10:31 A guide to help local authorities and other waste collectors prioritise their waste collection services during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GUIDANCE FOR MANUFACTURERS AND GOOD PRACTICE (GXP) LABORATORIES ON EXCEPTIONAL FLEXIBILITIES FOR MAINTENANCE AND CALIBRATION DURING THE CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 OUTBREAK * Post date 7 April 2020 10:14 We are allowing alternative courses of actions for manufacturing or laboratory equipment during the outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: EXTRA SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS AND PARENTS TO HELP COPE WITH CORONAVIRUS * Post date 7 April 2020 08:39 The Government has announced a package of support, including additional funding and high-quality resources, to help schools deal with the challenges posed by coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS * Post date 7 April 2020 08:30 Guidance on funding available to schools to support them with costs associated with coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 6 APRIL 2020 * Post date 6 April 2020 17:26 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 6 APRIL 2020 * Post date 6 April 2020 17:17 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 6 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO PHARMACISTS FROM JO CHURCHILL * Post date 6 April 2020 16:59 The health minister’s letter thanks pharmacy teams for their response to coronavirus so far. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO COUNCILS ABOUT LOCAL AUTHORITY MEETINGS AND POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTIONS * Post date 6 April 2020 15:29 Letter from MHCLG to local authority chief executives on emergency legislation to support local authorities. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: PROCUREMENT POLICY NOTE 03/20: USE OF PROCUREMENT CARDS – COVID-19 * Post date 6 April 2020 13:42 This Procurement Policy Note sets out guidance on the use of procurement cards to support cash flow for suppliers. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Notice NOTICE: ANNUAL INSPECTION WAIVER FOR TANK VEHICLES * Post date 6 April 2020 08:30 Notice allowing tank vehicles, with extended roadworthiness test certificates, to remain in service and on our roads without a valid ADR 1(C) certificate. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 5 APRIL 2020 * Post date 5 April 2020 15:10 Press conference slides and datasets used by Dr Jenny Harries. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: BUSINESS SECRETARY APPEALS TO EVERYONE TO STAY CALM AND CARRY ON THE GOOD WORK * Post date 5 April 2020 09:33 Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, writes for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FOREIGN OFFICE STEPS UP PLANS TO BRING HOME BRITONS STRANDED OVERSEAS * Post date 4 April 2020 21:30 Foreign Office is to step up plans to bring home Britons stranded overseas Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 4 APRIL 2020 * Post date 4 April 2020 16:14 Press conference slides and datasets used by Professor Stephen Powis. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SCALING UP TESTING PROGRAMMES * Post date 4 April 2020 13:50 How the government intends to scale up testing programmes to provide a test to anyone who needs one. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NHS ASKS PEOPLE TO SHARE THEIR CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS TO HELP OTHERS * Post date 4 April 2020 09:58 A new Coronavirus Status Checker will help the NHS coordinate its response and build up additional data on the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK MEDICINES AND MEDICAL DEVICES REGULATOR INVESTIGATING 14 CASES OF FAKE OR UNLICENSED COVID-19 MEDICAL PRODUCTS * Post date 3 April 2020 23:15 An increasing number of bogus medical products being sold through unauthorised websites claiming to treat or prevent COVID-19 are being investigated by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE FOR CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE SERVICES * Post date 3 April 2020 20:33 Advice about coronavirus (COVID-19) for local authorities and their partners to help support and protect vulnerable children. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: TRANSPORT SECRETARY: CONTINUE TO FOLLOW GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES ON TRAVEL DESPITE WARM WEATHER * Post date 3 April 2020 19:33 With warm weather this weekend people may feel tempted to head out more, but please stick to government guidance. You are saving lives by staying at home. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19 HEALTH, CARE AND VOLUNTEER WORKERS PARKING PASS AND CONCESSIONS * Post date 3 April 2020 18:25 Guidance and terms of use for the parking pass and concessions for COVID-19 health, care and volunteer workers. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: WORLD’S LARGEST TRIAL OF POTENTIAL CORONAVIRUS TREATMENTS ROLLED OUT ACROSS THE UK * Post date 3 April 2020 17:34 The largest randomised clinical trial of potential coronavirus (COVID-19) treatments is underway as part of the race to find a treatment. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Coronavirus landing page CORONAVIRUS LANDING PAGE: BUSINESS SUPPORT * Post date 3 April 2020 16:53 Get coronavirus (COVID-19) support for your business or if you’re self-employed, and find out how to keep your business and your employees safe Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 3 APRIL 2020 * Post date 3 April 2020 16:13 Press conference slides and datasets used by Matt Hancock. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £20 MILLION FOR AMBITIOUS TECHNOLOGIES TO BUILD UK RESILIENCE FOLLOWING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK * Post date 3 April 2020 12:06 Businesses to help boost the UK’s resilience to the long-term impact of coronavirus and similar future situations as a result of £20 million government funding. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: DATA SHARING DURING THIS PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY * Post date 3 April 2020 11:45 Health and care information will be vital in our response to coronavirus. We must continue to use it well and inform the public to maintain and build trust. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: INFORMATION FOR HOSPITAL BLOOD BANKS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 3 April 2020 11:07 Guidance to hospital blood banks (HBBs) on flexible approaches to requirements Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: DEFERRAL OF VAT PAYMENTS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 3 April 2020 11:01 Temporary changes to the VAT payments due between 20 March 2020 and 30 June 2020 to help businesses manage their cash flow. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Form FORM: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): TELL US YOU CAN PRODUCE TESTING KITS AND SERVICES * Post date 3 April 2020 11:00 Forms for organisations that can manufacture and supply testing consumables, equipment and laboratory PPE as part of the coronavirus (COVID-19) response. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COUNCILS GIVEN NEW POWERS TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS REMOTELY * Post date 3 April 2020 10:32 Local authorities in England handed new powers to hold public meetings virtually by using video or telephone conferencing technology. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CASH SUPPORT FOR FOOD REDISTRIBUTION DURING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK * Post date 3 April 2020 10:11 The government has announced a £3 million fund for organisations redistributing safe surplus food to those who need it during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: DIRECTION ISSUED TO THE CHIEF REGULATOR OF OFQUAL * Post date 3 April 2020 10:05 A direction from Gavin Williamson MP, Secretary of State for Education, to Sally Collier, Chief Regulator of Ofqual, about calculating summer 2020 grades in lieu of exam results. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: GCSES, AS AND A LEVEL AWARDING: SUMMER 2020 * Post date 3 April 2020 10:00 Information for schools, students and parents on how qualifications will be graded and awarded in summer 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: HOW GCSES, AS & A LEVELS WILL BE AWARDED IN SUMMER 2020 * Post date 3 April 2020 10:00 Ofqual sets out details for schools, colleges, students, parents & carers on how GCSEs and A levels will be awarded following the cancellation of this year’s exams. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: ALMOST £400 MILLION TO KEEP ENGLAND’S BUSES RUNNING * Post date 2 April 2020 23:15 Greater funding to keep bus routes running during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GUIDANCE ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) TESTS AND TESTING KITS * Post date 2 April 2020 18:55 Advice on the use of testing kits and applications to place them on the market. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: £300 MILLION ANNOUNCED FOR COMMUNITY PHARMACIES TO SUPPORT THEM DURING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK * Post date 2 April 2020 17:51 £300 million in funding will ensure community pharmacies can continue to carry out essential services during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: DECLARATION BY NATO FOREIGN MINISTERS ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC * Post date 2 April 2020 17:48 Statement by NATO Foreign Ministers: 2 April 2020 Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: HEALTH SECRETARY SETS OUT PLAN TO CARRY OUT 100,000 CORONAVIRUS TESTS A DAY * Post date 2 April 2020 17:45 New 5-pillar plan outlines national effort to increase testing to 100,000 a day across the UK this month. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NHS TO BENEFIT FROM £13.4 BILLION DEBT WRITE-OFF * Post date 2 April 2020 17:37 Health Secretary announces over £13 billion of debt will be written off as part of a major financial reset for NHS providers. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 2 APRIL 2020 * Post date 2 April 2020 16:48 Press conference slides and datasets used by Matt Hancock. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): ADMISSION AND CARE OF PEOPLE IN CARE HOMES * Post date 2 April 2020 16:19 How to protect care home residents and staff during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE): EXPORT CONTROL PROCESS * Post date 2 April 2020 14:47 Information for economic operators who will temporarily need a licence to export PPE outside the EU, EFTA member states and certain other territories. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES * Post date 2 April 2020 13:51 Advice on meeting the regulatory requirement to secure a valid Energy Performance Certificate on marketing a property during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: COVID-19: CALL FOR RAPID SANITISING TECHNOLOGY FOR AMBULANCES * Post date 2 April 2020 08:14 Do you have an innovative or novel approach to get ambulances cleaner quicker to help combat Coronavirus? Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: FCO PRIVACY NOTICE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) REPATRIATION FLIGHTS * Post date 1 April 2020 17:30 This notice explains how the Foreign & Commonwealth Office processes personal data relating to special charter flights during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Decision DECISION: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): NOTIFICATION OF DATA CONTROLLERS TO SHARE INFORMATION * Post date 1 April 2020 17:17 Notification of data controllers in healthcare organisations, GPs, local authorities and arm’s length bodies that they should share information to support efforts against coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: BUSINESS SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 1 APRIL 2020 * Post date 1 April 2020 17:06 Business Secretary Alok Sharma gave the 1 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): INDUCTION FOR NEWLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS * Post date 1 April 2020 16:17 Guidance about changes to newly qualified teacher (NQT) induction during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 1 APRIL 2020 * Post date 1 April 2020 16:11 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): INFORMATION FOR FARMERS, LANDOWNERS AND RURAL BUSINESSES * Post date 1 April 2020 13:10 The latest Information for farmers, landowners and rural businesses during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read this page for regular updates. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: EXCEPTIONAL GOOD DISTRIBUTION PRACTICE (GDP) FLEXIBILITIES FOR MEDICINES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 1 April 2020 12:34 Guidance for industry on flexible approaches we are taking on good distribution practices. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): BUSINESS SUPPORT GRANT FUNDING – GUIDANCE FOR BUSINESSES * Post date 1 April 2020 10:05 Guidance for businesses setting out details of the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: MHRA REGULATORY FLEXIBILITIES RESULTING FROM CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 1 April 2020 09:54 Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): CHANGES TO THE CARE ACT 2014 * Post date 31 March 2020 18:09 Changes to the Care Act 2014 to help local authorities prioritise care and support during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER OPENS THE CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 31 MARCH 2020 * Post date 31 March 2020 16:49 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove opens the daily coronavirus press conference. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES AND DATASETS TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 31 MARCH 2020 * Post date 31 March 2020 16:16 Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: SECRETARY OF STATE PARTICIPATES IN JOINT MINISTERIAL COVID-19 CONFERENCE CALL * Post date 31 March 2020 15:52 A Joint statement following a COVID-19 call chaired by Secretary of State and Tanaiste. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: SUPPORTING DISABLED PEOPLE THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK * Post date 31 March 2020 15:49 A joint statement from the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, the Minister for Care, and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: MHRA APPROVES NEW LIFE-SAVING BREATHING AID TO HELP KEEP CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PATIENTS OUT OF INTENSIVE CARE * Post date 31 March 2020 15:37 Adapted breathing aid developed by UCL, UCLH and Mercedes Formula One provides vital technology to NHS. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: EXCEPTIONAL GMP FLEXIBILITIES FOR MEDICINES IMPORTED FROM THIRD COUNTRIES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 31 March 2020 15:08 Qualified Persons (QPs) should follow the below guidance on the flexible approaches we are taking for medicines imported from third countries. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER TO THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR * Post date 31 March 2020 13:47 Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to the UK’s construction sector. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): TEMPORARY CHANGES TO DRIVER CPC REQUIREMENTS * Post date 31 March 2020 13:33 Temporary changes to allow bus and lorry drivers who cannot complete compulsory CPC training to continue to drive. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): RECREATIONAL GENERAL AVIATION * Post date 31 March 2020 11:10 Guidance on recreational general aviation (GA) flying during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: STATUS OF PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIALS IN RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 31 March 2020 11:02 We have written to all Phase I accredited units conducting early phase clinical trials to seek confirmation that all trials have undergone a risk assessment in relation to coronavirus (COVID-19) and the current government advice. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: HELP AND SUPPORT IF YOUR BUSINESS IS AFFECTED BY CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 31 March 2020 07:57 Watch a video and register for the free webinar to learn more about the support available to help you deal with the economic impacts of coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: VOUCHER SCHEME LAUNCHES FOR SCHOOLS PROVIDING FREE SCHOOL MEALS * Post date 30 March 2020 23:15 Weekly shopping vouchers worth £15 to spend at supermarkets while schools are closed due to coronavirus Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): 30 MARCH 2020 * Post date 30 March 2020 19:12 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the 30 March 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Decision DECISION: TEMPORARY APPROVAL OF HOME USE FOR BOTH STAGES OF EARLY MEDICAL ABORTION * Post date 30 March 2020 17:56 Temporary approval of women’s homes and the homes of registered medical practitioners as classes of place for early medical abortion up to 10 weeks. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Decision DECISION: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): MINISTERIAL DIRECTION ON SPEND * Post date 30 March 2020 17:04 Letters authorising spend on urgent coronavirus (COVID-19) issues by the Department of Health and Social Care and its ALBs. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: SLIDES TO ACCOMPANY CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE: 30 MARCH 2020 * Post date 30 March 2020 16:52 Press conference slides used by Sir Patrick Vallance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Policy paper POLICY PAPER: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) GOVERNMENT-ASSISTED RETURN BY AIR: LETTER TO THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY * Post date 30 March 2020 16:44 The Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for Transport wrote to airlines about the new government-industry partnership to help stranded British travellers. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP WITH AIRLINES TO FLY BACK MORE TOURISTS STRANDED ABROAD * Post date 30 March 2020 16:28 The Foreign & Commonwealth Office announces a new government partnership with airlines to fly back more tourists stranded abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CALL FOR BUSINESSES TO HELP MAKE NHS VENTILATORS * Post date 30 March 2020 16:05 We are looking for businesses to support in the production and supply of ventilators and ventilator components. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: DESTROYING SPOILT BEER DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 30 March 2020 15:43 Find out about temporary changes to the destruction of spoilt beer if you’re a brewer or publican. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): AN UPDATE ON THE GRENFELL TOWER SITE * Post date 30 March 2020 14:28 An update for the Grenfell Community. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING * Post date 30 March 2020 11:18 Advice for parents and carers on looking after the mental health and wellbeing of children or young people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: MEDICAL DEVICES CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 30 March 2020 10:43 Advice for investigators and sponsors of ongoing clinical investigations and new applications. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GUIDANCE FOR GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE (GLP) FACILITIES IN RELATION TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 30 March 2020 09:51 The UK Good Laboratory Practice Monitoring Authority (UK GLPMA) recognises that there are potential challenges COVID-19 will present to members of the GLP monitoring programme. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS: DANGEROUS GOODS VEHICLE (ADR) ANNUAL INSPECTIONS * Post date 30 March 2020 08:46 Dangerous goods vehicle annual inspections have been suspended from 21 March 2020 because of coronavirus – find out how to get a waiver to use your vehicle. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT CRACKS DOWN ON SPREAD OF FALSE CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION ONLINE * Post date 29 March 2020 23:15 Specialist units are operating to combat misinformation about coronavirus and five to ten incidents are being identified and tackled each day. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: COMMUNITIES SECRETARY ROBERT JENRICK ON COVID-19 RESPONSE * Post date 29 March 2020 16:36 The Communities Secretary on the government’s response to COVID-19 and shielding the most vulnerable. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: SPECIFICATION FOR RAPIDLY MANUFACTURED CPAP SYSTEM TO BE USED DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 29 March 2020 16:02 This is a specification of the minimally clinically acceptable Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) system to be used in UK hospitals. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories World news story WORLD NEWS STORY: COVID-19: FAQS FOR BRITISH NATIONALS IN BANGLADESH * Post date 29 March 2020 15:52 The British High Commission in Dhaka has created a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for British nationals. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: NEW ADVICE TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH DURING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK * Post date 29 March 2020 12:39 People struggling with their mental health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will be offered additional online support and practical guidance to help them cope. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK FAQS: WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN’T DO * Post date 29 March 2020 10:50 Frequently asked questions on what you can and can’t do during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FIRST FOOD PARCELS DELIVERED TO CLINICALLY VULNERABLE PEOPLE * Post date 29 March 2020 00:15 The first free food boxes containing essential supplies have been delivered to those at highest risk from coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR THE PUBLIC ON MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING * Post date 29 March 2020 00:15 Advice and information on how to look after your mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE SOCIAL CARE WORKFORCE * Post date 28 March 2020 18:14 The letter thanks the social care workforce for their help on coronavirus (COVID-19) so far. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: RESPONSE TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES ARTICLE ON VENTILATORS * Post date 28 March 2020 15:04 Response to 28/03/20 edition of FT Weekend’s claims on ventilators. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19 AND RENTING: GUIDANCE FOR LANDLORDS, TENANTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES * Post date 28 March 2020 09:00 Non-statutory guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities in the private and social rented sectors in the context of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: SAFEGUARDING IN SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND OTHER PROVIDERS * Post date 27 March 2020 21:41 Guidance for schools and colleges to support them keeping children safe, including online, during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Government response GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION * Post date 27 March 2020 21:09 There is no evidence from clinical or epidemiological studies that treatment with ACE-I or ARBs might worsen COVID-19 infection. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: PM CALL WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP: 27 MARCH 2020 * Post date 27 March 2020 18:39 Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke with President Donald Trump. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NEW DRIVE ON CORONAVIRUS TESTS FOR FRONTLINE NHS STAFF * Post date 27 March 2020 18:33 NHS staff will be first in line for a new coronavirus (COVID-19) testing programme being developed in collaboration with government and industry. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: REGULATORY STATUS OF EQUIPMENT BEING USED TO HELP PREVENT CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 27 March 2020 16:53 There are different regulations which apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment) Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): ADVICE FOR PEOPLE WITH ANIMALS * Post date 27 March 2020 14:16 Advice for pet owners and livestock keepers on maintaining the welfare of their animals during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: RULES ON CARRYING OVER ANNUAL LEAVE TO BE RELAXED TO SUPPORT KEY INDUSTRIES DURING COVID-19 * Post date 27 March 2020 12:40 Workers who have not taken all of their statutory annual leave entitlement due to COVID-19 will now be able to carry it over into the next 2 leave years. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PM VIDEO MESSAGE ON CORONAVIRUS: 27 MARCH 2020 * Post date 27 March 2020 12:09 Prime Minister Boris Johnson recorded a video message on testing positive for coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING (ITT): CRITERIA AND SUPPORTING ADVICE * Post date 27 March 2020 12:01 Mandatory guidance on the criteria that organisations must meet to provide initial teacher training (ITT). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT TO SUSPEND COMPETITION LAW TO SUPPORT ISLE OF WIGHT FERRY ROUTES * Post date 27 March 2020 10:26 Competition law to be temporarily suspended to allow ferry operators to maintain a crucial lifeline between the island and the mainland. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CHECK IF YOU COULD BE COVERED BY THE CORONAVIRUS JOB RETENTION SCHEME * Post date 26 March 2020 20:47 Find out if your employer is eligible, and how much your employer can claim if they’re unable to operate or have no work for you to do because of coronavirus (COVID-19). Further detail will be published on this page shortly. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GOVERNMENT SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR LANDLORDS AND RENTERS REFLECTING THE CURRENT CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 26 March 2020 19:12 Measures to protect renters affected by coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): UK TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL ADVICE * Post date 26 March 2020 19:10 Using public transport during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GOVERNMENT ADVICE ON HOME MOVING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 26 March 2020 19:01 This guidance applies to people buying or selling private residential homes which they intend to live in. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CLAIM A GRANT THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME * Post date 26 March 2020 18:00 Use this scheme if you’re self-employed or a member of a partnership and have lost income due to coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS: HOW TO HELP SAFELY * Post date 26 March 2020 16:57 Across the UK people are playing their part and providing essential support to their friends and family who are in isolation. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: FRAUD CONTROL IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: COVID-19 UK GOVERNMENT GUIDE * Post date 26 March 2020 10:15 Guidance for leaders and fraud experts in government bodies and local authorities that are administering emergency programmes on behalf of the UK Government. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE FREE CAR PARKING FOR NHS AND SOCIAL CARE STAFF * Post date 25 March 2020 19:11 The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is giving immediate financial backing for all NHS trusts to provide free car parking to NHS staff for the duration of coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION ONLY WAY TO GET TRAVELLERS HOME AND BEAT CORONAVIRUS, SAYS THE FOREIGN SECRETARY * Post date 25 March 2020 18:18 Dominic Raab gave a statement after the US-chaired session where G7 Foreign Ministers committed to use their collective powers to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PM STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS: 25 MARCH 2020 * Post date 25 March 2020 17:36 Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement on coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: COVID-19: HOTEL ACCOMMODATION TO SUPPORT KEY WORKERS AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE * Post date 25 March 2020 17:23 Letter regarding the exemption for hotels, hostels and B&Bs to open so they can offer accommodation to key workers and support rough sleepers to keep them off the streets and in suitable accommodation. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): TRAVEL ADVICE FOR EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS * Post date 25 March 2020 17:11 Advice for educational settings, and their students and staff, who are travelling or planning to travel during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: EXEMPTIONS FROM DEVICES REGULATIONS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 25 March 2020 15:15 Fast-track approval of medical devices during COVID-19 outbreak Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION SERVICE ON WHATSAPP * Post date 25 March 2020 14:07 The UK Government has today launched a GOV.UK Coronavirus Information service on WhatsApp. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE ON BUSINESS SUPPORT GRANT FUNDING * Post date 25 March 2020 11:39 This guidance sets out details of eligibility and delivery of the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: VEHICLE OWNERS TO BE GRANTED MOT EXEMPTION IN BATTLE AGAINST CORONAVIRUS * Post date 25 March 2020 09:15 Temporary exemption will enable vital services to continue, frontline workers to get to work, and people to get essential food and medicine. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): MOT CENTRE AND TESTER GUIDANCE * Post date 25 March 2020 09:10 Guidance on providing MOT tests during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, including how to limit the spread of coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): MOTS FOR CARS, VANS AND MOTORCYCLES DUE FROM 30 MARCH 2020 * Post date 25 March 2020 09:09 What will happen if your car, van or motorcycle’s MOT due date is on or after 30 March 2020, including what you need to do to keep your vehicle safe to drive. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): MOTS FOR CARS, VANS AND MOTORCYCLES DUE BEFORE 30 MARCH 2020 * Post date 25 March 2020 09:09 What to do if your car, van or motorcycle’s MOT due date is up to and including 29 March 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COMPANIES TO RECEIVE 3-MONTH EXTENSION PERIOD TO FILE ACCOUNTS DURING COVID-19 * Post date 25 March 2020 00:15 Businesses will be given an additional 3 months to file accounts with Companies House to help companies avoid penalties as they deal with the impact of COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: COVID-19 ADVICE FOR ACCOMMODATION PROVIDERS * Post date 24 March 2020 19:14 Guidance and advice for those providing hotel and other accommodation in the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): ADVICE FOR UK VISA APPLICANTS AND TEMPORARY UK RESIDENTS * Post date 24 March 2020 18:20 This is advice for visa customers and applicants in the UK, visa customers outside of the UK and British nationals overseas who need to apply for a passport affected by travel restrictions associated with coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statement to parliament STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): FOREIGN SECRETARY’S STATEMENT ON SUPPORT FOR BRITISH PEOPLE ABROAD * Post date 24 March 2020 16:20 Dominic Raab responded to an urgent question in the House of Commons on how government is supporting British people who are abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: GUIDANCE FOR MANUFACTURERS SPECIALS LICENCE HOLDERS ON ‘PACKING DOWN’ MEDICINES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 24 March 2020 15:58 If pharmacies wish to ‘pack down’ larger packs of a medicinal product, they need to follow these instructions Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): EARLY YEARS AND CHILDCARE CLOSURES * Post date 24 March 2020 13:09 Guidance for local authorities, early years settings and childminders about childcare provision following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS £500 MILLION HARDSHIP FUND WILL PROVIDE COUNCIL TAX RELIEF FOR VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS * Post date 24 March 2020 12:33 £500 million Hardship Fund will provide council tax relief to vulnerable people and households to help those affected most by coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: CORONAVIRUS: SMS MESSAGES * Post date 24 March 2020 11:08 Alerting people across the UK about latest coronavirus measures. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: FURTHER BUSINESSES AND PREMISES TO CLOSE * Post date 23 March 2020 22:31 This document provides guidance on the closure of all non-essential businesses and premises as part of further social distancing measures. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: FULL GUIDANCE ON STAYING AT HOME AND AWAY FROM OTHERS * Post date 23 March 2020 21:11 The single most important action we can all take, in fighting coronavirus, is to stay at home in order to protect the NHS and save lives. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PM ADDRESS TO THE NATION ON CORONAVIRUS: 23 MARCH 2020 * Post date 23 March 2020 20:34 Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation on coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: PRODUCING HAND SANITISER AND GEL FOR CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 23 March 2020 20:22 Temporary changes to the use and supply of denatured alcohol and duty-free spirits, to help businesses who produce hand sanitiser and gel. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): MAINTAINING FURTHER EDUCATION PROVISION * Post date 23 March 2020 19:47 Operational guidance for further education (FE) providers on maintaining education and skills training provision. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME RESPONSE * Post date 23 March 2020 19:34 This document sets out guidance for apprentices, employers, training providers and assessment organisations in response to the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: EXTRA PROTECTION FOR BUSINESSES WITH BAN ON EVICTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL TENANTS WHO MISS RENT PAYMENTS * Post date 23 March 2020 18:34 Commercial tenants who cannot pay their rent because of coronavirus will be protected from eviction. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FOREIGN SECRETARY ADVISES ALL BRITISH TRAVELLERS TO RETURN TO THE UK NOW * Post date 23 March 2020 18:15 All British tourists and short-stay travellers currently abroad should return to the UK where commercial flight options are still available. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UNIVERSITIES TOLD NOT TO ALTER APPLICANTS’ OFFERS * Post date 23 March 2020 18:06 Universities Minister Michelle Donelan is asking higher education providers not to change their offers to students for two weeks to maintain stability. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Correspondence CORRESPONDENCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): LETTER FROM THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR CARE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES * Post date 23 March 2020 17:28 The letter calls upon recruitment agencies in the health and care sector to work in constructive partnership with the NHS during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: VACCINE TRIALS AMONG RECIPIENTS OF £20 MILLION CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH INVESTMENT * Post date 23 March 2020 16:02 Trials of new coronavirus vaccine among 6 projects to receive share of £20 million. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): VEHICLE APPROVAL TESTS * Post date 23 March 2020 15:26 Vehicle approval tests are suspended for up to 3 months due to coronavirus – but tests are available for vehicles that are critical to the COVID-19 response. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE SAFE ACCOMMODATION PROVISION * Post date 23 March 2020 14:52 Guidance for providers of safe accommodation with support for victims of domestic abuse and their children. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: NEW TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO ARE ISOLATING * Post date 23 March 2020 12:39 £500,000 of funding is available for technology companies who come up with digital support solutions for people who need to stay at home because of coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES IN SCOTLAND * Post date 23 March 2020 11:22 Use this page to navigate the guidance on the virus for people in Scotland. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: INCREASE TO WORKING TAX CREDITS – WHAT THIS MEANS * Post date 23 March 2020 11:13 The government has announced that Working Tax Credits payments will be increased from 6 April 2020 – find out what’s happening and who this affects. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statutory guidance STATUTORY GUIDANCE: THE EXERCISE OF COMMISSIONING FUNCTIONS BY THE NHS COMMISSIONING BOARD (CORONAVIRUS) DIRECTIONS 2020 * Post date 23 March 2020 11:09 Directions given to the National Health Service Commissioning Board. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: UK LAUNCHES WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCE ALLIANCE TO MAP SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS * Post date 23 March 2020 11:03 The £20 million investment could help public health agencies combat COVID-19 and future pandemics. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Statement to parliament STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT: RAIL EMERGENCY MEASURES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC * Post date 23 March 2020 07:34 We’re supporting train operators to make sure our railways stay open for key workers during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: GOVERNMENT ENSURES TICKET REFUNDS AND PROTECTS SERVICES FOR PASSENGERS WITH RAIL EMERGENCY MEASURES * Post date 23 March 2020 07:00 We’re supporting train operators to make sure our railways stay open for key workers during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: BUSINESS AND OTHER VENUES SUBJECT TO FURTHER SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES * Post date 22 March 2020 22:41 This document provides guidance and compliance advice for those businesses and other venues asked by the government to close as part of further social distancing measures. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: GOVERNMENT SETS OUT PLANS TO ENFORCE CLOSURE OF BUSINESSES AND OTHER VENUES * Post date 22 March 2020 22:40 Local government will be responsible for enforcing regulations requiring those businesses asked to close on 20 March 2020, in new guidance issued today, 22 March 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: COVID-19 ESSENTIAL TRAVEL GUIDANCE * Post date 22 March 2020 21:40 Guidance and advice to avoid non-essential travel in the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: SCHOOL CLOSURES * Post date 22 March 2020 18:26 What schools will need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PM STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS: 22 MARCH 2020 * Post date 22 March 2020 18:24 Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement on coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE ON VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE * Post date 22 March 2020 17:48 Questions and answers about the provisions being made for vulnerable children and young people. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PM MOTHER’S DAY WORDS: 22 MARCH 2020 * Post date 22 March 2020 10:13 Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s words on Mother’s Day. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: GUIDANCE ON SHIELDING AND PROTECTING PEOPLE DEFINED ON MEDICAL GROUNDS AS EXTREMELY VULNERABLE FROM COVID-19 * Post date 21 March 2020 22:00 Information for shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable from COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE ON ISOLATION FOR RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS * Post date 21 March 2020 14:45 Guidance to support management of children and young people in residential educational settings, including boarding schools, residential special schools and specialist colleges and children’s homes. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: TEMPORARY RELAXATION OF THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE DRIVERS’ HOURS RULES: ALL SECTORS CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY ROAD * Post date 20 March 2020 22:43 Temporary relaxation of the EU and GB drivers’ hours rules for drivers carrying goods by road. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE ON DRIVERS’ HOURS RELAXATIONS * Post date 20 March 2020 22:43 Guidance on the relaxation of drivers’ hours rules, in the context of coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: GUIDANCE FOR BUSINESSES ON FURTHER SOCIAL DISTANCING * Post date 20 March 2020 21:13 This guidance is for businesses on the further social distancing measures outlined by the government. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): CANCELLATION OF GCSES, AS AND A LEVELS IN 2020 * Post date 20 March 2020 20:22 This guidance aims to answer common questions in relation to the cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): VENTILATOR SUPPLY SPECIFICATION * Post date 20 March 2020 19:36 Specification of rapidly manufactured ventilator systems needed as part of the response to coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: DRIVING TESTS AND MOTS FOR HEAVY VEHICLES SUSPENDED FOR UP TO 3 MONTHS TO HELP TACKLE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS * Post date 20 March 2020 19:16 Driving tests are suspended for up to 3 months except for critical workers, and MOTs for lorries, buses and trailers are also suspended for up to 3 months. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): MOTS FOR LORRIES, BUSES AND TRAILERS * Post date 20 March 2020 19:02 Your lorry, bus or trailer will be exempt from needing an MOT for 3 months from 21 March 2020. You might need to apply for this, depending on your vehicle. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS * Post date 20 March 2020 18:53 Information on COVID-19, including guidance on the assessment and management of suspected UK cases. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES FURTHER MEASURES ON SOCIAL DISTANCING * Post date 20 March 2020 18:45 Entertainment and hospitality premises to close temporarily and people urged to only travel if absolutely essential. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: SPECIFICATION FOR VENTILATORS TO BE USED IN UK HOSPITALS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK * Post date 20 March 2020 18:44 This guidance sets out the clinical requirements based on the consensus of what is ‘minimally acceptable’ performance in the opinion of the anaesthesia and intensive care medicine professionals and medical device regulators. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Form FORM: REGULATORY APPROVAL FOR CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) TEST KITS * Post date 20 March 2020 18:44 How manufacturers can submit COVID-19 test kits for regulatory approval to MHRA Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: ISOLATION GUIDANCE FOR RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS * Post date 20 March 2020 18:38 The Government has issued guidance to confirm which residential settings they consider a household and how to manage isolation Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE FOR UK BUSINESSES * Post date 20 March 2020 18:24 Guidance for UK businesses trading internationally Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: NEW ARRANGEMENTS FOR MHRA GOOD PRACTICE (GXP) INSPECTIONS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 20 March 2020 16:35 We will only be conducting essential inspections. We are expecting organisations to maintain GxP compliance. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Answer ANSWER: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): WHAT YOU NEED TO DO * Post date 20 March 2020 15:14 Find out about the government response to coronavirus (COVID-19) and what you need to do. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS * Post date 20 March 2020 15:00 Guidance and advice about coronavirus (COVID-19) in educational settings for staff, parents and carers, pupils and students. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: FURTHER DETAILS ON EXAMS AND GRADES ANNOUNCED * Post date 20 March 2020 14:15 Further details on arrangements for exams which have been cancelled to fight spread of coronavirus Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: PROCUREMENT POLICY NOTE 02/20: SUPPLIER RELIEF DUE TO COVID-19 * Post date 20 March 2020 14:04 This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) sets out information and guidance for public bodies on payment of their suppliers to ensure service continuity during and after the current coronavirus, COVID-19, outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Government response GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: IBUPROFEN USE AND CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 20 March 2020 13:49 There is currently no strong evidence that ibuprofen can make coronavirus (COVID-19) worse. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CRUCIAL MEDICINES PROTECTED FOR CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PATIENTS * Post date 20 March 2020 13:01 More than 80 medicines used to treat patients in intensive care units have been banned from parallel export from the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE UK GOVERNMENT RESPONSE * Post date 20 March 2020 11:30 The national and global response to the spread of COVID-19 continues to develop quickly and our collective knowledge of the virus is growing by the second. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: MHRA SERVICES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE * Post date 20 March 2020 10:00 How to get in touch with the MHRA during this period. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE ON SOCIAL DISTANCING AND FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE * Post date 20 March 2020 09:39 Guidance on social distancing for everyone in the UK and protecting older people and vulnerable people. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: ONLINE ISOLATION NOTES LAUNCHED – PROVIDING PROOF OF CORONAVIRUS ABSENCE FROM WORK * Post date 20 March 2020 09:30 People unable to work for more than seven days because of coronavirus (COVID-19) can obtain an isolation note through a new online service. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CLOSURE OF EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS: INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND CARERS * Post date 19 March 2020 23:55 Information for parents and carers about the closure of schools and other educational settings following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): MAINTAINING EDUCATIONAL PROVISION * Post date 19 March 2020 23:48 Guidance about maintaining educational provision for schools, colleges and local authorities. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): RESIDENTIAL CARE, SUPPORTED LIVING AND HOME CARE GUIDANCE * Post date 19 March 2020 16:21 Residential care, supported living and home care in the event of a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: TEMPORARY RELAXATION OF THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE DRIVERS’ HOURS RULES: DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS TO CONSUMERS * Post date 19 March 2020 16:01 Temporary relaxation of the EU drivers’ hours rules for drivers making essential deliveries to consumers’ homes. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: £2.9 BILLION FUNDING TO STRENGTHEN CARE FOR THE VULNERABLE * Post date 19 March 2020 15:40 The funding will help patients who no longer need urgent hospital treatment to return home, making at least 15,000 beds available during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: MHRA GUIDANCE ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 19 March 2020 15:23 We are producing guidance for industry covering the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: MANAGING POTENTIAL SUPPLY ISSUES WITH MEDICINES DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 19 March 2020 15:18 Marketing authorisation holders (MAHs) need to provide the MHRA with information about any supply issues they are experiencing, as a result of COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): HOSPITAL DISCHARGE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS * Post date 19 March 2020 15:18 Sets out how health and care systems and providers should change their discharging arrangements and the provision of community support during the coronavirus situation. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Collection COLLECTION: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE * Post date 19 March 2020 15:09 Find guidance about coronavirus (COVID-19) for health professionals and other organisations. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Impact assessment IMPACT ASSESSMENT: CORONAVIRUS BILL: SUMMARY OF IMPACTS * Post date 19 March 2020 14:44 A summary of impacts relating to clauses within the coronavirus bill. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS * Post date 19 March 2020 13:47 Guidance for schools and other educational settings in providing advice about the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR STAFF IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR * Post date 19 March 2020 13:30 Guidance on COVID-19, including general precautions for staff and guidance on the assessment and management of arrivals into the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CLINICAL TRIALS APPLICATIONS FOR CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 19 March 2020 13:02 The MHRA is ready to prioritise and provide any assistance for clinical trials applications submitted for COVID-19 Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: MANAGING CLINICAL TRIALS DURING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 19 March 2020 12:26 How investigators and sponsors should manage clinical trials during COVID-19 Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: PLANS SET OUT TO SUPPORT PUPILS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS * Post date 19 March 2020 10:59 Children eligible for free school meals will be offered meals or vouchers as an alternative if they can no longer attend school due to coronavirus measures Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: FREE SCHOOL MEALS GUIDANCE * Post date 19 March 2020 10:42 Guidance for schools and local authorities on free school meals arrangements during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: MILITARY STANDS UP COVID SUPPORT FORCE * Post date 19 March 2020 10:18 The Defence Secretary announces new measures to put service personnel and Reservists on standby to support public services in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: ETHICAL FRAMEWORK FOR ADULT SOCIAL CARE * Post date 19 March 2020 10:02 A framework to support the planning and organisation of adult social care during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT AGREES MEASURES WITH ENERGY INDUSTRY TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE PEOPLE THROUGH COVID-19 * Post date 19 March 2020 00:15 Proposals agreed to ensure vulnerable customers who may fall into debt remain supplied with energy while in self isolation. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: GOVERNMENT AND AIRLINES WORKING TO GET BRITISH PASSENGERS AFFECTED BY CORONAVIRUS BACK TO THE UK * Post date 18 March 2020 22:13 Transport Secretary today chaired a call with airlines and airports. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: BUSINESS RATES: EXPANDED RETAIL DISCOUNT – GUIDANCE * Post date 18 March 2020 18:30 Guidance on the operation of expanded retail discount 2020 to 2021 coronavirus response, announced at Budget 2020. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: TRAVEL ADVICE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) * Post date 18 March 2020 18:29 Guidance for British people travelling and living overseas during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Speech SPEECH: PM STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS: 18 MARCH 2020 * Post date 18 March 2020 18:12 Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement on coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: MOBILE NETWORKS REMOVE DATA CHARGES FOR ONLINE NHS CORONAVIRUS ADVICE * Post date 18 March 2020 17:54 Free access to online NHS services will be available for as long as coronavirus (COVID-19) remains widespread in the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: COMPLETE BAN ON EVICTIONS AND ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR RENTERS * Post date 18 March 2020 17:54 Government announces radical package of measures to protect renters and landlords affected by coronavirus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): COURTS AND TRIBUNALS PLANNING AND PREPARATION * Post date 18 March 2020 16:44 This page provides advice and guidance for all court and tribunal users during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and will be updated when new advice is available. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories World news story WORLD NEWS STORY: FRENCH PERSONAL TRAVEL WAIVER CERTIFICATE * Post date 18 March 2020 16:11 A translation of the French personal travel exemption relating to the COVID-19 decree. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories World news story WORLD NEWS STORY: FRENCH PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL WAIVER CERTIFICATE * Post date 18 March 2020 16:09 Translation of the French professional travel exemption relating to the COVID-19 decree. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): GUIDANCE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT * Post date 18 March 2020 15:31 Guidance for local councils during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: SPAIN TRAVEL ADVICE: FOREIGN OFFICE STATEMENT, 18 MARCH 2020 * Post date 18 March 2020 15:13 The FCO advises all British travellers in Spain to contact their tour operator or airline as soon as possible, to arrange their return journey before 24 March. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: TESTING FOR CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) WILL INCREASE TO 25,000 A DAY * Post date 18 March 2020 15:08 The government will increase number of people tested for COVID-19 to 25,000 hospital patients a day. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: PROCUREMENT POLICY NOTE 01/20: RESPONDING TO COVID-19 * Post date 18 March 2020 14:21 This Procurement Policy Note gives information and guidance on public procurement regulations and responding to the coronavirus, COVID-19, outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) CASES AND RISK IN THE UK * Post date 18 March 2020 14:00 Find out the number of cases and risk level in the UK, what to do if you have symptoms, and what the government is doing about the virus. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH POSSIBLE CORONAVIRUS INFECTION * Post date 18 March 2020 13:33 Stay at home guidance for households with possible coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: COURTS DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: ROBERT BUCKLAND STATEMENT * Post date 18 March 2020 13:23 A statement from the Lord Chancellor on the running of courts during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) GUIDANCE FOR EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYERS AND BUSINESSES * Post date 18 March 2020 09:07 Information on healthcare advice for employers and support for businesses. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: COVID-19: GUIDANCE FOR EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYERS AND BUSINESSES * Post date 18 March 2020 08:52 Guidance for employees, employers and businesses in providing advice about the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Press release PRESS RELEASE: GOVERNMENT TO GRANT PERMISSION FOR PUBS AND RESTAURANTS TO OPERATE AS TAKEAWAYS AS PART OF CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE * Post date 17 March 2020 20:13 Planning rules will be relaxed so pubs and restaurants can operate as hot food takeaways during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES IN WALES * Post date 17 March 2020 20:10 Use this page to navigate the latest guidance on the virus for people in Wales Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories World news story WORLD NEWS STORY: TRAVEL ADVICE FOR MOVING AROUND FRANCE * Post date 17 March 2020 19:01 Translation of the French government’s advice on the restrictive measures due to coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: EMERGENCY BILL TO STRENGTHEN CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE PLANS * Post date 17 March 2020 18:37 New laws will be introduced to protect public health, increase NHS capacity, strengthen social care and support the public to take the right action at the right time. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Guidance GUIDANCE: CORONAVIRUS BILL: WHAT IT WILL DO * Post date 17 March 2020 18:35 Measures contained in the fast-tracked coronavirus legislation and why they are needed to effectively manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the UK. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): DRIVING TESTS AND THEORY TESTS * Post date 17 March 2020 17:03 You should still go for your driving or theory test, unless you, someone you live with, your instructor or someone they live with have coronavirus symptoms. Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories News story NEWS STORY: FREE CHILDCARE OFFERS TO CONTINUE DURING CORONAVIRUS CLOSURES * Post date 17 March 2020 16:56 The Government will continue to pay funding to local authorities for the free entitlements for two, three and four-year-olds Read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Detailed guide DETAILED GUIDE: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND PRISONS * Post date 17 March 2020 16:08 Guidance about visiting prisons during the coronavirus pandemic. 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