Useful Information for Businesses – Update 11th January 2021
Croydon Council Update
To support businesses during these challenging times, the government announced a number of grants, with different criteria and payments depending on the tier restrictions and the impact on affected businesses. We are paying these grants to Croydon businesses on behalf of the government.
To apply for these grants you only need to complete one application. Our application form collects the information needed for us to check which grants you are eligible for and how much, and we aim to make payments to you within 10 working days from receiving all the information needed. If we require any additional information we will contact you using the details provided in the form.
Please note: Even if you have completed an application for other Covid-19 support grants, you still need to complete this new form so we can assess your eligibility for the tier grants.
For further information or to apply please CLICK HERE.
Daily update from GOV.UK.
Department for Education
Actions for FE colleges and providers during the coronavirus outbreak
Page summary:
Find out what you’ll need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak to maintain provision.
Change made:
Added guidance for further education providers on restricting attendance and other actions to be followed during the national lockdown.
Face coverings in education
Page summary:
Guidance on the use of face coverings for schools and other education institutions that teach people in years 7 and above in England.
Change made:
Removed references to local restrictions and updated to reflect the national lockdown.
Guidance for parents and carers of children attending out-of-school settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
Page summary:
Guidance for parents and carers of children attending community activities, holiday or after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school settings.
Change made:
Updated ‘Who should attend after-school clubs and out-of-school settings’, ‘Children with health concerns’ and ‘Live performances’ sections to reflect national lockdown guidance.
Protective measures for holiday or after-school clubs and other out-of-school settings for children during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
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Protective measures for providers of community activities, holiday or after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school settings offering provision to children during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Change made:
Updated information on who should attend out-of-school settings in line with new national lockdown restrictions, group sizes with information on staff:bubble ratios, educational visits and trips in line with new national lockdown restrictions, staff who are clinically extremely vulnerable to reflect that shielding has been introduced nationally, and music, dance and drama provision to reflect that live performances should not take place.
Providing apprenticeships during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
Page summary:
Find out how apprenticeships will continue during the coronavirus (COVD-19) outbreak.
Change made:
Added guidance on remote provision following the new national restrictions and end-point assessment. Updated guidance on ‘Training and assessment in the workplace and educational settings’.
Critical workers and vulnerable children who can access schools or educational settings
Page summary:
List of critical workers (key workers) and vulnerable children and young people who can access full-time education provision in the case of future restrictions on education during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Change made:
Updated ‘Critical workers’ section to clarify that parents and carers who are critical workers should keep their children at home if they can.
Providing school meals during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
Page summary:
Guidance for schools and local authorities on school meals arrangements during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Change made:
Updated the guidance to include information on the support available to schools during the national lockdown.
What parents and carers need to know about early years providers, schools and colleges
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Information for parents and carers about going back to schools, nurseries and colleges in January 2021.
Change made:
Updated to reflect the new national restrictions that were introduced on 5 January 2021.
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
£213 million UK Government funding to help UK scientists
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The investment will equip the UK’s leading scientists, universities and research institutes with new state of the art equipment to drive forward research
First published.
Department for International Trade
Aid funded business
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Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
Change made:
Update of contact details for World Bank Group, IADB, USAID and MCC.
Designated standards
Page summary:
Lists of standards that businesses can use to show their products, services or processes comply with essential requirements of legislation.
Change made:
Links to designated standards from 1 January 2021 added for medical devices.
Suspensions or reductions from Customs Duty for UK Trade Tariff
Page summary:
Find out about UK Trade Tariff temporary suspension or reduction of Customs Duty
Change made:
Title and attached document replaced with updated content reflecting changes brought in on 1 January 2021.
Protection of Trading Interests (retained blocking regulation)
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How UK persons are protected when trading with countries subject to extraterritorial laws.
First published.
Trade with Japan from 1 January 2021
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How you import from and export to Japan will change from 1 January 2021.
Change made:
Updated ‘Small consignments and waivers’ information with UK waiver limit.
Notice to exporters 2021/01: changes to export control legislation and licensing
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GOV.UK guidance on export controls was updated on 31 December 2020 to reflect the end of the EU transition period.
First published.
Summary of the UK-Vietnam Agreement
Page summary:
Information on the trade agreement with Vietnam, replicating the effects of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.
Change made:
Added paragraph: Temporary easement to proof of origin rules.
Notices to exporters
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Notices to exporters published by the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU).
Change made:
Added notice to exporters 2021/01: changes to export control legislation and licensing.
Trade and investment core statistics book
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The most up to date snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment position, summarising trade statistics produced by ONS, HMRC, DIT and others.
Change made:
A correction has been made on page 69. The UK’s inward FDI stock figure £1.5 trillion has been corrected to state £1.6 trillion.