Update on Self-isolation Rules The new Health Secretary made a statement to parliament today outlining new self-isolation rules that will come into effect on 16th August. The change will be that anyone who’s a close contact of a positive case…
Boris Johnson’s Update The main points from the Prime Minister’s update are: The final decision on moving to Step 4 on 19th July will take place on 12th July but it is relatively certain that Government will agree to removing…
ONS CJRS Statistics ONS have produced a report on current CJRS usage. The data in the survey is for 31st May so it relates to the period after the move to Step 3 on 17th May when many tourism and…
Clarification On Testing The main public guidance on what people can and cannot do has been updated to tell people that they should use a PCR test rather than a lateral flow test if they have any Covid symptoms, even…
Jobs That Qualify for Travel Exemptions The Government’s guidance on jobs that qualify for an exemption from the current travel restrictions has been updated to include: Business directors bringing significant numbers of jobs and investment to the UK The exemption…
Business Travel Seminar 29/6/21 The Government is hosting a webinar from 2-3pm tomorrow to discuss the new rules, and to support those who need to travel to Europe for business. You may need a visa, a work permit, or to complete declarations…
Events Research Programme: Phase I Findings The Government has published the first Findings from the Events research programme. The key observations are: Observation 1: The variation of transmission risk factors within a venue matters as well as the differences in…
Lords Debate On Tourism Here is a link to the Hansard transcript of the debate on tourism in the House of Lords yesterday. There are some excellent contributions on all the main issues impacting the sector at the moment. One…
Business Support Seminar From those who were unable to attend the Business Support Seminar we held with UKinbound this morning, copies of the presentations from Alexandra Marks, Chief Adjudicator at the Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS), and Mark Supperstone from…
Updated Primary Guidance For Tourism And Hospitality Businesses The primary guidance for businesses in the tourism and hospitality sectors has been updated to take into account the changes that the Government introduced for the period 21st June – 18th July…