Decision details

The Government announced new levels of financial support for businesses affected by the new tiered system (medium, high and very high) of local restrictions which came into force on the 14 October.

These grants have been aimed primarily at the hospitality, hotel, bed and breakfast, leisure organisations or businesses that provide person to person services as these are the ones to have been directly affected by both the tiered system and local or national lockdowns. The grant has been extended to any business that can demonstrate that it has been severely impacted by the local restrictions.

RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Corporate Services approves the following grants as set out in this report and the full policies attached as appendices A to C under emergency powers;

                              I.        Appendix A - Local Restrictions Grant (open)

                            II.        Appendix B – Local Restrictions Grant (closed)

                           III.        Appendix C – Additional Restrictions Grant (Discretionary)

In response to the Coronavirus emergency and subsequent trading restrictions for all shops and premises where people gather, or are provided with person to person services the government have provided additional support for businesses whilst they are unable to operate and these have been passed to Local Authorities to administer.

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