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07 Apr 2020

Covid 19 - What you need to know - Destroying spoilt beer during coronavirus (COVID-19)

In normal circumstances, the destruction of beer must be supervised by a responsible person from the brewery. However, due to social distancing requirements arising from the current outbreak of Coronavirus, this is currently difficult for brewers ...

07 Apr 2020

Covid 19 - What you need to know - Letter from MHCLG to Local Authorities

On Monday (6th April) Paul Roswell (Head of the Governance Reform and Democracy Unit at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) wrote to the Chief Executives of Local Authorities in England explaining two sets of regulations made un...

27 Mar 2020

Covid 19 - What you need to know - FSA publishes guidance for food businesses on coronavirus (COVID-19)

On Thursday, the FSA has published guidance to assist food businesses in responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The advice covers a range of useful topics including social distancing and how to maintain this in specific food businesse...

27 Mar 2020

Covid 19 - What you need to know - Government guidance for closed premises.

Following new regulations, which were published yesterday, imposing a range of restrictions the government reissued guidance to affected businesses last night. The guidance offers further clarifications to effected businesses regarding the exempt...

27 Mar 2020

Covid 19 - What you need to know - Retail, hospitality and leisure businesses grants

The Government has announced a series of grants for Retail, hospitality and leisure businesses with a rateable value of up to £51,000. Relevant businesses with a rateable value of less than £15,000 are eligible for a grant of up to &p...

26 Mar 2020

Covid 19 - What you need to know - The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020

On Saturday we reported the introduction of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Business Closure) (England) Regulations 2020  (‘Business Closure Regulations’) This afternoon, following the introduction of the Coronavirus Act 2020...