COVID-19 Business Hub

During the uncertain times of the Coronavirus Pandemic we have collated the below useful links which may be of use to our business community.

If you have any questions relating to COVID-19 and the business community, please contact us via email.

From our Chief Executive, Ruth Duston OBE OC

• COVID-19 Full Statement
• COVID-19 Update January 2021
• UK Annual Budget 2021

From our Chair, Andy Hicks

• UK Government February Announcement – Statement from The Northbank Chair

South Westminster BIDs

South Westminster BIDs Polling – Evening Standard article

Latest Updates

Westminster City Council Update – 21.01.2022

Additional Restrictions Grant – Round 4

Guidance : Coronavirus: how to stay safe and help prevent the spread

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Local Businesses

• Fresh wave of grant funding launched as councils are called on to do their bit to continue supporting businesses
• SOLT UK Tier 3 Statement

• £4.6 billion in new lockdown grants to support businesses and protect jobs – 05.01.2020
• Kickstart Scheme – The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create job placements for 16 to 24-year-olds on Universal Credit.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson

• Prime Minister announces national lockdown – 04.01.2020
• Cabinet Office – Latest Stay at Home information -15/01/2020
• Government boost to rapid workplace testing – 07.02.2020

Security

• Counter-Terrorism Policing – Security advise for the easing of Lockdown

• PDSC – The Cyber Crime Unit – Phishing Emails

• PDSC Road map to digital awareness

• CSSC London GREEN Message – MPS Bulletin – 04.11.2020

• A message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper – 17.07.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 17.07.2020

• National Counter Terrorism Security Office National Bulletin -07.07.2020

• SCG Comms Update – Easing of lockdown restrictions – 23.06.2020

• London Resilience update – 10.05.2020

• London Resilience Update – 05.06.2020

• London Resilience Update – 04. 06.2020

• A message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper – 04.06.2020

• Metropolitan Police – Central London Protests – 03 June 2020 Update

• NaCTSO National Bulletin – 02.06.2020

• A message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper – 02.06.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 02.06.2020

• London Resilience Update – 01.06.2020

• A message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper – 29.05.2020

• London Resilience Update – 29.05.2020

• A message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper – 29.05.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 29.05.2020

• London Resilience Update – 28.05.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 26.05.2020

• A message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper – 22.05.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 22.05.2020

• A message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper – 21.05.2020

• Metropolitan Police – Business COVID Advice

• London Resilience Update – 20.05.2020

• London Resilience Update – 19.05.2020

• A message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper – 19.05.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 19.05.2020

• National Counter Terrorism Security Office National Bulletin – 18.05.2020

• London Resilience Update – 18.05.2020

• London Resilience Update – 15.05.2020

• A message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper – 15.05.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 15.05.2020

• A message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper – 14.05.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 14.05.2020

• London Resilience Update – 13.05.2020

• A Message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper – 13.05.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 13.05.2020

• London Resilience Update – 12.05.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU update – 11.05.2020

• A Message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper-11.05.2020

• London Resilience Update – 07.05.2020

• COVID-19 Cyber Threat Exploitation

• Advisory: APT groups target healthcare and essential services

• London Resilience Update – 06.05.2020

• A Message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper- 06.05.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 06.05.2020

• Strategic Coordination Group SCG   Daily Bulletin – 5 May 2020

• Westminster City Council Business Update – 05.05.2020

• A Message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper- 05.05.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 05.05.2020

• Strategic Coordination Group SCG   Daily Bulletin – 4 May 2020

• London Resilience Update – 03.05.2020

• London Resilience Update – 02.05.2020

• London Resilience Update – 01.05.2020

• A Message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper- 01.05.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 01/05/2020

• Strategic Coordination Group – Daily update 29 April 2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 29.04.2020

• London Resilience Update – 28.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 28.04.2020

• London Resilience Update – 27.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 27.04.2020

• A Message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper- 27.04.2020

• London Resilience Update – 26.04.2020

• London Resilience Update – 25.04.2020

• A Message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper- 24.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 24.04.2020

• London Resilience Update – 23.04.2020

• A Message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper- 23.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 23.04.2020

• London Resilience Update – 22.04.2020

• A Message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper- 22.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 22.04.2020

• A Message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper- 21.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 21.04.2020

• London Resilience Update – 20.04.2020

• National Counter Terrorism Security Office National Bulletin -20.04.2020

• London Resilience Update – 19.04.2020

• London Resilience Update – 17.04.2020

• London Resilience Update – 18.04.2020

• A Message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper- 17.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 17.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 16.04.2020

• London Resilience Update – 16.04.2020

• A Message from BCU Commander, Chief Superintendent Helen Harper- 15.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 15.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 14.04.2020

• Coronavirus Central West BCU Update – 12.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 11.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 10.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 09.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 08.04.2020

• NaCTSO National Bulletin – 08.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 07.04.2020

• NaCTSO National Bulletin – 07.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 06.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 05.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 04.04.2020

• Coronavirus – Central West BCU Update – 01.04.2020

• Central west Borough commander Coronavirus update

• London Resilience Update

Westminster City Council

• Westminster City Council Update – 14.01.2022

• Westminster City Council Update – 22.10.2021
• Westminster Business Update – 21.10.2021
• Westminster City Council Update – 09.06.2021

• Westminster City Council Update – 21.04.2021

• Westminster City Council Update- 20.04.2021

• Westminster City Council Update – 14.04.2021

• Westminster City Council – COVID-19:Key Annoucements 26 March 2021

• Westminster City Council Business Update – 04.03.2021

• Westminster City Council Business Update – 18.02.2021

• Westminster City Council Round 2 of the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) Scheme

• Westminster City Council Business Update – 14/01/2020

• Westminster City Council Coronavirus Update – 08.09.2020

• Westminster City Council Coronavirus Update – 18.08.2020

• Westminster City Council Coronavirus Update – 11.08.2020

• Westminster City Council Coronavirus Update – 05.08.2020

• Westminster City Council Coronavirus Update – 28.07.2020

• Westminster City Council Coronavirus update – 21.07.2020

• Westminster City Council Coronavirus Update – 14.07.2020

• Westminster City Council – Coronavirus Update – 30.06.2020

• Westminster City Council Update – 16.06.2020

• Westminster City Council Update – 10.06.2020

• City of Westminster Coronavirus Update – 02.06.2020

• Westminster Coronavirus Update – 01.06.2020

• Westminster Coronavirus Update – 29.05.2020

• Westminster City Council Update – 28.05.2020

• Westminster City Council Update – 21.05.2020

• Westminster City Council – Coronavirus Update – 14.05.2020

• Westminster City Council – COVID19 – Business Update – 01.05.2020

• MyWestminster Coronavirus Update – 28.04.2020

• MyWestminster coronavirus Update – 23.04.2020

• MyWestminster Coronavirus update – 21.04.2020

• MyWestminster Coronavirus Update – 17.04.2020

• MyWestminster Coronavirus Update – 09.04.2020

• MyWestminster Coronavirus Update – 08.04.2020

• MyWestminster Coronavirus Update – 07.04.2020

• MyWestminster Update – 02.04.2020

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan

• Mayor announces £5m plan to support safe reopening of Central London

• Mayor declares ‘major incident’ following rapid spread of Covid-19

• Letter to the Prime Minister from Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan – 22nd November

• Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan – Letter to Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP & Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP – 7th May 2020

• Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan – Letter to Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP & Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP

• Mayor of London Coronavirus Update – 31.03.2020

Transport for London

• TfL Press Release – Travel  information  for customers as Government restrictions are eased further from Monday 12 April
• Transport for London : Briefing for leisure and hospitality businesses – 29.06.2020

• Transport for London : Piers Closure

King’s College London

• King’s College London – Response to coronavirus – #ContinueToServe – 16.07.2020

Further Information

• HM Government: Key Announcements and Updates – 6 October

• Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) Scheme – Round 3

• HM Government – COVID-19: Key Announcements and Updates – 8 April

• Lockdown Easement – Letter for Businesses

• Register to order free lateral flow coronavirus tests for your employees

• Business Support: Recovery Loan Scheme

• Business Support: Budget 2021: What you need to know

• Business Support: Budget 2021 sets path for recovery

• Guidance: Income tax and National Insurance contributions

• Guidance: Corporate tax

• UK Government COVID-19 Spring Roadmap – February 2021

• Guidance: COVID-19 Response – Spring 2021

• Delay on Business Rates (financial times) response

• Letter from Paul Scully MP Minister for Small Business, Consumers & Labour Markets Minister for London

• Greater London Authority: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases and Vaccinations – New Data

• COVID-19 Community testing/Postcode checker, COVID-19 Workplace Testing, New CRC Assets and a request from the Department for Education. 

• London Tier 3 Update – 14.12.2020

• Shop Safely this Christmas Guidance

• Delivering an NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme

• NHS Test and Trace campaign

• 10 Downing Street – Returning back to work video

• NHS COVID-19 App Launch

• Coronavirus – PHE Updates

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): What has changed – 9 September

• Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Disposing of waste

• Guidance: Maintaining records of staff, customers and visitors to support NHS Test and Trace

• ADVICE : Department of Education – Remote Learning Toolkit

• ADVICE: Metropolitan Police Street Robbery Toolkit

• Guidance: Tfl briefing for retail businesses

• Guidance: Westminster City Council – re-opening businesses hub

• Guidance: Test and Trace Workplace

• Guidance: Safe working during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Guidance – Transport for London – Briefing for businesses – 20.05.2020

• Guidance : Returning to the Workplace – COVID-19 Toolkit

• Guidance : Returning to work – fire safety

• Working safely during COVID-19

• Guidance : Safer Travel for passengers

• Guidance :COVID-19 Mandate Fraud

• The Northbank -Emergency Services Support

• Ramadan 2020 Guidance

• Home Office preparedness for COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Policing

• Advice : COVID-19 SMS / Text Message Scams

• Advice: Sextortion phishing emails

• Advice: Video conferencing using services securely

• Fraud Advisory Panel: COVID-19 Fraud Watch

• COVID-19 – Mitigating impacts on Gypsy & Traveller communities

• MET Police : Pharmacy Advice

• Advisory: COVID-19 exploited by malicious cyber actors

• Scotland Police Guidance: Bank mandate fraud – 03.04.2020

• Letter from the Environment secretary to the food and drink industry

• UK Government’s Coronavirus Business Support

• UK Government Guidance for employers and businesses on COVID-19

• COVID-19: support for businesses

• COVID-19: guidance for employees

• Advice from the Met Police Business Crime Hub

• Citizen’s Advice

• Advice from NCSC on Home Working

• Reporting Anti-Social Behaviour to Westminster Council

• Reporting Anti-Social Behaviour to the Met Police

• Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure – Pandemic Security Behaviours

• Coronavirus public health :guidance

• Resuscitation Council UK Statement on COVID-19

• City of London Police Guidance : Scams & Fraud

Volunteering Opportunities

• Leadership in sport through business – Virtual Skills Clinic Form
• Westminster Adult Learning Service : Online Learning
• Westminster Befriend a family
• Open University – OpenLearn (Free Online Courses)

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E-Bulletins

• Business Update – 22.10.2020

• Business Update – 13.05.2020

• Business Update – 17.04.2020

• Business Update – 01.04.2020

• Business Update – 27.03.2020