Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey pilot: England, 12 June 2020
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This release provides initial data from the COVID-19 Infection Survey. This survey is being delivered in partnership with the University of Oxford, the University of Manchester and Public Health England.
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Deaths involving COVID-19, UK: deaths occurring between 1 March and 30 April 2020
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Provisional counts of the number of deaths and age-standardised mortality rates involving the coronavirus (COVID-19) between 1 March and 30 April 2020 in the United Kingdom.
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Coronavirus and the impact on production and services, UK: April 2020
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An analysis of monthly growth for the production and services industries between March 2020 and April 2020, highlighting the impact from the coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Deaths Registered in Northern Ireland – Week ending 05 June 2020
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Deaths Registered in Northern Ireland – Weekly Statistics – Week ending 05 June 2020
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Staying alert and safe (social distancing)
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The most important thing we can do is to stay alert, control the virus, and in doing so, save lives.
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Updated with information on support bubbles.
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9:45am, 12 June 2020
Coronavirus outbreak FAQs: what you can and can’t do
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Frequently asked questions on what you can and can’t do during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Updated with information on support bubbles.
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9:50am, 12 June 2020
Our plan to rebuild: The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy
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The Government’s roadmap for how and when the UK will adjust its response to the COVID-19 crisis.
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Addition of easy read version.
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11:22am, 12 June 2020
COVID-19: infection prevention and control (IPC)
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Guidance on infection prevention and control for COVID-19. Sustained community transmission is occurring across the UK.
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Addition of new operational guidance from NHS England.
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11:59am, 12 June 2020
Check which expenses are taxable if your employee works from home due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Find out what equipment, services or supplies are taxable if your employees are working from home due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
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A new section about returning office equipment has been added.
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12:04pm, 12 June 2020
Pastoral care in the curriculum
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How schools can provide additional emotional and pastoral support for pupils when they return to school following the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Identifying and addressing gaps in pupils’ understanding
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How schools can find out how much pupils know, and do not know, after a long period of remote education due the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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How to treat certain expenses and benefits provided to employees during coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Find out about taxable expenses and benefits when they are paid to employees because of coronavirus and how to report them to HMRC.
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Guidance has been added about paying travel and subsistence expenses to an employee travelling to a temporary workplace.
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1:12pm, 12 June 2020
Planning a curriculum to teach at school and at home
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Deciding what to teach during a phased return.
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1:19pm, 12 June 2020
Supporting staff in curriculum planning for a phased return
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Examples of supporting staff in curriculum planning.
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1:20pm, 12 June 2020
Case studies: remote education practice for schools during coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Examples of practice for remote education from schools and academies across England.
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Added 4 new case studies related to remote education.
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1:22pm, 12 June 2020
Examples of teaching practice during coronavirus (COVID-19)
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An opportunity for schools to learn from each other’s emerging practice as they develop their approaches to providing remote education.
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Addition of links to new coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance on planning a curriculum to teach at school and at home.
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1:23pm, 12 June 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): ministerial direction for early payment of grants
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Letters authorising the early release of 2 grants to local authorities totalling £3.4 billion to allow them to act on the government’s recent announcements to tackle Covid-19.
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Regaining knowledge and improving wellbeing
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A teacher in a secondary school with a lower than average number of pupils with English as an additional language (EAL) shares approaches to mitigating educational loss and adds his views on what he thinks is coming next.
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Organising mixed ability pupils in smaller groups and helping those who need to catch up
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A large high school in a small multi-academy trust with a higher than average number of pupils with English as an additional language (EAL) shares their approach.
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Sensitivity of proposed UK sentinel GP COVID-19 surveillance, 25 February 2020
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Paper prepared by Imperial College on the sensitivity of proposed UK sentinel GP COVID-19 surveillance.
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Paper prepared by Professor Julia Gog, Cambridge University, predicting transmission reduction by non-pharmaceutical interventions.
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Paper prepared by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) on the considerations for non-pharmaceutical intervention policy.
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Sensitivity of proposed UK sentinel ICU pneumonia surveillance, 25 February 2020
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Paper prepared by Imperial College on the sensitivity of proposed UK sentinel ICU pneumonia surveillance.
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Letter from the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) on transmission of SAR-CoV-2 from humans to animals and risks of onward transmission.
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2:00pm, 12 June 2020
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Paper prepared by Imperial College on the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions.
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Optimising trigger times for social distancing measures (SDMs), 4 March 2020
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Paper prepared by the University of Edinburgh on optimising trigger times for social distancing measures.
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Paper prepared by Imperial College on mitigation strategies.
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SPI-M-O: Statement on COVID-19 –“Bubbles” and outdoor activities, 6 May 2020
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Consensus statement on modelling, bubbles and outdoor activities.
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Paper prepared by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) on the effect of social distance measures.
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Paper prepared by Imperial College on timing & local triggering of non-pharmaceutical interventions.
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Review prepared by Environmental and Modelling Group (EMG) on the evidence for the importance of outdoor transmission and of indoor transmission of COVID-19.
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Adoption and impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19, 3 March 2020
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Paper prepared by Imperial College and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) on the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions.
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Compliance with interventions: latest data, 26 March 2020
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Paper prepared by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on latest data on compliance with interventions.
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The impact of aggressively managing peak incidence, 11 March 2020
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Paper prepared by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) on the impact of aggresively managing peak incidence.
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Coronavirus and the social impacts on Great Britain: 12 June 2020
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Indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey covering the period 4 June to 7 June 2020 to understand the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on people, households and communities in Great Britain.
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SAGE 35 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 12 May 2020
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Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s thirty-fifth meeting.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) intervention strategies
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Paper prepared by Imperial College and Cambridge University on COVID-19 intervention strategies.
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SPI-M-O Statement on bubbles, 13 May 2020
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Consensus statement on bubbles.
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Potential effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions on a COVID-19 epidemic, 25 February 2020
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Paper prepared by Imperial College on the potential effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions.
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Risk Estimation to inform risk assessment, 7 May 2020
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Paper prepared by Environmental and Modelling Group (EMG) on risk estimation to inform risk assessment.
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Paper prepared by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) on the impact of banning sporting events and other leisure activities.
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Annex to SPI-M-O Consensus view on the impact of mass school closures, 20 February 2020
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Paper prepared by Imperial College on the potential effect of school closures.
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Background paper prepared by SPI-B on the theory and evidence base for phased changes in activity restrictions.
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SAGE 36 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 14 May 2020
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Record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s thirty-sixth meeting.
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Nosocomial Transmission of Coronavirus: Research and management, 31 March 2020
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Paper prepared by the NHS on nosocomial transmission of coronavirus.
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2:00pm, 12 June 2020
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Paper prepared by Environmental and Modelling Group (EMG) on transmission routes to inform risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
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Possible additional interventions to address hospital transmission risks of SARS-CoV-2, 12 May 2020
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Paper prepared by Environmental and Modelling Group (EMG) on interventions to address hospital transmission risks of SARS-CoV-2.
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Update paper prepared by Environmental and Modelling Group (EMG) on transmission routes to inform risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
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Initial Estimates of Excess Deaths from COVID-19, 8 April 2020
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Paper prepared by Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Home Office (HO), Government’s Actuary’s Department (GAD) and Office for National Statistics (ONS) on initial estimates of excess deaths from COVID-19.
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Paper prepared by Imperial College summarising the indicative effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions.
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SPI-M: the general principles and assumptions on transmission of SARS-CoV-2, 16 April 2020
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Paper prepared by the SAGE subgroup on modelling, SPI-M, on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
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Hospital Onset Covid-19: IPC evidence from recent survey and next steps, 16 April 2020.
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Paper prepared by NHS on hospital onset COVID-19.
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Paper prepared by SPI-B on the the behavioural considerations of ‘Bubbles’.
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2:04pm, 12 June 2020
Principles for the design of behavioural and social interventions, 20 April 2020.
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Joint review prepared by SPI-M and SPI-B on principles for the design of behavioural and social interventions
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2:05pm, 12 June 2020
Social Distancing Review – SAGE Advice, 14 April 2020
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Joint review prepared by SPI-M ad SPI-B on social distancing
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2:06pm, 12 June 2020
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and Mitigating Measures – update, 4 June 2020
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Update paper prepared by Environmental and Modelling Group (EMG) on transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and mitigating measures.
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Update: Evidence for animal infections with SARS-CoV-2, 28 April 2020
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Paper prepared by UK Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) on evidence for animal infections with SARS-CoV-2.
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Risk of a companion animal causing onward spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus, 20 March 2020
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Paper prepared by UK Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) on risk of a companion animal causing onward spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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A secondary school’s approach to adjusting the curriculum for use in school and at home
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An all-through school with a higher than average level of pupils who speak English as an additional language (EAL) shares their approach.
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Adjusting the curriculum for use in school and at home
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A large multi-academy trust (MAT) made up of primary and secondary schools shares its approach for their primary schools.
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2:25pm, 12 June 2020
Making the most of reduced classroom time
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Deciding what to teach in the classroom and what to teach at home.
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2:26pm, 12 June 2020
Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK
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The latest number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk level in the UK.
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Updated figures.
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2:41pm, 12 June 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing: privacy information
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Privacy notice on COVID-19 virus testing for critical workers and their household members who are self-isolating because they’re showing symptoms.
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Updated privacy notice and quick read to say that if you test positive, you may be contacted by text message to see whether you wish to donate blood plasma, as part of the potential treatment for coronavirus. Updated the Department of Health and Social Care’s data protection officer to Ian Stone.
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2:57pm, 12 June 2020
Awarding qualifications in summer 2020
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Information for schools, students and parents on how GCSE, AS, A level, vocational and technical qualifications will be graded and awarded in summer 2020.
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Letter to Heads of Centre – general qualifications Summer 2020 arrangements added to documents.
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3:00pm, 12 June 2020
OPSS coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for business and local authorities
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Guidance on how OPSS is supporting businesses and local authorities and protecting consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Enforcement guidance for local authorities added on face masks and coverings.
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3:02pm, 12 June 2020
COVID-19: background information
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Information on COVID-19 including epidemiology, virology and clinical features.
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Updated global case numbers.
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3:15pm, 12 June 2020
How tests and testing kits for coronavirus (COVID-19) work
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The different types of tests and testing kits for COVID-19, and the specifications for manufacturers.
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Published a HTML version of the Target Product Profile: enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) Antibody tests document (which was published as a PDF on 5 June)
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3:24pm, 12 June 2020
Transmission licence exemptions for offshore wind farm generators affected by COVID-19
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We’re seeking views on a proposed exemption order, for wind farm generators in tender rounds 5 and 6 of the OFTO regime affected by COVID-19.
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COVID Support Force: the MOD’s contribution to the coronavirus response
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On 18 March the Defence Secretary announced new measures to enable armed forces personnel to support public services in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Updated content under the ‘Latest News’ heading and the ‘Mobile testing’ heading.
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4:07pm, 12 June 2020
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The reproduction number (R) is the average number of secondary infections produced by 1 infected person.
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The R number range for the UK is 0.7-0.9 as of 12 June 2020.
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4:10pm, 12 June 2020
Reopening High Streets Safely Fund guidance
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Guidance to help local authorities and partners to deliver activities supported through the Reopening High Streets Safely Fund.
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The FAQ for the Reopening High Streets Safely Fund has been updated on 12 June 2020 to clarity key information.
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4:23pm, 12 June 2020
Scottish Secretary visits mobile testing unit in Moffat
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Today the Scottish Secretary Alister Jack visited a mobile testing unit in Moffat run by UK Armed Forces.
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4:33pm, 12 June 2020
Courts and tribunals tracker list during coronavirus outbreak
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This page holds a tracker list of open, staffed and suspended courts during the coronavirus outbreak. It will be regularly updated.
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Tracker updated with Crown Courts assessed to hold jury trials.
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4:42pm, 12 June 2020
Help and support if your business is affected by coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Watch videos and register for the free webinars to learn more about the support available to help you deal with the economic impacts of coronavirus.
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A webinar has been added for more information on extensions to the coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and flexible furloughing.
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5:00pm, 12 June 2020
Slides and datasets to accompany coronavirus press conference: 12 June 2020
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Press conference slides and datasets used by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Sir Peter Hendy and Professor Stephen Powis.
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Slides, datasets and transcripts to accompany coronavirus press conferences
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Slides, datasets and transcripts from press conferences at 10 Downing Street in response to coronavirus.
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Addition of slides and datasets for 12 June.
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5:09pm, 12 June 2020
HMCTS weekly operational summary on courts and tribunals during coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
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This page provides a weekly summary of the HM Courts and Tribunals Service operational position during the coronavirus pandemic. We will aim to update this every Friday at 5pm.
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Update for week commencing 15 June 2020 published.
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5:29pm, 12 June 2020
Transport Secretary’s statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 12 June 2020
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From Monday 15 June public transport users will need to wear face coverings to travel.
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Check if you can claim a grant through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
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If you’re self-employed or a member of a partnership and have been adversely affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) find out if you can use this scheme to claim a grant.
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Further information about the extension to the scheme has been added.
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6:00pm, 12 June 2020
How different circumstances affect the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
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If you’re self-employed or member of a partnership find out how your circumstances can affect your eligibility for the scheme.
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Examples added to show when the ‘adversely affected’ criteria for the first and second grants will be met.
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6:00pm, 12 June 2020
New rules on face coverings coming in on Monday will help keep passengers safe
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Passengers that don’t follow the new rules on face coverings will be prevented from travelling.
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6:16pm, 12 June 2020
Group to measure for coronavirus prevalence in waste water
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New working group includes a range of water companies and experts across the UK
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7:57pm, 12 June 2020
Check which employees you can put on furlough to use the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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Find out which employees you can put on furlough and claim for through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
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Page updated with information about how the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is changing.
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9:01pm, 12 June 2020
Find examples to help you calculate your employees’ wages
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Check examples to help you calculate your employee’s wages, National Insurance contributions and pension contributions if you’re claiming through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
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The page has been updated with new examples to help employers calculate their claims under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
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9:02pm, 12 June 2020
Steps to take before calculating your claim using the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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Decide the length of your claim period, find out what to include when calculating wages and work out your employees’ usual and furloughed hours before you calculate how much you can claim.
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Claim for wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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Claim for 80% of your employee’s wages plus any employer National Insurance and pension contributions, if you have put them on furlough because of coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Page updated with information about how the scheme is changing.
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9:02pm, 12 June 2020
Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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Find out how the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is changing.
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9:03pm, 12 June 2020
Calculate how much you can claim using the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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Calculate how much you have to pay your furloughed employees for hours on furlough, how much you can claim for employer NICs and pension contributions and how much you can claim back.
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9:03pm, 12 June 2020
Check if you can claim for your employees’ wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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Find out if you’re eligible and how much you can claim to cover wages for employees on temporary leave (‘furlough’) due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
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The page has been updated with information about how the scheme is changing.
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9:03pm, 12 June 2020