Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Check if your employer can use the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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Find out if you’re eligible, and how much your employer can claim if they put you on temporary leave (‘furlough’) because of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Change made
Page updated with information on eligibility for claims before 1 July 2020. Also added new information on holiday pay that tells employers that flexibly furloughed employees can be recorded as on furlough during time spent on holiday.
Time updated
8:00am, 1 July 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).
Change made
Page updated with information that employee taxes and pension contribution payments must be paid directly to HMRC. Also added information on holiday pay that flexibly furloughed employees can be recorded as on furlough during time spent on holiday.
Time updated
8:01am, 1 July 2020
Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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Find out how the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is changing.
Change made
Information box updated to say you can now submit claims for periods starting on or after 1 July.
Time updated
8:01am, 1 July 2020
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).
Change made
The page has been updated with information about what to do if you have claimed too much and do not plan to make another claim.
Time updated
8:01am, 1 July 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.
Change made
Page updated with a new example of calculating an employee’s average hours for a variable hours employee who takes statutory adoption leave in 2019/20.
Time updated
8:01am, 1 July 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.
Change made
Page updated with eligibility information for claims before 1 July.
Time updated
8:02am, 1 July 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.
Change made
Page updated with information on holiday pay that employees can be recorded as on furlough during time spent on holiday. Also added information on how to calculate furloughed hours for different sets of circumstances.
Time updated
8:02am, 1 July 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.
Change made
Page updated with information about how to treat statutory payments received in the claim period.
Time updated
8:02am, 1 July 2020
Pay Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grants back
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Find out how to pay all or some of your grant back if you’ve overclaimed through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Change made
Welsh translation has been added.
Time updated
9:02am, 1 July 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for children’s social care services
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Advice about coronavirus (COVID-19) for local authorities and their partners to help support and protect vulnerable children.
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We have updated this guidance to clarify that all primary and most secondary legislation remains unchanged and that we have made temporary and time-limited amendments to secondary legislation. We have added content on missing children, testing, technology initiatives and social care services for disabled children and young people and their families. We have also revised the sections on court, fostering and adoption to provide further information.
Time updated
10:00am, 1 July 2020
Laptops, tablets and 4G wireless routers progress data
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Information about how many laptops, tablets and 4G wireless routers we have delivered or dispatched to local authorities and academy trusts.
Change made
Updated to show latest figures up to 30 June 2020.
Time updated
10:08am, 1 July 2020
The Companies etc. (Filing Requirements) (Temporary Modifications) Regulations 2020
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How the measures introduced by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act and The Companies etc. (Filing Requirements) (Temporary Modifications) Regulations 2020 will affect your filings at Companies House.
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First published.
Time updated
10:16am, 1 July 2020
Insufficient evidence for vitamin D preventing or treating ARTIs
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NICE and SACN have reviewed available evidence on vitamin D and the risk of acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) and COVID-19.
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First published.
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11:07am, 1 July 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): getting tested
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Guidance on coronavirus testing, including who is eligible for a test and how to get tested.
Change made
Updated 2 attachments to reflect changes to the registration system for these testing kits: ‘guidance on Randox testing’ and ‘how to use Randox test kits’.
Time updated
11:11am, 1 July 2020
Universities Minister calls for true social mobility
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Speaking to the NEON summit on widening access and mobility, Universities Minister Michelle Donelan, outlines a new approach to social mobility.
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First published.
Time updated
11:12am, 1 July 2020
Coronavirus: driving tests (England)
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Car driving tests will restart in England on 22 July 2020 with safety precautions in place – other types of tests will restart before then.
Change made
Updated the guide so that it only applies to England, and added information about car driving tests restarting in England from 22 July 2020. Information about driving tests in Scotland and Wales has been moved to a separate guide.
Time updated
11:36am, 1 July 2020
Coronavirus: theory tests (England)
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Theory tests will restart in England on 4 July 2020 with social distancing and safety precautions in place.
Change made
Updated the guide so that it only applies to England, and added information about theory tests restarting in England from 4 July 2020. Information about theory tests in Scotland and Wales has been moved to a separate guide.
Time updated
11:36am, 1 July 2020
Coronavirus: theory tests (Scotland and Wales)
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Theory tests in Scotland and Wales are currently suspended – but you can apply for an emergency theory test if you’re a critical worker.
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First published.
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11:36am, 1 July 2020
Coronavirus: driving tests (Scotland and Wales)
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Driving tests in Scotland and Wales are currently suspended due to coronavirus – but you can apply for an emergency driving test if you’re a critical worker.
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First published.
Time updated
11:36am, 1 July 2020
Driving lessons, theory tests and driving tests to restart in England
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Driving lessons and theory tests will restart on Saturday 4 July 2020 in England, and car driving tests will restart from Wednesday 22 July 2020.
Change made
Added links to information about theory tests and driving tests in England, and in Scotland and Wales.
Time updated
11:37am, 1 July 2020
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill receives royal assent
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New measures will help to relieve the burden on businesses during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Change made
Link added to guidance for private companies and other company types on the changes that came into effect on Saturday 27 June.
Time updated
11:44am, 1 July 2020
Coronavirus guidance for Companies House customers, employees and suppliers
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Companies House has robust plans in place to maintain services for our customers and protect the welfare of our employees during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Change made
Link added to guidance for private companies and other company types on the changes that came into effect on Saturday 27 June.
Time updated
11:45am, 1 July 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for UK visa applicants and temporary UK residents
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This is advice for visa customers and applicants in the UK, visa customers outside of the UK and British nationals overseas who need to apply for a passport affected by travel restrictions associated with coronavirus.
Change made
Added link to guidance for applicants in New Zealand who applied through an enrolment location operated by Immigration New Zealand.Added information on concessions for Global Talent visa applicants who are working on coronavirus research.
Time updated
12:00pm, 1 July 2020
Court and tribunal recovery update in response to coronavirus
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An update setting out the work being undertaken by HMCTS in the short and medium terms in response to coronavirus (COVID-19).
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First published.
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1:59pm, 1 July 2020
Transport use during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
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To monitor the use of the transport system during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, DfT provides statistics on transport use by mode, published every Wednesday.
Change made
Latest data added.
Time updated
2:00pm, 1 July 2020
New video tech to increase remote hearings in civil and family courts
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A new video platform enabling more remote cases to be heard safely and securely is being rolled out to the civil and family courts, Ministers have confirmed.
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First published.
Time updated
2:04pm, 1 July 2020
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Guidance for parents and carers of children attending community activities, holiday or after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school settings.
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First published.
Time updated
12:00am, 1 July 2020
Call for bids in Kazakhstan: e-learning courses
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The British Embassy in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan is now accepting project proposals for the 2020/2021financial year that will end on 31 March 2021.
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First published.
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2:17pm, 1 July 2020
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Protective measures for providers of community activities, holiday or after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school settings offering provision to children during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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First published.
Time updated
2:25pm, 1 July 2020
COVID-19: background information
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Information on COVID-19 including epidemiology, virology and clinical features.
Change made
Updated global case numbers.
Time updated
2:26pm, 1 July 2020
Flexible furlough scheme starts today
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Businesses will have the flexibility to bring furloughed employees back to work part time from today as part of the government’s plan to re-open the UK and kick-start our economy.
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First published.
Time updated
3:25pm, 1 July 2020
Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the UK
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The latest number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the UK.
Change made
Updated figures.
Time updated
3:55pm, 1 July 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for local government
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Guidance for local councils during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Added links to:Safe use of multi-purpose community facilities;Safe use of council buildings;Funding for emergency accommodation and support for EEA rough sleepers;Making traffic regulation orders;Reopening of public toilets;Safe use of places of worship from 4 July;Small marriages and civil partnerships;Walk through local testing sites now offering appointments;Draft guidance: Pavement licenses;Government outlines support for pubs, cafes and restaurants;COVID Summer Food Fund
Time updated
3:59pm, 1 July 2020
Deferral of VAT payments due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
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The VAT payments deferral scheme ended on 30 June 2020 as previously set out.
Change made
Information about the VAT payments deferral scheme ending on 30 June 2020 has been added.
Time updated
4:04pm, 1 July 2020
Local lockdowns: guidance for education and childcare settings
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What schools, colleges, nurseries, childminders, early years and other educational settings need to do if there’s a local lockdown during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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First published.
Time updated
4:09pm, 1 July 2020
The Department for International Trade launches modelling review to support economic recovery
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To enhance its trade negotiation capability and support economic recovery DIT is launching a model review
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First published.
Time updated
4:46pm, 1 July 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for people receiving direct payments
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Advice for people who buy care and support through a direct payment, as well as local authorities, clinical commissioning groups and those who provide care and support.
Change made
Edited HTML publication ‘Using direct payments during the coronavirus outbreak: full guidance for people receiving direct payments and personal assistants’. Added information about keeping a temporary record of the shift patterns of PAs for 21 days.
Time updated
6:26pm, 1 July 2020
COVID-19: exceedances in Leicester
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A summary of the descriptive epidemiology of COVID-19 in Leicester following a preliminary investigation into COVID-19 exceedances during June 2020.
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First published.
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6:52pm, 1 July 2020