Important Updates
COVID-19 government guidance and announcements this week:
- Prime Minister’s Office - New measures to support and enforce self-isolation. View >
Public address, statement to House of Commons, press release. View > View > View >
Chief Scientist and Chief Medical Officer briefing. View > View > - Department for Business – Additional workplace related controls announced – 22 September. View > View > View > View > View > View > View > View >
- Scottish and Welsh Governments - Additional controls. View > View > View > Joint statement of cooperation with UK government – 25 September. View >
- Department for Transport – 26 September – Updated travel corridors (countries exempt from quarantine) list. View > View >
- Department of Health and Social Care – Areas subject to local restrictions - Birmingham > Bolton > Manchester > North East England > North West England > West Yorkshire > New Restrictions - Wigan, Stockport, Blackpool, Leeds >
- Department of Health and Social Care – launch Covid-19 app. View >
- Welsh Government – Extend local restrictions to Cardiff, Llanelli and Swansea. View >
- HM Treasury – Publish winter economy plan. View > View > Business comment: UK Hospitality > View > BBPA > BCC > FDA >
- Cabinet Office – Publish updated guidance on use of face coverings. View > OPSS > ACS >
- Office for Product Safety and Standards – Publish consumer survey data. View >
Social responsibility measures to apply to all government contracts: From 1 Jan 2021 government departments will use a social value model to assess and score suppliers on the wider positive benefits they bring by delivering the contract. The social value model will assess:
- Supporting COVID-19 recovery, including helping local communities manage and recover from the impact of COVID;
- Tackling economic inequality, including creating new businesses, jobs and skills, as well as increasing supply chain resilience;
- Fighting climate change and reducing waste;
- Driving equal opportunity, including reducing the disability employment gap and tackling workforce inequality, improving health and wellbeing and community integration. View >
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