Apr 13 2020 Innovate UK launch £20m funding competition for games industry Categories: COVID-19Technology On Friday 3 April, Innovate UK launched a funding competition which will invest up to £20 million in innovation projects as a direct response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Open to all UK-registered companies, the competition covers areas that are directly relevant to those in the games industry. The competition has been created to support more
Apr 10 2020 Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme payments underway Categories: Agriculture On 4 April, the Scottish Government announced that it will start making payments to those who submitted a Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) claim before 31 December 2019. The SSBSS is designed to maintain beef suckler herds at a level that sustains the commercial beef industry in Scotland and is paid to calves that are at more
Apr 9 2020 Further update on NHS financial support Categories: COVID-19Healthcare As discussed in our previous article, Chief Dental Officer, Tom Ferris sent a memorandum on Thursday 9 April that provides independent contractors (dentists and corporate dental bodies) with specific guidance for those practices in receipt of NHS financial support measures who may wish to apply for other financial support. A number of contractors have inquired about more
Apr 9 2020 Single Application Form window remains unchanged Categories: Agriculture Scottish Government Rural Payments and Services have recently released up to date guidance confirming that the 15 May deadline for submission of this year’s Single Application Form remains unchanged despite restrictions imposed by COVID-19. They are encouraging applicants to apply online at the earliest opportunity to avoid last minute problems. Applicants are also reminded that more
Apr 8 2020 Possible delay to funded early learning and childcare Categories: COVID-19Healthcare Since the Scottish Government announced plans to provide 30 hours free childcare for every child aged between 3 and 4 from August 2020, as detailed in our previous article, many privately owned childrens nurseries have been preparing for these changes for the past 8 months or so. However, as we understand things today, local authorities across Scotland more
Apr 7 2020 Tax issues facing the Food & Drink sector – delaying tax payments Categories: COVID-19Food & Drink In these unprecedented times, you might think that tax is the last thing to consider, but it’s not all bad and there are ways you can spread or defer tax payments. As proud members of Scotland Food & Drink, a key sector leader promoting the interests of Scotland, we have summarised some of the tax issues more
Apr 3 2020 The impact of COVID-19 on the construction sector Categories: COVID-19Property & Construction As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its firm grip of the UK, leaving all but essential construction works on hold until the crisis is over, businesses are now trying to assess the damage this will cause with the majority of sites forced to close and what support is available. The postponement of the reforms to the more
Apr 2 2020 COVID-19 guidance for charities published by OSCR Categories: CharitiesCOVID-19 Charities are understandably concerned about what to do during the COVID-19 pandemic and are having to rapidly adapt their operations to keep their organisations safe. Most charities will need to change the way they work during the outbreak and to help with this the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) have published COVID-19 guidance for charities, providing information more