To seek approval of an overarching Covid-19
Business Grant Policy, to cover three new grant schemes introduced
by Government in response to the pandemic. The policy sets out the
criteria which Central Government provided to the Council, to
determine eligibility for the Small Business Grant Fund, the
Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund and the Discretionary
Business Grant Fund, and outlines the approach the Council will
take in determining whether an award should be paid.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Financial and Community Impact;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 28/05/2020
Department: Director of Corporate Services
Contact: Adrian Robinson, Head of Revenues and Benefits Email: a.robinson@preston.gov.uk.