The Government has announced an additional £330bn package of support for businesses in its second daily press conference on the continuing situation on coronavirus.
Measures announced by the Chancellor today include:
17.03.2020
March 2020
17.03.2020
ACS: Local Shops Need Government Support to Deal with Impact of Coronavirus
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has written to the Government calling for the introduction of measures to support local shops handle the impact of coronavirus.
ACS outlined key asks of the Government to help local shops mitigate the impact of the coronavirus, which are:
16.03.2020
ACS Welcomes Progress of Ten Minute Rule Bill on Assaults on Retail Workers
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has welcomed the introduction of a Bill on tougher sentences for those who assault retail workers, led by Alex Norris MP.
The Bill seeks to make offences against retail workers aggravated, which would increase the options for more serious sentences for those convicted.
12.03.2020
Summit20 to be Postponed until September 2020
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has taken the decision to postpone its annual Summit conference to 8th September this year, alongside the National Convenience Show at the NEC Birmingham, in response to the escalating situation around coronavirus (Covid-19).
The Government has confirmed today (March 12th) that it is moving from the contain phase to the delay phase of the action plan in response to the virus outbreak.
11.03.2020
Budget 2020: Chancellor Announces Rates Suspension and Additional Grants for Small Businesses in Response to Coronavirus
Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP has delivered his first Budget, announcing a series of measures to support businesses this year in light of uncertainty over COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Short term measures announced by the Chancellor include:
10.03.2020
It’s Not Part of the Job: Retail Sector United in Call for End to Violence Against Shopworkers
Members of the Association of Convenience Stores, British Retail Consortium, National Federation of Retail Newsagents and the shopworkers union, USDAW, presented a united voice to Government at a parliamentary event on Tuesday, calling for an end to violence against shopworkers.
Evidence from the industry and official Home Office figures show that there is a growing problem of violence and abuse in the retail sector. This is despite retailers investing £1.2 billion in crime prevention equipment and training to protect shopworkers from violence, abuse and crime.
10.03.2020
Local Shops Face Over 50,000 Incidents of Violence Last Year
2020 Crime Report Sets out Evidence for Action on Crime Against Convenience Sector
Britain’s local shops have been the victim of over 50,000 incidents of violence over the last year, according to new figures from the Association of Convenience Stores’ 2020 Crime Report.
The Crime Report, being launched this week, provides evidence of the scale and impact of theft, violence, abuse and other crimes committed against convenience store retailers and their staff, setting out a clear vision for how the Government and the justice system can take action.
05.03.2020
ACS Welcomes Changes to Victims Code
The Ministry of Justice has published proposed revisions to the Victims Code, outlining 12 overarching rights that victims should have when reporting crime.
The revised code, published today alongside a six week consultation, sets out the minimum level of service that victims can expect from the criminal justice system.
05.03.2020
MPs and Industry Groups United on Securing Access to Cash
ACS, the British Retail Consortium, Federation of Small Businesses, Positive Money and Responsible Finance are urging the Chancellor to use next week’s Budget to secure long-term access to cash across the UK.
16 Conservative MPs have supported action on access to cash in a private letter to the Chancellor submitted today (Thursday). The letter outlines that to secure long-term access to cash, the Chancellor should use his Budget to:
• Reverse the cuts to interchange fees paid by banks to fund the network
04.03.2020
ACS Welcomes Consultation on Mandatory Introduction of E10 Fuel Grade
The Department for Transport has announced plans to require fuel retailers to offer the E10 fuel grade from 2021.
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