Businesses - COVID Guidance

Food Businesses

• If you have diversified into meals/food delivery, here is some guidance on safe practices and hygiene.   an advice document [426.03KB].  We have also put together some guidance on social distancing for food retailers and takeaway food establishments [436.9KB].

• The Food Standards Agency advice for a wide range of food businesses adapting to new ways of working. This guidance can be found here

• Government advice for food businesses

• CIEH - Food delivery and takeaway guidance [662.07KB]

• We have produced a document that gives advice for small retailers on infection control, checklists and useful notices  Advice for small retailers during COVID-19 [554.79KB]

• We have produced a document giving advice on food safety for community meal providers and food banks  Food Safety for Community Cooking and Food Banks [17.49KB] and the Food Standards Agency has further information here

  There is also a registration form here if the meal provision and food banks become more regular.

• Here is a leaflet full of information on general advice for businesses during COVID-19  General Advice to Businesses May 2020 [568.23KB]

Alcohol Sales Advice

Off Licence premises are classed as essential and will therefore remain open.

Drinking Water and Water Quality

Drinking Water advice

Preventing the risk of Legionella during re-opening:  Safe Water Advice [1.24MB]  Legionella - advice on minimising the risk during COVID19 lockdown [111.03KB]

Animal related businesses

Advice from the Canine and Feline Sector Group here

Walking someone else's dog CFSG [320.12KB] guidance from the Canine and Feline Sector Group 

Taxi and Private Hire Operators

Regularly updated government guidance for all Taxi and Private Hire Operators: An update for all Taxi and Private Hire Operators

The government have published 14 guides which cover different types of workplaces and work activity, and provide advice on businesses can operate safely during the pandemic. These guides are updated regularly and can be found at:Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19)

A Toolkit for Businesses Reopening
(Government links)

• Working safely during Coronoavirus tool here

• Restarting your business safely

• Managing risks

• Risk Assessment Template [645.52KB]

• Health and Safety Policy

• Health and Safety Toolbox

• Advice for small businesses and self-employed

• Downloadable Posters for Printing

• Staying COVID19 secure Poster [364.05KB] 
  Please use hand sanitiser before entering Poster [116.28KB] 
  Social distancing Poster [31.58KB] 
  Keep Your Distance Poster [55.3KB] 
  Follow the arrow this way LEFT Poster [34.72KB] 
  Follow the arrow this way RIGHT Poster [34.72KB] 
  Follow the arrow this way STRAIGHT AHEAD Poster [34.76KB]
  Queuing Poster [247.66KB] 
  Wait at Till Poster [37.37KB]

• Social Distancing Posters in other languages
  Latvian Social Distancing [57.64KB]  Portugese social distancing messaging [57.26KB]  Romanian Social Distancing [56.81KB]  RUssian Social distancing [60.53KB]  Lithuanian Social Distancing Poster [57.88KB]

Shopping Safely

If you are visiting business premises, it's important to follow the guidelines they have in place to ensure you stay safe, here are some of the ways shopping will be different www.gov.uk/government/publications/staying-alert-and-safe-social-distancing/staying-alert-and-safe-social-distancing.

Pavement Licenses

The Business and Planning Act 2020 has been enacted by the Government in an attempt to restart the British economy due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Act has introduced a range of new measures to help businesses to quickly adjust and adapt to the 'new normal'. The Act has introduced a new Pavement Cafe Licensing regime.

If a pub, bar, restaurant or cafe would like to have seating for customers outside of their property and on a public highway then they must have a licence to do so. A public highway includes roads, pavements and verges.

How to Apply

This Council has delegated this new licensing function to Lincolnshire County Council. With this in mind anybody wishing to apply for a Pavement Cafe Licence is directed to Lincolnshire County Council https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/licences-permits/apply-street-cafe-stall-licence