Where a business, eligible for the closed cash cap, also occupies properties which do not meet the criteria for the closed cash cap, and the value of the discount on the closed properties is less than 2 million, then they may also claim the discount on other eligible properties, but only up to the cap of 105,000, in respect of those other eligible properties. When the extended window for applications opens on 29 November 2021, applicants will be asked to provide information and documents to support their grant application. A decision as to whether you are eligible for this relief will not be made until after 31 August 2022. Liverpool City Council is to give a grant to thousands of hard-pressed cab drivers struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The level of grant paid will depend on the rateable value of the business premises. For the purposes of these grants, businesses already closed as a result of restrictions imposed previously are deemed to have still been trading. A business that was ordered to remain closed on 2 December 2020 due to the imposition of Tier 2 restrictions will be eligible to receive a payment for each complete 14-day cycle they remained closed. . Rationale for requesting an accountants letter. If your business operates premises in another local authority within Liverpool City Region (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral), and you would like those premises to be considered for this grant, you will need to submit a separate application to each local authority where the premises are located. This is for your own security to prevent fraud. Businesses that have not previously applied should read the eligibility criteria closely before completing the online form. It is essential that applicants have the necessary information to hand before commencing the online application. Those drivers who do not meet the criteria for this grant are able to access other support schemes which offer financial aid. SME business leaders within the Liverpool City Region who do not have a technical background but do have a responsibility for driving technology innovation within their organisation. Business subject to National Restrictions (from March 2020). Accommodation such as hotels, hostels, guest houses and campsites, except for specific circumstances, such as where these act as someones main residence, where the person cannot return home, for providing accommodation or support to the homeless, or where it is essential to stay there for work purposes. For general enquiries about the Trading On Scheme please email: [email protected]. Businesses may receive both elements in a single combined payment. If you have recently submitted an application you may be requested to submit additional evidence in support of your claim. New Businesses not known to the CouncilNew Businesses not known to the Council on 21 December 2021, the date of the Chancellors announcement of grant funding, will not be considered for grant funding. Those drivers who do not meet the criteria for this grant are able to access other support schemes which offer financial aid. The business that according to the Councils records was the ratepayer in respect of the hereditament on 30 December 2021 is eligible to receive the grant. Please note: This scheme is now closed to new applications. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the Liverpool City Region economy. All applications will receive a confirmation email from the OSS when the licence application has been received. Shisha bars, waterpipe consumption venues. You will be contacted directly as soon as your application is processed. By reading this document first you will have a better understanding of the application process andthe EVIDENCE that you will be required to provide and upload with your application. You must complete the online application form in one session, as it cannot be saved. Existing applicants will be contacted in the coming weeks and do not need to re-submit an application. In awarding the grant Fife Council will take into consideration the scale of the project, the organisations business plan, and the demand for services in the local area. It has been required to close for a consecutive period of no less than two weeks because of regulations made under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984. Details. The 48-year-old was jailed for life with a minimum term of 26 years. The window for applications is now closed, it closed at 5pm on Friday 10 December. The Council maintains a waiting list for anyone wanting a licence should one become available. Call Dominique and Sharon on 0151 934 3452, email [email protected] or follow us on Twitter @InvestSefton. Further guidance about safely operating your business in line with the Government's latest guidance is available by following the link below. The LCR Care Providers Grant will be allocated quickly and efficiently, with the first funding to reach applicants within 10 working days of the application being approved, subject to the application being compliant. State The discount scheme will end on 31 March 2022. Business Rate bills for 2021/22 have been withheld until we can apply the discount and we will not be collecting payments until July 2021. For the avoidance of doubt, the ARG3 grant is intended for businesses that areineligiblefor the Omicron Hospitality & Leisure Grant (OHLG). You must complete the online application form in one session as it cannot be saved. The current byelaws relating to hackney carriages state that property should be taken to a Police Station within 48 hours. Leader of Wirral Council, Seftons Public Health Annual Report supports 30 Days of Sefton in Mind, Sefton landlord ordered to pay back money after operating premises without a licence, Council finalising testing arrangements to help detect and contain coronavirus variant, Council welcomes prosecution of unlicensed Southport dog kennels, Sefton urged to keep safe and well during cold snap, Appeal for Witnesses After Road Traffic Collision in Bootle, Sefton backs Keep Britain Tidys million-mile mission to clean up the country. Applications will be assessed in order of date received as long as they are complete. Non-essential retail, such as clothing and homeware stores, vehicle showrooms (other than for rental), betting shops, tailors, tobacco and vape shops, electronic goods and mobile phone shops, and market stalls selling non-essential goods. Businesses occupying hereditaments appearing on the local rating list with a rateable value of exactly 51,000 or over on 30 December 2021 will receive a payment of 6,000. If you are applying to be a new Sefton Taxi Driver, contact the Council Taxi Licensing Team by email to arrange an appointment. If not, or if we require further information, we will contact you directly. This will include copies of accounts prior to the start of the pandemic in March 2020, and at least one years accounts in a subsequent year. Businesses may be contacted by BEIS for research purposes. Please note that the Licensing Office is open for pre-arranged appointments only. Enquiries for the Hospitality and Leisure Grant (Expanded Scheme) are being dealt with byemail onlyand can be sent [email protected]. In a joint statement with the other city region leaders, Cllr Maher said: We recognise the hardship experienced by our areas taxi drivers, who have seen their trade seriously affected by the Coronavirus restrictions. Theapplication processtakes less than 2 minutes. This Wheelchair Service serves the registered population of, Southport and Formby localities of Southport, Ainsdale and Formby. Eligibility for this grant is in addition to any other support grants available to businesses impacted by COVID-19. Please note that if you do not have your reference number we cannot provide it by telephone or e-mail. The current list of designated wheelchair accessible vehicles is shown below along with guidance for drivers on their duties as well as an explanation of the reasonable mobility assistance that is expected. Processing of renewal vehicle licences may take at least 15 working days and the new licence may take several days to arrive by post. It was for businesses who have suffered a significant fall in income due to the COVID-19 crisis. Organisations that are predominantly funded by the public sector (e.g. not a dormant company). Incomplete applications will not be appraised. North Sefton. If you have provided your contact details we will aim to respond within 15 days of your enquiry. But for anyone who doesnt have that support network in place, I want to make sure you know Sefton Council and our partners at Sefton CVS are here to help. You must have held a licence for at least 12 months, 2 other documents from either Group 1 or Group 2 (as described for a, A full list of all the addresses you have lived at in the last 5 years without any gaps, Details of your doctor. Check your local authority for their support offer. The Court has directed that any person wishing to be joined to the claim must by apply by 4pm on 25 May 2022, serving the application notice on the parties at the same time. The total number of eligible applications received. It is now the responsibility of private hire operators to deal with enquiries regarding lost property left in vehicles. Please refer to the proforma letter for the types of qualifications expected of an accountant. Please sign up to InvestSeftons mailing list if you havent already sign up by email to be notified when business support funding is made available. 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For further information pleaseclick here. Once approved, the drivers will receive their grant within 5 working days. TheSME Digital Growth Peer Networkprogrammestarts on Thursday 10thMarch 2022. The Liverpool City Region has combined these 2 grants to create the Hospitality, Leisure and Retail Grant (Expanded Scheme). Payments after 6 April 2022 will fall into the 2022/2023 tax year. Businesses that have already applied for, and received grant payments, due to closure during the Tier 3 restrictions imposed on 14 October 2020 do not need to re-apply. Sefton Council is currently distributing over 400,000 in grant funding to support taxi drivers who have been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. Village halls & scout huts, cadet huts, etc. St Helens, Sefton and Halton - with a current and valid licence issued by Liverpool City . Categories of businesses eligible to apply (for full details see guidance notes). All Rights Reserved 2021 Stand Up For Businesses, Taxi drivers in Sefton can apply for 100 Covid Support Grant from today, Southport Charity Christmas Parade 2020 route revealed, Hospitality, Leisure and Retail Grants (Expanded Scheme) opens today as firms urged to apply. Here's your Liverpool morning digest as Luis Diaz continues his recovery in training and what will Roberto Firmino's last act be? An application made during the grant application window does not guarantee approval for payment. Free membership to the Digital Growth Alumni events. Business that were mandated to close during national lockdown restrictions will be considered to have been trading provided all other eligibility criteria are met. You will then be notified when the renewed licence and plates are ready for collection. How do I apply for a taxi driver licence? You can download these documents at the bottom of this webpage. 2,000,000 for businesses that were instructed to close on 5 January 2021 due to the imposition of COVID19 lockdown restrictions. Be based and have commercial property-related costs in Liverpool City Region and be able to evidence 2021 annual rental costs and annual business rates (where applicable). Please note that attendance at Bootle One Stop Shop is strictly by appointment only, except for Driver Renewals. Public playgrounds and allotments may remain open. For the purposes of this scheme, a leisure business can be defined as a business that provides opportunities, experiences and facilities, in particular for culture, recreation, entertainment, celebratory events and days and nights out. However, in the vast majority of cases this will not apply. Premises used for personal usage or storage. It is intended that the entire budget will be disbursed to businesses, after which there will be no more ARG funding. For the purposes of this scheme, a hospitality business can be defined as a business whose main function is to provide a venue for the consumption and sale of food and drink. Have received grant payments that, along with any grant funding that may be awarded under this scheme, exceed the maximum permitted levels of Subsidy Control. The total cost, 400,000, will be covered by Liverpool City Region funding. Here are some of the safe private taxi companies, you can call or have ordered at your hotel: AAA Radiotaxi. Changes to the Rating List after 30 December 2021, Any changes to the rating list (rateable value or to the hereditament) after 30 December 2021 are to be ignored for the purposes of eligibility. Businesses that have already applied for, and received grant payments, due to closure during the Tier 3 and/or National Lockdown periods, do not need to re-apply for these grants. Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, CllrRob Polhill We will use the following criteria to assess whether a business is eligible for a grant under this threshold: Types of eligible non-essential retail businesses: For these purposes of the Restart Grant the definition of a non-essential retail business should exclude businesses as listed below. Community Resilience Grant. For these purposes, the definition of an accommodation business will exclude private dwellings, education accommodation, residential homes, care homes, residential family centres and beach huts. Anyone attending without an appointment, other than Driver Renewals will not be seen. Sefton businesses will be contacted directly to explain how they can receive their top-up if they were awarded grants in the previous two rounds. InvestSefton is Sefton Council's business support service. Please also read the accompanying Terms and Conditions and Privacy Notice for this scheme before completing the application form. Reduced trade Able to demonstrate that trading activities have been significantly impacted by the Omicron variant and provide information in the free text box to prove this, for example, the impact on business turnover, temporary business closure, loss of regular business income, cancellation and / or loss of contracts / bookings, proof of loss of income. Business ratepayers who have already applied for, or been paid a grant from the national restrictions imposed from 5 January 2021 will not need to re-apply. The extended appraisal process will commence after the window has closed and after applications have been assessed. The Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant will need to be included as income in the tax return of the business. Businesses that predominantly provide online sales or services prior to the pandemic. Sefton Council is currently distributing over 400,000 in grant funding to support taxi drivers who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. For these purposes, the definition of a leisure business excludes: For the purposes of this scheme, an accommodation business can be defined as a business whose main lodging provision is used for holiday, travel and other purposes. Many of Merseyside's taxi drivers are licensed in Sefton. A business whose rate bill from 1 July 2021 onwards on properties eligible for the closed cash cap is 1 million and also occupies other eligible properties with a rates bill of 3 million is able to claim up to 1,105,000 in discount from 1 July 2021 onwards (i.e. It is essential that you read the accompanying Guidance Notes and Checklist. We will endeavour to process applications within. Bank Details - this must be the bank account for the business. Further information can be found on the subsidy allowance page of this website. Hereditaments which do not have employees directly working at them. More than 4,000 drivers will be eligible for a 100 support grant from today (November 30). The list of businesses and venues required to close includes: Some of these businesses and places will also be permitted to be open for a small number of exempt activities. The business continues to trade including online, or via delivery service etc. Taxi Licensing Team Environmental & Technical Services Dept 1st Floor, Magdalen House 30 Trinity Road Bootle Merseyside L20 3NJ 0151 934 xxxx [email protected] 0151 934 xxxx www.sefton.gov.uk . Any missing or incorrect information will delay the appraisal and payment process. Entertainment, alcohol and late night refreshment, Contacting the One Stop Shop in relation to taxi licensing queries. Grants will be payable to eligible business rate payers as named on the Councils records, and who were trading on 30 November 2020. During this period the Council would like to work together with our contracted suppliers to provide support where it is possible in order that we can resume normal contract service delivery as soon as possible once the Covid-19 outbreak is over. Businesses are advised to apply for the grant as soon as practicable, and to ensure that all the evidence is attached to the online grant form. Holiday apartments, Cottages or bungalows. Sefton Councils ARG3 allocation is 336,185. Current Government guidance indicates that businesses may have to provide evidence of their eligibility for this payment by providing a copy of their accounts from prior to 11 March 2020. All businesses/charities must meet all of the following criteria: Excluded from the Scheme are businesses or charities that: The final amount of grant awarded to each business under the Trading On Scheme will be determined by several factors, including: Where a business has multiple premises across the Liverpool City Region, the business should apply to the Local Authority where the highest number of employees work. Sefton Council is urging local business rates payers in the in the hospitality and leisure sectors to apply for the next round of the Government's Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant scheme. The fund will offer grants focused on helping businesses to retain jobs and meet operational costs during these difficult periods of trading and is designed to be complementary to additional measures provided by the Government such as the Jobs Support Scheme and the Local Restrictions Support Grant. The Trading On Scheme has been designed by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and its constituent Local Authorities and will be delivered in Sefton by Sefton Council. Have been in continuous occupation of the premises from the 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 unless required to close under COVID restrictions. All successful applicants have been notified. Reliant on the hospitality trade, black cab and private hire drivers have seen their trade decimated for the second time this year, due to lockdown. Food kiosks and businesses whose main service (generating 50% or more of income) is a takeaway (not applicable to those that have adapted to offer takeaways during periods of restrictions, in alignment with previous COVID-19 business grant schemes). Khalil Awla, of Greenwood Avenue in Wigan, was found guilty of murder and kidnapping. Unincorporated businesses will be taxed when they receive the grant income. You may encounter problems using the 'Safari web browser. Therefore, a further small pro-rata payment will be made for the 5 days from 31 December 2020 to 4 January 2021 in addition to any other payments due for other periods of closure. We also appreciate that some suppliers may struggle to fully meet their full contractual obligations, and that we may need to alter our requirements, temporarily suspend some services, or change ways of working to do what is necessary for our community. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Businesses that may operate with irregular hours through day, night and weekends. The grant will be administered by each of the six local authorities that form the Combined Authority, namely Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral. You will require a DVLA Group II standard medical. Since the grant scheme closed weve been working as quickly as possible to review all applications in line with strict financial protocols, and distribute grants to businesses across the Borough. Thank you once more for your patience. Drivers who have already received the 100 grant are eligible for an additional grant of 200, and a 200 grant will also be available to drivers who have not yet applied for support. Owners of vehicles renewing should retain the old plates on the licensed vehicle and drivers should keep the confirmation email from the OSS, available at all times the vehicle is working, as evidence that the vehicle has a current and valid licence. You will be contacted directly as soon as your application is processed. The Government has provided Councils with guidance to provide a discretionary discount scheme for nurseries. New tax regulations come into force on 4th April 2022, From 4th April 2022 you must complete a tax check to renew a taxi, private hire, taxi operator or scrap metal licence, or to apply for the same type of licence with a different licensing authority. Retail and Personal CareIn accordance with the latest guidance from Government businesses in the Retail, Personal Care e.g. We will not be able to chase individual businesses for supporting information if it is not included in the original application. Unfortunately, we will also be required to close our payment system down for a few days to commence the calculation and production of 140,000 Business Rates and Council Tax Bills and this will hinder us from issuing payment as quickly as we would like. Businesses that sell directly to consumers. The ARG3 Grant will be OPEN for applications from 10.00 am on Tuesday 25th January 2022, and CLOSE at 5.00 pm on Monday 7th February. Businesses that offer in-person exercise and sport activities to the general public. For the purposes of this scheme, intermittent occupations of 6 weeks will not be considered as being in continuous occupation. Businesses that have already received grant payments that equal the maximum permitted subsidy allowances will not be eligible to receive funding. Businesses providing essential goods and services can stay open. Q: Are sports clubs with bars or other social spaces defined as leisure businesses? We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. From Monday 5th September 2022, all renewal letters will be posted out to drivers confirming the date that their licence expires. Indoor attractions at botanical gardens, heritage homes and landmarks must also close, though outdoor grounds of these premises can stay open. Sefton Council says it has ensured a dedicated team will be on hand to support all applicants through the claims process. Sefton Council has a restricted number of Hackney Carriage Licences available (271) which are all currently allocated. It is also prohibited to provide these services in other peoples homes. Best Prague Taxi Companies. Sefton Council aims to. Employ globally between 10 and 249 Full Time Equivalents (FTE) working at least 35 hours per week and are on payroll (sub-contracted staff are not counted towards the headcount). The Restart Grant will also support hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym business premises with one-off grants of up to 18,000 in Strand Two of the Restart Grant. Incomplete applications will be rejected. A Micro Business must satisfy two or more of the following requirements in a year: Turnover, not more than 632,000; Balance sheet total of not more than 316,000; Staff headcount of not more than 10. Businesses that offer close-contact services, which are required to deliver the treatment. These grants are for businesses in the Leisure & Hospitality industry whose activities have been significantly affected by Covid-19 restrictions. Liverpool City Region Local Business Support Grant - Round 3 Feb 2021 (now closed). Applicants must be prepared to provide evidence at short notice should it be required. The amount of relief to be awarded to successful applicants will be determined once the application window has closed. Full details of eligibility can be found below in the document entitled Eligibility for Expanded Retail Discount at the foot of this page. Further details on eligibility can be found in the Guidance Notes and Checklist document that can be found at the bottom of this webpage. 'The safety of passengers using taxi and private hire vehicles is vital, which is why since 2020 Ministers have consistently urged licencing authorities to make use of the database . Any person becoming abusive or aggressive to staff within the OSS will likely be refused a licence. Drivers who are eligible will receive a letter sent to their home address containing details of how to access the grant. See how coronavirus is impacting your neighbourhood by entering your postcode below: We know this fund can only make a small contribution but wanted to make this available as a gesture of support for a sector that has been hit hard without adequate Government support..