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<p>The Government put forward an unprecedented package of support, including loan
schemes, grant funding and wage packages, to help as many individuals and business
as possible during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>This support
package included the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and the Retail, Hospitality
and Leisure Grants Fund (RHLGF) which was provided via local authorities to support
small businesses and businesses in some of the sectors hardest hit by the measures
taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also created
a Local Authority Discretionary Grants Scheme to ensure that local authorities could
use their knowledge and discretion to direct funds to businesses not covered by the
SBGF or the RHLGF. In recognition that economic need varied across the country, government
set some national criteria for this fund but allowed local authorities to determine
which cases to support within those criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance provided
to local authorities on all three of these schemes are available on gov.uk. No specific
advice in respect of fox hunts was provided to local authorities as part of the guidance
around these schemes.</p>
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