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<p>On 7 August the Government published a clarification regarding the eligibility
of town and parish councils for all three Covid-19 business support grant schemes.
The conditions that town and parish councils must meet in order to qualify for each
have been set out in the guidance for each of these schemes, which can be found on
<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-business-support-grant-funding&data=02%7C01%7CLewis.Walker%40communities.gov.uk%7Cd1f4ad2f8a294024613a08d84ff5a0db%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637347263661178362&sdata=DtF3DfUl1Ql0uZ9nOQ3LclO3euq8JXuqDJzhDpreHYs%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">the Government website</a>.</p><p>The precepting authority exclusion
does not apply to the Small Business Grants Fund or the Local Authority Discretionary
Grants Fund. Therefore town and parish councils would be eligible for the Local Authority
Discretionary Grants Fund if they meet all of the scheme criteria.</p><p>However properties
that are eligible for the Small Business Grants Fund should be awarded a grant through
this scheme and would then be ineligible for a Local Authority Discretionary Grant.
Local authorities will therefore need to ensure that the correct form of grant funding
is provided. Local authorities should also note that town and parish councils are
not eligible for the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants Fund due to the precepting
authority exclusion.</p>
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