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Businesses in Scotland have benefited from more than £2.9 billion of UK Government support to protect and support jobs across the country.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A blog by Bernice McNaught, SLC’s Executive Director, Repayments and Counter Fraud Services
The Business Secretary has widened eligibility of Start Up Loans scheme to businesses trading for up to 3 years.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
Millions of people will be protected through strengthening regulation of interest-free Buy-Now Pay-Later credit agreements, under plans announced by the government today (20 June).
459 directors were disqualified in 2022-23 for abuse of the pandemic financial support schemes, with average disqualification length of seven years four months, up from five years ten months last year.
Businesses in Wales have benefitted from more than £2 billion in UK Government-backed loans to protect and support jobs.
Metals manufacturer banned for 8 years after illegitimately diverting more than £510,000 from finance company.
Employment Tribunal decision.
Letter to Clydesdale Bank plc for a breach of the Small and medium sized enterprises (SME) Banking Undertakings 2002.
More than 69,000 Bounce Back Loans worth over £2 billion have been approved during the first 24 hours of the scheme, the Chancellor has announced.
The CMA investigated the payday lending market and has published its final order.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Caldwell KC on 29 December 2022.
Director took £45,000 under the Bounce Back Loan scheme despite not being eligible.
A letter from the Chancellor to all accredited Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme lenders on the new Bounce Back Loan Scheme.
Boss of scaffolding firm claimed £50,000 Bounce Back Loan by inflating company turnover, then transferred funds for personal use.
Two connected companies wound-up in court after they abused multiple local authorities to receive covid support loans worth £85,000 they weren’t entitled to.
Letter to Danske Bank for a breach of the Small and medium sized enterprises (SME) Banking Undertakings 2002.
The CMA has found that TopCashback’s purchase of Quidco may lead to lower cashback rates for shoppers and higher prices for businesses using these sites.
A lack of price competition means that payday loan customers may be paying too much for their loans, according to provisional findings from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
£4.1 million awarded to green finance projects to help homeowners make their homes more energy efficient.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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