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UKHospitality has published a support hub for businesses and staff that have been affected by the riots and violent disorder that have descended upon towns and high streets over the weekend (3 and 4 August).
The hub includes advice on compensation for victims of criminal damage or loss during a riot, and when business activity should stop as a result of riot activity.
It also includes guidance on how to collaborate with local authorities, businesses and police, as well as how to give wellbeing support to hospitality staff.
Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKH, said: “It was heart-wrenching to see the awful scenes in some of our towns and high streets over the weekend, and to see hospitality businesses, workers and guests targeted and affected.
“This will have been an extraordinarily distressing time for those affected and there is an abundance of resources available to help, from business compensation and safety to wellbeing support, and we’ve collated that into one place for easy access.”
She added: “I hope that critical services like insurance providers and banks, as well as local authorities, will all be on an emergency footing to help those affected businesses swiftly, to ensure they can recover quickly.”
