Coronavirus (COVID-19): ministerial direction for the coronavirus Bounce Back Loan Scheme

Ministerial direction letters authorising the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), which enables smaller businesses to access finance more quickly during the coronavirus outbreak.

The first letter is from the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to the BEIS Secretary of State requesting the ministerial direction.

The second letter is from the BEIS Secretary of State to the Permanent Secretary setting out the ministerial direction.