Refining the UK subsidy control regime
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- Department for Business and Trade
- Published
- 26 November 2024
- Last updated
- 7 April 2025 — See all updates
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The consultation received 55 responses from a range of public authorities, law firms, businesses and trade associations, and individuals. The government plans to proceed with the following refinements to the UK’s subsidy control regime:
- amend the Subsidy Control (Subsidies and Schemes of Interest or Particular Interest) Regulations 2022 to increase the non-sensitive mandatory referral threshold from £10 million to £25 million
- amend the Subsidy Control (Subsidy Database Information Requirements) Regulations 2022 to remedy the current undesirable situation where in-scheme award uploads are required to duplicate information already provided at the scheme-level. We will also review whether any other changes are needed to ensure the smooth functioning of the regime
- create a streamlined route for arts and culture subsidies
- create a streamlined route for community regeneration subsidies
Summary
We are seeking views on amending the thresholds for referring subsidies to the CMA, and on creating new streamlined routes.
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Consultation description
The consultation seeks views on refining 2 areas of the UK subsidy control regime:
- changing the thresholds for referral of subsidies to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
- creating new streamlined routes for public authorities to use to deliver subsidies more quickly and easily in specific circumstances
The government seeks views from:
- public authorities
- businesses
- legal advisors
- other parties interested in the UK’s subsidy control regime
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Consultation description
The consultation seeks views on refining 2 areas of the UK subsidy control regime:
- changing the thresholds for referral of subsidies to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
- creating new streamlined routes for public authorities to use to deliver subsidies more quickly and easily in specific circumstances
The government seeks views from:
- public authorities
- businesses
- legal advisors
- other parties interested in the UK’s subsidy control regime
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2025-04-07 11:48
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