Closed consultation
Refining the UK subsidy control regime
Feedback received
Detail of feedback received
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鈥檚 subsidy control regime:
- amend the聽 to increase the non-sensitive mandatory referral threshold from 拢10 million to 拢25 million
- amend the聽 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
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鈥檚 subsidy control regime
Documents
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Published 26 November 2024
Last updated 7 April 2025
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'Consultation response: refining the UK subsidy control regime ' document added to page as a public response.
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