Algorithm and State: Automated decision-making in the UK Public Sector
11 September 2025
Insight Hub
24 June 2025
Public authorities are likely no stranger to the rules governing the modification of instruments awarded by public authorities in the procurement context[1], but the legal framework surrounding amendments made to awarded subsidies may feel less familiar. This is no surprise – in fact, at the time of writing, only 10 of the 1554 standalone subsidies…
Read more25 March 2025
Manchester United’s plans to build a new stadium have been the subject of widespread criticism: the design has been likened to a “circus tent”, the club’s Supporters’ Trust is “anxious” about implications for ticket pricing; and Graham Stringer MP has described the plans as a “tax exile’s half-baked, misbegotten scheme”. Mr. Stringer is, concerned about…
Read more13 December 2024
Following the publication of subsidy control principle assessment guidance for subsidies and subsidies or schemes of interest (“SSoIs”) or subsidy or schemes of particular interest (“SSoPIs”) on 9 December 2024, we consider the process of making a referral to the Subsidy Advice Unit (“SAU”). The SAU is part of the Competition and Markets Authority and…
Read more12 December 2024
On 11 December the Competition and Markets Authority (‘CMA’) announced that it had launched an investigation into suspected bid-rigging in relation to a key government fund for improving the condition of school buildings. Bid-rigging has serious competition and procurement implications, and the CMA has issued almost £60 million in fines in the last year alone…
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