On 24th June, the Government issued PPN 07/21 (the “PPN”) relating to the publication of notices on Contracts Finder. The PPN is accompanied by the newly published “Guidance on the transparency requirements for publishing on Contracts Finder” (the “Guidance”) which must be applied by contracting authorities with immediate effect.
This week the Government published its new Subsidy Control Bill. The Bill represents a significant shift in the way in which subsidies are assessed. It also provides some clarity about the regime that will replace the EU State aid regime.
There are significant reasons for cheer for public authorities in terms of the new Subsidy Control Bill. In particular:
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After 6 months of waiting, it was confirmed on 28 June 2021 that the EU has granted the UK an adequacy decision for data protection. In fact, there have been 2 adequacy decisions – one under the GDPR, and another in relation to processing under the Law Enforcement Directive.
This means that now the UK has left the EU, personal
In the weeks leading up to Christmas 2020, a year of unprecedented challenges for the Construction Industry was threatening to end in crisis. With the ‘Transition Period’ coming to an end, the prospect of a ‘No Deal’ Brexit (in addition to the impact of new COVID-19 variants on travel and trade) contributed to scenes of gridlock at major UK
From 1 January 2021, the EU State aid rules no longer apply to funding and other forms of support measures granted to business by UK public authorities. In place of the EU State aid rules, new provisions are set out in Chapter 3 of Title XI of the new Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the ‘TCA’).
Requirements for a
On the 23rd November 2020, the Cabinet Office released a new Procurement Policy Note (“PPN”) confirming one of several changes arising from the Public Procurement (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020 No.1319) (“2020 Regulations”).
As previously reported, with effect from 23:00 on the 31st December 2020 (“the end of the Transition Period”), the UK will
