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Subsidy Control

As one of the UK’s leading firms advising the public sector, many of our clients are affected by the Subsidy Control Act 2022 which sets out the UK’s prevailing subsidy control rules.

As such, we have accumulated a wealth of experience in advising on matters relating to subsidies and schemes and when they can be validly given.

Our recognised team of experts are able to break down the complexities of the new subsidy control regime to give pragmatic, solution-focused advice.

Their expertise covers a range of areas including analysis of compliance with subsidy control principles, the use of streamlined routes and assistance with referrals to the Subsidy Advice Unit.

We have extensive experience advising the public sector and the private sector (as beneficiaries to subsidies), meaning we are able to propose suitably tailored routes to subsidy control compliance for our clients. We regularly advise on the following:

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Key Contacts

Work highlights

  • Designing and issuing grant schemes in compliance with the subsidy control principles.
  • Drafting assessments of subsidies against the principles (as required under the new regime)
  • Whether a subsidy arises.
  • The scope of automatically unlawful subsidies.
  • Exemptions to the new regime, streamlined routes and subsidy schemes.
  • The continuing application of EU State aid rules and the Northern Ireland Protocol (where applicable)

Subsidy Advice Report Tracker

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The Electric Car Grant Subsidy Scheme operates as a grant, applied as a direct discount on the purchase price of eligible zero-emissions cars. It is a UK-wide Scheme, running from 1/4/26 – March 2030, or until the budget of £1.84bn is exhausted. This builds on the previous 2011-2022 plug-in car scheme and is a continuation... Read more

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