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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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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)

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This subsidy, worth £29.4 million, is drawn from the London Brownfield, Infrastructure and Land (BIL) Fund to Berkeley Homes (East Thames) Limited from March 2025 – March 2026 for the development of Lombard Square, an ex-brownfield site. It will support the Phase 2 infrastructure works, comprising 1,038 homes of which 23% are affordable. Our key…

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This scheme will provide a 40% relief on English film studios’ business rates bill until 2034 (whilst also backdating amounts from 1 April 2024). It will be administered by local authorities who will apply the relief against business rates bills with around 40 eligible properties estimated and costs estimated to be £5m in the first…

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