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Since 1 January, there has been a new area of law, subsidy control, that public bodies must consider when administering public funds and assets.

Previous State aid rules were repealed in the UK from 31 December 2020.  However, they continue to apply to any State aid awarded before that date. 

UK Government has set out initial technical guidance for public authorities on the current application of the regime. It is consulting on the development of new subsidy control rules for future delivery. WCVA intends to respond to this consultation and is seeking evidence from the voluntary sector to ensure as wide-ranging a response as possible. We have developed a survey to allow your organisation to give its thoughts.

Please complete the survey by 19 March 2021. It should take five to 10 minutes to finish.

Contact David Cook, WCVA Policy Officer, with any questions on dcook@wcva.cymru.

Find out why this matters to the sector.

Read some brief guidance from WCVA about subsidy control.

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* 1. Should all/some voluntary sector organisations be specifically excluded from the rules and if so, on what basis?

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* 2. Would it be useful to have a list of activities that falls outside the scope of the subsidy rules altogether, either identified as being activities that are ‘non-economic’ in nature, or activities that are unlikely to have a harmful effect on trade (e.g., local activities)?

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* 3. Would such a list help to remove many third sector organisations from the subsidy control regime altogether?

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* 4. Would such a list help to ensure greater consistency and uniform interpretation of the rules across the UK?

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* 5. The fourth test now considers the effect on trade within the UK (as opposed to previously, under the State aid rules, between the UK and the EU). Is this likely to bring more organisations within the scope of the subsidy rules or is it possible to argue that there is still no harmful or distortive effect on trade?

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* 6. Should the rules only focus on the effect on trade between the UK and other countries, ignoring the effect on the internal UK market?

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* 7. We may wish to follow up some response to ask further questions. If you are happy to do so, please leave your name, organisation and email address.

Thank you for completing this survey.
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