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<p>EU State aid rules no longer apply to subsidies granted from 1 January 2021 in
the UK, except for aid within scope of the Withdrawal Agreement, including aid under
Article 10 of the Northern Ireland Protocol. However, public authorities must comply
with our international commitments on subsidies in the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation
agreement (TCA), and other trade agreements, as well as the World Trade Organisation
rules on subsidies.</p><p> </p><p>Since the 1 January 2020, subject to any applicable
exemptions, a subsidy in scope of the TCA must follow and apply the principles and
prohibitions in the agreement before it can be awarded. The TCA also requires certain
information about the subsidy award to be made publicly available. The Department
has developed a new publicly accessible transparency database for public authorities
to record subsidies, which will be launched shortly. An interested Party can take
steps for the award of the subsidy to be Judicially Reviewed if they consider that
the public authority has not complied with its duties under the TCA or acted in a
way that is inconsistent with general public law principles (for example, if the public
authority acted unlawfully, irrationally, or with procedural unfairness).</p><p> </p><p>On
3 February, the Government published a consultation on the design of the future UK
subsidy regime. This consultation invites views from stakeholders on a number of areas,
including oversight and enforcement in the subsidy control regime. Subject to the
outcome of the consultation, the Government will bring forward legislation in due
course and before the end of the year.</p>
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