英国環境・食糧・農村地域省は、カナル・アンド・ライバー・トラストへの提案された4億0120万ポンドの補助金について、補助金アドバイスユニットに評価を依頼しました。報告書は2026年11月16日に提出予定です。
なぜ重要か. 評価は、補助金が補助金管理要件に準拠しているかどうかを決定し、 potentially impacting the Canal & River Trust’s funding and operations する可能性があります。
The Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) has accepted a request for a report providing advice to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) concerning its proposed subsidy to the Canal & River Trust (the CRT).
6 October 2026: The SAU has accepted a request for a report from Defra concerning the proposed subsidy to the CRT.
The CRT as established as a charitable organization in 2012 to succeed British Waterways and assume responsibility for the management of around 2,000 miles of inland waterways across England and Wales.
6 October 2026: The SAU has accepted a request for a report from Defra concerning the proposed subsidy to the CRT.
6 October 2026: The SAU has accepted a request for a report from Defra concerning the proposed subsidy to the CRT. This request relates to a Subsidy of Particular Interest.
The total amount of the proposed subsidy is £401.2 million, with payments to be made over the period 2027 to 2037.
The proposed agreement will begin in 2027 and end in 2037, starting with a grant of £49.99 million in 2027 to 2028, and tapering downwards by 5% in each subsequent year (the grant award for 2036 to 2037 will therefore be £31.51 million in nominal terms).
Defra is proposing to award a subsidy in the form of grant funding to the CRT to support their work in maintaining the inland waterways network while it reduces its reliance on government funding.
16 November 2026 | SAU’s report to be published |
19 October 2026 | Deadline for receipt of any third-party submissions |
The CRT has around 1,600 employees across England and Wales and is also supported by volunteers who undertake a wide variety of activities on the waterway network including lock operation, towpath clean-ups and minor maintenance.
The Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) has accepted a request for a report providing advice to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) concerning its proposed subsidy to the Canal & River Trust (the CRT).
tapering downwards by 5% in each subsequent year (the grant award for 2036 to 2037 will therefore be £31.51 million in nominal terms).
