Consultation outcome

Assisted Areas Map 2014 to 2020: stage 2

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Published: 18 December 2013
• Last updated: 1 July 2014 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

2014 to 2020 Assisted Areas Map: the government's response to stage 2 consultation

Ref: BIS/14/701

PDF, 664 KB, 24 pages

List of UK Assisted Areas 2014 to 2020

Ref: BIS/14/768

363 KB

2014 to 2020 UK Assisted Areas Map: A1 size

JPEG, 1.66 MB

2014 to 2020 UK Assisted Areas Map: A2 size

JPEG, 1.77 MB

2014 to 2020 UK Assisted Areas Map: A3 size

JPEG, 1.73 MB

2014 to 2020 UK Assisted Areas Map: A4 size

JPEG, 1.34 MB

Detail of outcome

The government response to the stage 2 consultation includes the Assisted Areas Map for 2014 to 2020, as notified to the European Commission. Drawn using a balanced, evidence-based approach to allocating the UK’s population coverage, the map shows opportunities to increase growth in less advantaged local economies.

Search for locations in Great Britain that are in Assisted Areas using this interactive map. All Northern Ireland has Assisted Areas status.

The map was approved by the European Commission on 21 May 2014, and became operational in the UK on 1 July 2014. More details can be found on State aid under horizontal measures.

Note: Information held in the ‘List of UK Assisted Areas 2014 to 2020’ spreadsheet is out of date. This is being reviewed and will be updated in due course.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeks views on the draft Assisted Areas Map, following the government’s response to stage 1 of this consultation.

This consultation ran from
midday on 18 December 2013 to 11:45pm on 7 February 2014

Consultation description

Interactive map

We have provided an interactive map of the draft 2014 to 2020 UK Assisted Areas Map, which you can use to respond online to this consultation. A user guide is attached above.

See the current map of Assisted Areas in Great Britain 2007 to 2013.

Overview

On 31 July 2013, the government launched a first stage consultation on updating the Assisted Areas Map for 2014 to 2020, in response to new European Commission guidelines on regional aid. Assisted Areas are those areas where regional aid can be offered to undertakings, typically businesses, under state aid rules.

The second stage consultation document on the draft proposal for a new Assisted Areas Map for the period 2014 to 2020 also sets out the government’s response to the first stage consultation.

The purpose of the second stage consultation is to seek views on the draft Assisted Areas Map, taking into consideration the government’s response to the first stage consultation, and the need to comply with the Commission’s regional aid guidelines.

Documents

2014 to 2020 Assisted Areas Map: consultation stage 2 - draft Assisted Areas Map and government’s response to stage 1

Ref: BIS/13/962

PDF, 2.03 MB, 109 pages

Draft 2014 to 2020 UK Assisted Areas Map: web map portal user guide

Ref: BIS/13/1363

PDF, 1.05 MB, 12 pages

Published 18 December 2013
Last updated 1 July 2014 + show all updates

1. 1 July 2014

   Assisted Areas Map 2014 - 2020 approved by the European Commission on 21 May 2014, and became operational in the UK on 1 July 2014

2. 17 June 2014

   Updated list of UK Assisted Areas added.

3. 21 May 2014

   European Commission confirmed list of UK Assisted Areas 2014 to 2020 spreadsheet published.

4. 9 May 2014

   Added images of the 2014 to 2020 UK Assisted Areas Map.

5. 30 April 2014

   Government response to stage 2 consultation, and the 2014 to 2020 UK Assisted Areas Map, published under final outcome.

6. 18 December 2013

   First published.