Policy paper

Canal & River Trust grant review

Review of the grant agreement between Defra and the Canal & River Trust.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 24 June 2021
• Last updated: 11 July 2023
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  1. 11 July 2023

     We have added a report on the future funding settlement and process.

  2. 13 June 2022

     We have added a statement about the future of this funding.

  3. 21 October 2021

     Updated the text under the 'Review of the grant agreement' heading.

  4. 24 June 2021

     First published.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Report on review of the grant agreement between Defra and the Canal & River Trust

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Terms of reference

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Details

Following a comprehensive review that applied the terms of reference, Government will provide over £400 million of funding to the Canal & River Trust in a 10-year settlement from 2027.

The review followed government best practice, as set out in HM Treasury’s 5 case model and the Green Book. It drew on cross-government and external expertise to make a comprehensive and independent assessment.