The Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025
Draft 2025, ISBN 9780348268966
Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under sections 12(8) and 50(6)(a) of the Agriculture Act 2020, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Agriculture, England
Made
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12(1) and 50(3) of the Agriculture Act 2020f1.
In accordance with sections 12(8) and 50(6)(a) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement, extent and application
- 2Interpretation
- 3Reductions to be applied to delinked payments for the year 2025
- 4Modification of Part 3 of the Delinked Payments Regulations
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement, extent and application
These Regulations may be cited as the Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025.
They—
come into force on the day which falls 21 days after the date on which they are made;
extend to England and Wales but apply in relation to England only.
2Interpretation
In these Regulations, “the Delinked Payments Regulations” means the Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023f1.
3Reductions to be applied to delinked payments for the year 2025
Before paying a delinked payment to any person under regulation 9(1) of the Delinked Payments Regulations (making delinked payments) for the year beginning on 1st January 2025, the Secretary of State must reduce the amount calculated in respect of that person under paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to those Regulations (calculation of delinked payments) by the appropriate reduction percentage or percentages specified for that year.
The appropriate reduction percentage or percentages referred to in paragraph (1) are the percentage amounts listed in the second column of the table under this paragraph when applied to the portion of the delinked payment described in the corresponding entry in the first column of that table.
Table
Reductions to be applied to delinked payments for the year 2025
| Portion of delinked payment | Reduction percentage to be applied to the corresponding portion of the delinked payment |
|---|---|
| £30,000.00 or less | 76% |
| Any amount above £30,000.00 | 100% |
4Modification of Part 3 of the Delinked Payments Regulations
For the purposes of a delinked payment payable to any person under regulation 9(1) of the Delinked Payments Regulations for the year beginning on 1st January 2025 only, in Part 3 of the Delinked Payments Regulations, references to a “delinked payment” are to be construed as references to the amount of any such payment as reduced by the reduction percentage or percentages that the Secretary of State is required to apply by virtue of regulation 3 of these Regulations.
Signature
Name
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Date
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make further provision in connection with the introduction of delinked payments by the Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1430) (“the Delinked Payments Regulations”) to that made by the Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/691). They extend to England and Wales but apply in relation to England only.
Regulation 3 requires the Secretary of State to make reductions to the amount of a delinked payment calculated by the Secretary of State in respect of a person under paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Delinked Payments Regulations for the year beginning on 1st January 2025. The Secretary of State must reduce the portion of a person’s delinked payment that is specified in column 1 of the table under regulation 3(2) by the reduction percentage or percentages that are specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table.
Regulation 4 modifies references to a “delinked payment” in Part 3 of the Delinked Payments Regulations so that they are to be construed as references to the amount of a delinked payment after the application of the reduction percentage or percentages applied by the Secretary of State to that payment by virtue of regulation 3 of these Regulations.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.