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Part 5Publication of information

Publication of data in relation to agreement holders

13.—(1) For each financial year, the Secretary of State must ensure that the specified information is published in relation to agreement holders who have received relevant payments.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to an agreement holder where the total of the relevant payments made to that agreement holder within that financial year is less than £1,250.

(3) The information published under paragraph (1) must—

(a)be published on a searchable database on www.gov.uk; and

(b)remain on that searchable database for 3 years from initial publication.

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (1) “the specified information” means—

(a)the full name of the agreement holder;

(b)the post town, and post code area and district where—

(i)the agreement holder is resident, if the agreement holder is a natural person;

(ii)the agreement holder’s registered office is located, if the agreement holder is incorporated; or

(iii)the agreement holder’s primary base of business is located, where the agreement holder is a body of persons unincorporated;

(c)for each financial assistance scheme, the total relevant payments received by the agreement holder in the financial year; and

(d)a description of the activities financed by the relevant payments.

(5) Where information within paragraph (4)(c) concerns relevant payments received under the farming investment fund scheme, the specified information must identify the total relevant payments received by the agreement holder from the farming equipment and technology fund and the farming transformation fund respectively.

(6) For the purposes of this regulation and regulation 14, “relevant payment” means a grant payment made to an agreement holder in a financial year under one of the following financial assistance schemes—

(a)the CS scheme;

(b)the environmental land management pilot scheme; and

(c)the farming investment fund scheme.

Publication of aggregated data

14.—(1) For each financial year the Secretary of State must ensure the publication of the following information—

(a)the aggregate of the financial assistance paid to agreement holders to whom paragraph (2) applies under each of the following financial assistance schemes—

(i)the CS scheme;

(ii)the environmental land management pilot scheme; and

(iii)the farming investment fund scheme; and

(b)the aggregate of the financial assistance payments made under the tree health pilot scheme in that financial year.

(2) This paragraph applies in relation to an agreement holder where the total of the relevant payments made to that agreement holder within that financial year is less than £1,250.

(3) Where information within paragraph (1)(a) concerns payments received under the farming investment fund scheme, the information must identify the aggregate of such payments received from the farming equipment and technology fund and the farming transformation fund respectively.

(4) The information published under paragraph (1) must be published on www.gov.uk, and remain there for 3 years from initial publication.