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Government Funding

Date released
26 March 2024
Request number
202403065
Release of information under
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)

Information requested

Under the Freedom of Information act, I would like to request the following information:

Please provide the amount of funding received from the government for the following tax years (20/21,21/22,22/23).

Information released

We confirm that under s.1 of the FOIA, we hold the information relevant to your request.

The amount of funding received from the government is as follows:

Financial Year

Government Funding 
£’000

2020/21

£11,382

2021/22

£11,384

2022/23

£4,083

Notes: 

  • The above figures include funding from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) - formerly the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
  • The reduction in government funding in 2022/23 was due to the introduction of the Nuclear Safeguards (Fees) Regulations 2021 which came into force on 1 April 2022, giving ONR the powers to charge Safeguards costs directly to industry.

Further details can be found published in our annual report and accounts:

Exemptions applied

N/A

PIT (Public Interest Test) if applicable

N/A