Announcement
12 Apr 2025
In April 2025, the UK Government took control over British Steel's blast furnaces in Scunthorpe to prevent their shutdown.
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1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
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Implementation date
12 Apr 2025
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 12 Apr 2025
Corporate control order
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On 12 April 2025, the UK government took control over the management of British Steel's blast furnaces at its Scunthorpe site to prevent their shutdown. The measure was enacted based on the Steel Indu...
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Related State Acts
Announced: 14 May 2026
United Kingdom: Government introduces the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill to allow nationalisation of steel companies including British Steel
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United Kingdom: Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 empowers the government to take control over steel undertakings
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