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Artificial Intelligence and Data Centers: A View from the UK and EU

The UK government has set ambitious goals in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI) and data infrastructure since the 2024 general election, with further significant announcements and commitments to follow. Businesses...more

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Data Centres: One of the Winners as the English Planning System Adapts

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Since coming into power in July 2024, the UK government has made several planning policy decisions with the aim of facilitating data centre development....more

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Stargate looks to future European digital infrastructure investments

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As recently reported by the Financial Times, the Stargate project is considering future investments into digital infrastructure in Europe, with consideration being given to data centre projects in each of the UK, France and...more

New UK Cybersecurity Measures for Data Centers and Managed Service Providers

The UK government published on April 1 a policy statement setting out its proposals for the much-anticipated Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (the Bill). The proposals include bringing data centers and managed service...more

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UK data centres designated as ‘critical national infrastructure’: Supporting the conditions for investor confidence

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In what has been seen as an acknowledgement of the fundamental importance of data centres to the functioning of the UK economy and society, the UK Government has acted to designate data centres as ‘critical national...more

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The Future of Artificial Intelligence in the United Kingdom AI Opportunities Action Plan

On January 13, 2025, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the UK AI Opportunities Action Plan. The AI Opportunities Action Plan outlines the UK’s intentions to become a world leader in artificial...more

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Backing the builders? UK Government consults on planning reform to unlock infrastructure development

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In a sign of the UK Government’s continued focus on infrastructure development, two important policy consultations have been run in recent months. Prime Minister Starmer has made repeated public promises to “back the...more

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Continued commitment to expansion in the UK data centre market

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In another sign of continued market commitment to UK data centre expansion in the second half of 2024, a new entrant (Latos Data Centres) has announced plans to roll out hyperscale and edge facilities around the country. This...more

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Proposed Planning Policy for Data Centres, Gigafactories and Biotech Labs

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Consultation closed in late September on proposals to align national planning policy with the Government’s industrial strategy for key growth industries. Government’s response is awaited. In the meantime, what Planning...more

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Landslide Election Victory for UK Labour Party Marks Seismic Shift in UK’s Political Terrain

The Labour Party outlines areas of potential focus for the next UK Parliament. The UK Labour Party won a sizeable parliament majority in the UK general election on July 4, 2024, as it took 411 of the 650 seats in the UK...more

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Data centres and ESG article series: what to look out for when building and investing in data centres in the UK in 2024

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As part of the UK's ambition to become a Science and Tech superpower by 2030, the government has confirmed its commitment to help unlock opportunities for data driven businesses to scale up and to scale up fast. This scaling...more

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Data center requirements under the new German Energy Efficiency Act

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German Parliament passes Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG). One of the main emphases of the law concerns data centers: inter alia waste heat requirements, energy efficiency standards, and the information obligations that are...more

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Cloud, Data Centre Sale-Leasebacks and the Pandemic - Accelerating Trends for UK and European Regulated Firms

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The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the two linked trends of financial institutions transferring their IT infrastructure to the cloud and selling their self-owned data centres in order to lease back only the reduced space...more

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UK Budget 2021 - The Data Centre spin on super-deductions

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In the UK budget on 3 March, Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, announced a significant improvement in tax relief for a two year period that may make the data centre industry sit up and consider investing in new equipment between 1...more

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Data centre operators in Europe could benefit from Brexit and have already been preparing for years for precisely this scenario,...

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The United Kingdom (UK) finally left the EU on 31 January 2020. The withdrawal agreement provides for the UK to continue to be treated largely as an EU member state until the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020,...more

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