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<p>Civil Society forms an essential part of our communities up and down the country.
It includes large, national charities, social enterprises, volunteers and small grassroots
organisations but what joins them all is the idea of creating social value to help
build a better society.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Government funding to civil
society is ring-fenced for particular projects or programmes. Grant agreement terms
and conditions prohibit grant funding being used for paid for lobbying and political
campaigning.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The figures quoted below represent the
total amount of expenditure incurred by the Office for Civil Society since it joined
DCMS as part of a Machinery of Government transfer. Any information prior to 2015-16
would be held by the Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>2018-19</strong></td><td>£178,929,480</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2017-18</strong></td><td>£228,705,555</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2016-17</strong></td><td>£253,708,419</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2015-16</strong></td><td>£169,082,246</td></tr></tbody></table>
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