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<p>The Government's Grant Standards include a requirement for grant agreements to
provide a clear description of how funding should be spent which precludes the use
of government funding for paid for lobbying, where lobbying is not a requirement of
the grant.</p><p> </p><p>Providing feedback to a department on a funded programme,
or responding to public consultations, where the topic is relevant to the objectives
of the grant scheme, for example, would be permitted, as described in the guidance
which supports the Grant Standards.</p><p> </p><p>Grant Standards do not restrict
how charities spend their non-government funding.</p><p> </p><p>This ensures public
funds are used as intended and protects charities independence, freedom of speech
and their ability to contribute their expertise to policy development.</p><p> </p>
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