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<p> </p><p>‘Hope Not Hate' has not received any financial support from the Department
for Communities and Local Government.</p><p>This Department provided Searchlight Educational
Trust, a registered charity, with a grant of £66,000 in the financial year 2012-13
to establish community partnerships to foster integration in four neighbourhoods.</p><p>Following
completion of the project, Searchlight Educational Trust changed their name to Hope
Not Hate Educational Ltd. We monitored progress with the project closely and are satisfied
that the funding for Searchlight Educational Trust was used for purposes outlined
in the funding agreement and that no funding was used for party political campaigning.
Conditions in the funding agreement prevent funds being spent on political campaigning.
Furthermore, an organisation that exists for political purposes would not meet the
criteria for charitable status - so we would be unable to award them grant under the
Charities Act 2006.</p><p>I am aware that it has been claimed that the Department
has funded campaigning by Hope not Hate against a certain political party. This is
completely untrue.</p><p> </p>
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