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Exceptions to cross-government moratoria on spend in DFID

This series brings together all documents relating to spending moratoria - DFID spending approvals report.

In May 2010, the Coalition Government put in place measures to constrain spending. There are currently 5 moratoria on spending:

  • a freeze on all new ICT spend above £1 million
  • a freeze on all new advertising and marketing spend
  • a freeze on all new consultancy spend
  • increased control over new property leases and lease extensions
  • a freeze on Civil Service recruitment.

In line with UK government commitments to increase transparency, we are now publishing details of all approvals granted under these 5 spending controls, we will publish this data on a quarterly basis.

See our spending approvals report datasets on data.gov.uk

April 2020 to March 2021

April 2019 to March 2020

April 2018 to March 2019

April 2017 to March 2018

April 2016 to March 2017

April 2015 to March 2016

April 2014 to March 2015

April 2013 to March 2014

April 2012 to March 2013

Updates to this page

Published 6 September 2013
Last updated 12 February 2021 + show all updates
  1. July to September 2020 data published

  2. Data for April to June 2020 added

  3. data for January to March 2020 added

  4. October to December 2019 data added.

  5. Data for July to September 2019 added.

  6. We have added a new DFID spending approvals report for April to June 2019 relating to spending moratoria.

  7. DFID: exceptions to spending controls for January to March 2019 data added.

  8. data for October to December 2018 added.

  9. Details added for January to June 2017.

  10. DFID: exceptions to spending controls for July to September 2015 added

  11. Jan-Mar 2015 data added

  12. Details for October to December 2014 added

  13. July to September 2014 details added

  14. July to September 2014 documents added

  15. The following files have been added: HMG spending moratoria: DFID consultancy April to June 2014 HMG spending moratoria: DFID ICT April to June 2014 HMG spending moratoria: DFID recruitment April to June 2014 HMG spending moratoria: DFID property April to June 2014 HMG spending moratoria: DFID advertising April to June 2014

  16. January to March 2014 files added

  17. First published.