ukpga/2025/19 — Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2025

Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2025 2025 Chapter 19 An Act to authorise the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2026; to authorise both the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund and the application of income for that year; and to appropriate the supply authorised for that year by this Act and by the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2025. [21st July 2025] W hereas the Commons of the United Kingdom in Parliament assembled have resolved to authorise the use of resources and the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund towards making good the supply which they have granted to His Majesty in this Session of Parliament:— Be it therefore enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— Main authorisation for use of resources for 2025-26 1 1 The amount up to which there is authorisation for the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2026 is increased by £607,769,235,000. 2 Of the amount authorised by subsection (1) — a £512,558,615,000 is authorised for use for current purposes, and b £95,210,620,000 is authorised for use for capital purposes. Main authorisation for issue of money out of Consolidated Fund in 2025-26 2 The amount up to which the Treasury has authorisation— a to issue money out of the Consolidated Fund, and b to apply it in the year ending with 31 March 2026 for expenditure authorised by Parliament, is increased by £486,936,719,000. Appropriation of resources authorised for use for year 2025-26 3 1 The aggregate of the following (which is £1,102,340,387,000) is appropriated for the year ending with 31 March 2026 in accordance with subsections (2) to (4) — a the amount of resources the use of which for that year is authorised by section 1(1) of the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2025, and b the amount of resources the use of which for that year is authorised by section 1 (1) . 2 The amount of resources which is— a set out in each of the Scheduled Estimates, and b identified in that Estimate as a net amount authorised subject to a particular Departmental Expenditure Limit, is appropriated by this Act for use, for current or for capital purposes (according to how it is identified in the Estimate), in respect of any relevant DEL matter. 3 The amount of resources which is— a set out in each of the Scheduled Estimates, and b identified in that Estimate as a net amount of Annually Managed Expenditure, is appropriated by this Act for use, for current or for capital purposes (according to how it is identified in the Estimate), in respect of any relevant AME matter. 4 The amount of resources which is— a set out in each of the Scheduled Estimates, and b identified in that Estimate as a net amount of Non-Budget Expenditure, is appropriated by this Act for use, for current or for capital purposes (according to how it is identified in the Estimate), in respect of any relevant NBE matter. 5 Section 5 (4) applies (instead of subsections (2) to (4) of this section) to any amount of resources set out in a Scheduled Estimate if it is identified in that Estimate as representing the amount of an estimated surplus. Appropriation of money authorised for issue in year 2025-26 4 1 The aggregate of the following (which is £896,774,056,000) is appropriated for the year ending with 31 March 2026 in accordance with subsection (2) — a the amount of money the issue of which out of the Consolidated Fund is authorised by section 1(3) of the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2025, and b the amount of money the issue of which out of that Fund is authorised by section 2 . 2 The amount of money which is set out in each of the Scheduled Estimates and identified in that Estimate as a net cash requirement is appropriated for expenditure— a on any use of resources that has been authorised by Parliament in relation to the department or other person to which the Estimate relates, or in relation to the service to which it relates, or b for any other purpose specified in that Estimate as a purpose for which that money may be applied. 3 Section 5 (4) applies (instead of subsection (2) of this section ) to any amount of money set out in a Scheduled Estimate if it is identified in that Estimate as representing the amount of an estimated surplus. Appropriation and other use of income 5 1 Subsections (2) to (4) make provision (instead of imposing limits on appropriations in aid under section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000) about the use of income arising for the year ending with 31 March 2026 from matters specified in the Scheduled Estimates as matters from which income may arise. 2 Income specified in a Scheduled Estimate may be appropriated for use for current or capital purposes (according to the nature of the income)— a where the matters from which the income may arise are specified in relation to a particular Departmental Expenditure Limit, in respect of relevant DEL matters, b where the matters from which the income may arise are specified in relation to an amount of Annually Managed Expenditure, in respect of relevant AME matters, and c where the matters from which the income may arise are specified in relation to an amount of Non-Budget Expenditure, in respect of relevant NBE matters. 3 This section authorises an appropriation of income to the extent only that the appropriation is made in accordance with any applicable rules about the appropriation of income that have been— a issued by the Treasury; and b laid before the House of Commons before the passing of this Act. 4 Where an amount specified in a Scheduled Estimate is identified as representing the amount of an estimated surplus, appropriations of income in respect of any matter are authorised by this section to the extent only that— a they are consistent, in the opinion of the Treasury, with financial planning that is calculated to produce a surplus of at least that amount, or b they are authorised by a direction given by the Treasury for the purpose of anticipating a proposal for the reduction or elimination of the estimated surplus by a subsequent Act relating to financial supply and appropriation. 5 All amounts of money received in the year ending with 31 March 2026 in respect of any matter whatever by a department or other person to whom a Scheduled Estimate relates, or in respect of any service to which a Scheduled Estimate relates, must be paid into the Consolidated Fund, unless— a the appropriation for any other use of those amounts, or of the accrued amounts in respect of which they are received, is authorised by this section or any other enactment, or b they are dealt with in some other manner in accordance with any other enactment or in consequence of the exercise of a power conferred by any other enactment. 6 Where the Treasury determine that there has been or is likely to be a contravention of this section , the Treasury may give the person appearing to them to be responsible for the contravention whatever directions the Treasury think fit for rectifying the situation. 7 A direction by the Treasury under this section may be revoked or varied by a subsequent direction. Operation from beginning of financial year 6 The appropriations and other provision made by sections 3 to 5 are to be treated as having had effect from the beginning of 1 April 2025. Interpretation 7 1 In this Act— “ estimated surplus ” is to be read in accordance with subsection (2) ; “ income ” includes capital amounts but only to the extent that they have accrued in respect of actual or anticipated capital receipts or the acquisition of a capital asset; “ relevant AME matter ”, in relation to an amount of Annually Managed Expenditure specified in a Scheduled Estimate, means a matter in relation to which that amount is identified as Annually Managed Expenditure; “ relevant DEL matter ”, in relation to a Departmental Expenditure Limit specified in a Scheduled Estimate, means a matter expenditure relating to which is identified in that Estimate as to be included in the expenditure which is to be subject to that limit; “ relevant NBE matter ”, in relation to an amount of Non-Budget Expenditure specified in a Scheduled Estimate, means a matter in relation to which that amount is identified as Non-Budget Expenditure; “ Scheduled Estimates ” means the Estimates set out in the Schedule to this Act (being the relevant part of Part 1 of each of the main Estimates as agreed by the House of Commons for the year ending 31 March 2026). 2 References in this Act to an amount identified in a Scheduled Estimate as representing the amount of an estimated surplus are references to an amount preceded by a minus sign. 3 In relation to a Scheduled Estimate for a body listed in subsection (4) — a the reference in section 3 (2) (b) to a net amount authorised subject to a particular Departmental Expenditure Limit is to be read as a reference to a net requirement identified in that Estimate as “Departmental Expenditure Limit equivalent”; b references in this Act to a “relevant DEL matter” are to be read as references to a matter expenditure relating to which is identified in the Estimate as to be included in the expenditure which is subject to a net requirement mentioned in paragraph (a) ; c the reference in section 5 (2) (a) to matters specified in relation to a particular Departmental Expenditure Limit is to be read as a reference to matters specified in the Estimate as matters from which income may arise. 4 The bodies are— a the House of Commons: Administration; b the National Audit Office; c the Parliamentary Works Grant. Short title 8 This Act may be cited as the Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2025. Schedule Appropriations for financial year 2025-26 Section 7 Department of Health and Social Care, 2025-26 Department of Health and Social Care Estimate Net resources authorised for current purposes Net resources authorised for capital purposes Net Cash Requirement (£) (£) (£) Department of Health and Social Care Departmental Expenditure Limit 176,871,082,000 13,615,577,000 Annually Managed Expenditure 10,000,000,000 265,000,000 Non-Budget Expenditure 0 Net Cash Requirement 194,029,050,000 Total 186,871,082,000 13,880,577,000 194,029,050,000 Departmental Expenditure Limit Expenditure arising from: Revenue (administration and programme) and capital expenditure of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and other designated bodies, including NHS England (including Integrated Care Boards), NHS Providers, Special Health Authorities, Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs), the UK Health Security Agency and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. Health and social service expenditure to and on behalf of the NHS including the settlement of claims for personal injury and clinical negligence, local authorities and other national bodies. Local government services, prison health services, medical, scientific and technical services, services for disabled persons, education and training, grants to voluntary organisations and other bodies, information services, breast implant registry, Healthy Start programme, health promotion activities, research and development and expenditure incurred in relation to life sciences. Government expenditure on Covid-19. This includes, but is not exhaustive: Covid-19 medicines, treatments and equipment and the supply, distribution and deployment of Covid-19 vaccines and associated activities and ongoing expenditure related to the pandemic including personal protective equipment. NDPBs' expenditure on health and social care protection, training and regulation functions. Expenditure to charitable trusts and companies providing financial support and other relief to persons who contracted HIV and Hepatitis C through receiving NHS treatment. Forming, investing in or providing loans or guarantees to companies that will provide facilities or services to the NHS. Services provided to or on behalf of devolved governments and other government departments. Medical treatment given to people from the United Kingdom in the European Economic Area and other countries. Subsidies and grants to public corporations and local authorities, payments to local authorities for use in local area agreements. Official Development Assistance projects and activities. Subscriptions to international organisations and international and commercial facilitation relating to healthcare. Payments for services incurred by other government departments, including expenditure on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions. Associated depreciation and any other non-cash costs (including provisions, impairments and impairment of receivables). Covid-19 vaccines and countermeasures delivery. Income arising from: Charges for accommodation, sales of goods and services and income generation schemes. Local authorities under joint financing arrangements. Fines and penalty notices. Medical and dental education levy. Licensing of software, use of NHS logo, settlement of legal claims, dividends and interest from loans and investments, intellectual property, research and development, prescription fraud charges, NHS prescriptions, and dental and ophthalmic fraud charges. Recoveries from patients in respect of incorrect claims for eligibility including for NHS treatment and general ophthalmic services. Payments from manufacturers or suppliers of medicinal products to control the cost of health service medicines and purchasing and supply agency arrangements. Sales of medicines, vaccines, antivenoms, antitoxins and equipment, premiums applied to the sale of stock. The Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man for services provided for devolved or reserved work. Provision of policy and advice to other countries and care trusts. Maintenance of the National Joint Registry, conference and meeting events, prison health services, contributions to substance misuse funding, use of radio communication bandwidth. Counter fraud services secured from all sources. Seconded officers, cost of legal proceedings, staff telephone calls, European fast stream programme. Recoveries and income from other government departments, Arm's Length Bodies (including capital and grants), special health authorities and NHS bodies. Selling services into wider markets and open government, payment by commercial tenants in DHSC buildings and compensation income. Licence fees and royalties, sales of publications, contributions by members of the public, insurance claims and social exclusion programmes. Other European Economic Area countries for NHS treatment of their residents. Income collected for the immigration health surcharge. Sales of subsidised dried milk. Income from the European Union. Contributions from the mobile phone industry, charitable contributions, refunds from voluntary organisations. Contributions to local authority grant schemes. Contributions and refunds towards communication campaigns contracts. Penalty charges, interest and dividends on trading fund loans. Income collected on behalf of health innovation and education clusters. The sale of capital assets, disposal of financial assets, and the acquisition of assets. Governmental response to the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. Activities in relation to Covid-19 vaccines and countermeasures delivery and Covid-19 antivirals. Annually Managed Expenditure Expenditure arising from: Revenue and capital expenditure for hospital financing under Credit Guarantee Finance. Provisions and other non-cash costs of the DHSC and other designated bodies, including NHS England (including Integrated Care Boards), NHS Providers, Special Health Authorities, Executive NDPBs, the UK Health Security Agency and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. Governmental response to the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. Compensation payments. Department for Education, 2025-26 Department for Education Estimate Net resources authorised for current purposes Net resources authorised for capital purposes Net Cash Requirement (£) (£) (£) Department for Education Departmental Expenditure Limit 100,619,814,000 6,777,700,000 Annually Managed Expenditure -4,037,456,000 29,750,963,000 Non-Budget Expenditure 0 Net Cash Requirement 120,241,175,000 Total 96,582,358,000 36,528,663,000 120,241,175,000 Departmental Expenditure Limit Expenditure arising from: Centrally managed spend, grants and/or loans to primary, secondary, tertiary and international education, apprenticeships and wider skills institutions, including the purchase, development, protection and disposal of land and buildings in support of these sectors. The provision of financial and other support for students and trainees including grants, allowances, access funds, loans and their repayment. Loans to students and support for students through Local Authorities. The cost of sales of the student loan debt and the cost of servicing the sold student loan debt. Reimbursement of fees for qualifying European Union (EU) students, post graduate awards, mandatory student awards, childcare and transport support and loans. Children's services, including early years, childcare and safeguarding, welfare and young people's services, expenditure incurred in relation to historical child migrants and wider support for families. Schools Workforce development and reform including curriculum, qualifications, and the inspection regime. Social mobility policy. The regulation of the social work profession and expenditure related to the regulation of the teaching profession. Administering the Teachers' Pension Scheme (England and Wales), pension costs for voluntary services overseas (VSO) participants. Education-related payments, grants, and loans to organisations in the public, private and other sectors, including employers, community, voluntary and business support organisations, to individuals and other government departments, local authorities and the devolved governments, including expenditure relating to insolvency resulting in either a restructuring solution, education administration or closure. Expenditure relates primarily to England, but in some cases includes supporting activities in other parts of the United Kingdom and abroad. The costs of the Department, its executive agencies, and arm's length bodies (ALBs): the Children's Commissioner, Aggregator Vehicle plc, Located Ltd, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, Oak National Academy, Office for Students, Social Work England, Student Loans Company Ltd, Construction Industry Training Board, Engineering Construction Industry Training Board and set-up and other costs for both the shadow body and Skills England together with residual costs from ALBs being closed. Loan and lease interest payable and the efficient management and discharge of liabilities falling to the Department. Capital, recurrent payments and loans and associated non-cash items, including the impairment cost for student loans. Delivery of Government Guarantee funded policies should they be required. Activities relating to the sale of income contingent student loans, including purchase of retention notes as financial instruments and repayments against the asset because of UK Government Investment activity. Provision of education in support of the wider Grenfell recovery efforts. Delivery of teacher assessments and student qualifications including support to other government departments and devolved governments. Policy innovation and development, and leadership of the cross-government policy profession. Governmental response to recovery following the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic including the secondment and loan of staff to and from the Department in support of the response, including loans and recoveries to support its ALBs. Acting as the Agent for other government departments in relation to payments and assurance made in relation to Covid-19 and the pandemic. Expenditure and support to other central government departments in respect of EU Exit. Revenue and capital expenditure to support the reclassification of further education (FE) colleges, sixth form colleges and designated institutions in England to central government, including capital loans and loan interest, grants, recoveries and impairments. Income arising from: Administration and programme income in support of the Department's objectives including: The sales of goods, services, royalties, and other receipts by the Department including publications, its executive agencies, its ALBs, and other partner organisations. Sale of research publications. Receipts from other government departments, the devolved governments, and other sources (including the EU) in connection with a range of educational, training, youth support, student finance provision, children and family programmes with common objectives, and initiatives in the UK and overseas. Early Intervention Foundation receipts. Interest receivable relating to Aggregator Vehicle plc. Receipts from other government departments including charges for accommodation and property rental income from departmental properties and from its ALBs, the European School at Culham, sales receipts and profits from departmental or ALB properties, equipment, or other assets (including some repayment of proceeds of sale). The regulation of the teaching and social work profession. Insolvency as a result of education administration. Sales receipts, and rental income streams from sites originally purchased for academies and free schools that are not required by the school, penalty income for missed delivery dates in construction contracts, repayments of grant overpaid in previous years or where required conditions of grant retention have not been met, repayments of loans issued to academies, receipts associated with the closure of departmental ALBs. Any interest and dividends from equity investments. Activity associated with early years and supporting families. International receipts, Music Manifesto Champion receipts, income from providing shared services, the receipt of administration fees collected by the Teachers' Pension Scheme (England and Wales). Receipts from servicing sold student loan debt. Receipts from asset sales repayment and default recoveries by banks in respect of career development loans, receipts for student support, student loan interest receivable, repayment of working capital loans, receipts from the European Social Fund to cover departmental programmes, and sponsorship funding. Activities relating to the sale of income contingent student loans, including purchase of retention notes as financial instruments and repayments against the asset because of UK Government Investment activity. The general administration receipts of the Department, its executive agencies, its ALBs, and other partner organisations, including: the recovery of salaries and associated costs for seconded staff, the disposal of surplus assets, charges for accommodation, sale of goods and services, and interest from bank accounts and exchange rate gains and losses. Delivery of teacher assessments and student qualifications including receipts from other government departments and devolved governments. Policy innovation and development, and leadership of the cross-government policy profession. Income and support to other central government departments relating to support for EU Exit. Acting as the Agent for other government departments in relation to income and assurance made in relation to Covid-19 and the pandemic. Governmental response to recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic including the secondment and loan of staff to and from the Department in support of the response, including loans and recoveries to support its ALBs. Income to support the reclassification of FE colleges, sixth form colleges and designated institutions in England to central government, including capital repayments and loan interest, grant income, recoveries, and impairments. Administration and certification of education qualifications and income relating to the contractual obligations under the terms and conditions of any concession contracts. Annually Managed Expenditure Expenditure arising from: Take up and maintenance of departmental, executive agencies' and ALBs' provisions and associated non-cash items including bad debts, impairments, tax and pension costs for the Department, executive agencies, and its ALBs, including academies, and payment of corporation tax. The provision of financial and other support for students and trainees including grants, allowances, access funds, loans and their repayment, the resource consequences of loans to students, support for students through local authorities, the cost of sales of the student loan debt, education maintenance allowances and loans. Governmental response to recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic including the secondment and loan of staff to and from the Department in support of the response, including loans and recoveries to support its ALBs. Acting as the Agent for other government departments in relation to payments and assurance made in relation to Covid-19 and the pandemic. Revenue and capital expenditure to support the reclassification of FE colleges, sixth form colleges and designated institutions in England to central government, including non-cash items for provisions, interest, impairment and other expenditure associated with loans. Outlays associated with the Construction Industry Training Board and the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board. Income arising from: Repayment of student loans, including of principal and interest. Receipts and levies from the Construction Industry Training Board and the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board. Receipts from asset sales. Activities relating to the sale of income contingent student loans, including purchase of retention notes as financial instruments and repayments against the asset because of UK Government Investment activity. Governmental response to recovery following the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic including the secondment and loan of staff to and from the Department in support of the response, including loans and recoveries to support its ALBs. Acting as the Agent for other government departments in relation to payments and assurance made in relation to Covid-19 and the pandemic. Income to support the reclassification of FE colleges, sixth form colleges and designated institutions in England to central government, including non-cash items for provisions, interest, impairment and other expenditure associated with loans. Home Office, 2025-26 Home Office Estimate Net resources authorised for current purposes Net resources authorised for capital purposes Net Cash Requirement (£) (£) (£) Home Office Departmental Expenditure Limit 19,724,445,000 1,480,504,000 Annually Managed Expenditure 2,972,179,000 0 Non-Budget Expenditure 0 Net Cash Requirement 23,300,000,000 Total 22,696,624,000 1,480,504,000 23,300,000,000 Departmental Expenditure Limit Expenditure arising from: Control of immigration and nationality; Voluntary and Community Sector refugee organisations (including the provision of loans); support for asylum seekers; work permits. Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults including reducing and preventing child trafficking and modern slavery; registration of forensic practitioners; grants to, and other expenditure on behalf of associated entities. Securing the UK border and controlling the migration of people and goods at ports and airports across the UK and overseas. Identity management; passports. Emergency planning and services; counter-terrorism and intelligence. Responsibility for the fire and rescue services; financial support to Local Authorities and Fire and Rescue Authorities; emergency assistance; improvement, transformation and efficiency; intervention action and capacity building in local authorities; Private Finance Initiative Special Grant. Police resource and capital expenditure; crime reduction and prevention; firearms compensation and related matters; other services related to crime; tackling drug abuse. Immigration Health Surcharge and Immigration Skills Charge. Net spending by Arm's Length Bodies (Independent Office for Police Conduct, Security Industry Authority, Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner now rebranded as Immigration Advice Authority, College of Policing, Gangmasters Labour Abuse Authority and the Disclosure and Barring Service). Payments of grant and grant-in-aid to other organisations promoting Home Office objectives; support to local authorities including Area Based Grants; payments to other government departments; the administration and operation of the Department; and other non-cash items. Income arising from: Control of immigration and nationality; additional or special immigration services; work permits; fees, fines and penalties arising from relevant Home Office legislation. Identity management and data protection; passports and certificates. Emergency planning and services; counter-terrorism work, and intelligence. Responsibility for and inspections of crown premises and emergency services. Cyber-crime. Contributions for Police IT services. Issue of licences and certificates; crime reduction and prevention; proceeds of crime; training and advisory services. Immigration Health Surcharge and Immigration Skills Charge. Contributions towards grant programmes from third parties, other government departments and the devolved administrations, the European Union, other governments; the administration and operation of the Department (including sales at events and the sale and hire of assets). Receipts in respect of compensation claims. Annually Managed Expenditure Expenditure arising from: Police Forces and Fire and Rescue Services pensions; and other non-cash items. National Crime Agency, 2025-26 National Crime Agency Estimate Net resources authorised for current purposes Net resources authorised for capital purposes Net Cash Requirement (£) (£) (£) National Crime Agency Departmental Expenditure Limit 734,187,000 112,300,000 Annually Managed Expenditure 50,000,000 0 Non-Budget Expenditure 0 Net Cash Requirement 840,000,000 Total 784,187,000 112,300,000 840,000,000 Departmental Expenditure Limit Expenditure arising from: Securing that efficient and effective activities to combat serious and organised crime are carried out including by: Investigating, prosecuting, preventing and disrupting people engaged in serious and organised crime. Other expenditure related to tackling crime to support the objectives of the National Crime Agency (NCA). Payment of grants to partners to promote and deliver NCA objectives; and the administration and operation of the Department, its enabling functions and non-cash items. Expenditure including: fees to Counsel and outside accountants, witness expenses, use of information technology to improve presentation of evidence, other investigation, prosecution and litigation costs, defendants' costs, and damages ordered by the court to be paid by the NCA, including payments made as a result of asset recovery activity to individuals, charities, companies, other government departments, the devolved administrations, the European Union and other governments. All other costs associated with asset recovery through Criminal and Civil courts and the holding and safeguarding of third party assets. Work relating to protection of witnesses and victims or potential victims of crime. Gathering, storing, processing, analysing, and disseminating information that is relevant to any of the following: Intelligence activities to combat serious and organised crime, activities to combat any other kind of crime and exploitation proceeds investigations, exploitation proceeds orders and applications for such orders. NCA's response to the Serious and Organised Crime Strategy: Pursue: prosecute and disrupt people engaged in serious and organised criminality. Prevent: prevent people from engaging in serious and organised crime. Protect: increase protection against serious and organised crime. Prepare: reduce the impact of this criminality where it takes place. Work on research and development to increase knowledge and the furtherance of the NCA's strategy and the law enforcement family. For provision of training to both internal and external parties. Activity to ensure the effective operation of the organisation after exiting the European Union including but not limited to contingency planning, amending information systems, implementation of new systems and processes and surge staff to new deployments as required. Expenditure to support, protect and enable the NCA and its officers and national and local government and law enforcement organisations during the Covid-19 pandemic or other new threats. Work in support of HM Government plans for negotiation and implementation of new deals with other countries after exiting the European Union. Expenditure on goods and services to enable the reduction of the carbon footprint of the organisation. The receipt or deployment of resources or people to other government departments to mitigate industrial action. Income arising from: UK and overseas activity including but not limited to: Training and accreditation fees; Cyber Crime Prevention; Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme; Safeguarding children. External contributions towards the NCA's own and also NCA led and managed crime reduction activities and grant programmes, from third parties including other government departments, the devolved administrations, the European Union and other governments. The administration and operation of the Department (including the sale and hire of assets, charges such as the use of intellectual property, insurance claims and legal costs recovered). External contributions for the provision of information to third parties. Recovery of income awarded to the NCA in court or by negotiation with third parties, receipts of service provided by the NCA and receipts from any asset recovery activity, including the recovery of VAT expenditure where approved to do so. Providing assistance to other law enforcement and government bodies. Recovery of expenditure incurred by NCA enabling capability functions that established IT, recruitment of staff, financial and other enabling requirements from third parties who provide the agency with funds to deliver specific and mutually agreed objectives. Income relating to costs incurred to ensure the effective operation of the organisation after exiting the European Union including but not limited to contingency planning, amending information systems, implementation of new systems and processes and surging staff to new deployments as required. Recovery of costs incurred for work in support of HM Government plans for a negotiation and implementation of new deals with other countries after exiting the European Union. Funds from other government departments to enable the organisation to reduce its carbon footprint. Income relating to costs and pressures in relation to Covid-19 or other new threats. The receipt or deployment of resources or people to other government departments to mitigate industrial action. Annually Managed Expenditure Expenditure arising from: Pension and all other provisions and other non-cash items. Ministry of Justice, 2025-26 Ministry of Justice Estimate Net resources authorised for current purposes Net resources authorised for capital purposes Net Cash Requirement (£) (£) (£) Ministry of Justice Departmental Expenditure Limit 12,836,023,000 2,039,712,000 Annually Managed Expenditure 615,394,000 15,000,000 Non-Budget Expenditure 0 Net Cash Requirement 14,184,482,000 Total 13,451,417,000 2,054,712,000 14,184,482,000 Departmental Expenditure Limit Expenditure arising from: Administration of the Ministry of Justice, its Agencies, Arm's Length Bodies (ALBs) and associated offices including the Office of the Accountant General; administration of judicial pay and of the Judicial Pensions Scheme. Policy and activities relating to the justice system including: civil, family and criminal justice; administrative justice (e.g. tribunals policy work), closed material procedures including in Northern Ireland, legal aid and legal support; support for victims and witnesses; miscarriages of justice; review of Post Office convictions; judicial and legal services policy. Policy and activities related to coroner, burial and cremation services including the administration of the Children's Funeral Fund. Policy and activities relating to sentencing and offender reform, including prison, probation and youth justice; reducing reoffending; support for youth, women and vulnerable offenders; commissioning of prison, probation, and youth custody services including safety and security. Policy and activities relating to human rights, both domestic and in relation to the United Kingdom's (UK's) international obligations; management of the Government's constitutional relationship with the Crown Dependencies; European and international business in the justice field. Payments in respect of public inquests and inquiries; fee refund schemes; grants and other payments to Police and Crime Commissioners, local authorities, other justice system partners, support providers and public sector bodies. Compensation to judicial office holders, including payments in lieu of pension where these cannot be met by the Judicial Pensions Scheme. His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service; His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, including the Court of Protection; the Office of the Public Guardian; the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority and the Legal Aid Agency, including costs paid from central funds. Criminal Cases Review Commission; Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service; Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens' Rights Agreements, Judicial Appointments Commission; Legal Services Board; Office for Legal Complaints; Parole Board; Youth Justice Board; Oasis Restore Trust and Gov Facility Services Limited. Inspectorates, monitoring boards, lay observers, the UK National Preventive Mechanism, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, and Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman; support for the judiciary and other monitoring and advisory activities; the Law Commission, the Office of the Official Solicitor and the Public Trustee; the Sentencing Council for England and Wales, the Victims' Commissioner, and the Office of the Standing Advocate for Victims of Major Incidents (Independent Public Advocate). Capital, depreciation and other non-cash costs falling in DEL. Income arising from: The activities of His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, including Civil and Family Court fee income; Tribunals fee income; Probate fee income. Fines, including retention of legacy criminal court charging income; receipts relating to the asset recovery incentive scheme; receipts from the Victims Surcharge; receipts retained in relation to the costs of fine enforcement and pre-1990 loan charge debt payments. The activities of His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service, including share of gross profits from sales and services; prisoners' earnings and contributions related to damage to property; receipts from external organisations, subsidies and sales; receipts from local authorities for secure remand places. Fees charged by the Public Trustee, Office of the Public Guardian and Court of Protection. The activities of the Legal Aid Agency including client contributions, recoveries, interest and grants from other third parties. Repayment of criminal injuries compensation; contributions from other government departments towards the costs of inquests and inquiries. Recoveries from the Debt Management Office for the cost of administering funds in court; from investment managers for the cost of administering the Lord Chancellor's Strategic Investment Board; for research and recommendation work undertaken by the Law Commission; recoveries by the Office of the Official Solicitor. Legal services regulation; judicial superannuation contributions and receipts from the Judicial Pensions Scheme for administrative costs. Receipts from: the European Commission; Royal Licences; Crown Office fees; Design 102 activities; the New Deal Scheme and wider markets initiatives; the Scottish Government, Northern Ireland Executive and the Welsh Government; National Insurance Fund and Scottish Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel; the Education and Skills Funding Agency; the Heritage Lottery Fund and Sport England. The general administration receipts of the Department and its executive agencies, including the recovery of salaries, the disposal of capital assets, charges for accommodation, sale of goods and services, and interest from bank accounts; other charges and receipts received from other government departments. Annually Managed Expenditure Expenditure arising from: Maintenance of departmental, executive agencies' and ALBs' provisions for expected liabilities and other non-cash items including bad debts, impairments, tax and pension costs and corporation tax. Additional Universal Credit expenditure associated with the early release of prisoners. Crown Prosecution Service, 2025-26 Crown Prosecution Service Estimate Net resources authorised for current purposes Net resources authorised for capital purposes Net Cash Requirement (£) (£) (£) Crown Prosecution Service Departmental Expenditure Limit 954,365,000 40,500,000 Annually Managed Expenditure 7,950,000 2,859,000 Non-Budget Expenditure 0 Net Cash Requirement 977,272,000 Total 962,315,000 43,359,000 977,272,000 Departmental Expenditure Limit Expenditure arising from: Administrative, operational, and capital costs incurred by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on prosecuting criminal cases in England and Wales. These costs include prosecution costs, costs of confiscating the proceeds of crime and capacity building in the Criminal Justice System, along with staff costs, the hire of agents, support of voluntary sector organisations within the Criminal Justice System, and associated depreciation and any non-cash costs falling in DEL. Income arising from: The CPS has two main sources of income: Costs awarded to CPS in court and receipts from any asset recovery schemes or deferred prosecution agreements. Additional to this the CPS receives income from the following sources: revenue from contracts with customers, refund of expenditure for seconded staff, collaborative working with partner organisations and other administrative income. Annually Managed Expenditure Expenditure arising from: Write-offs and changes in allowances, including for irrecoverable debts, provisions and other non-cash costs falling in AME. Serious Fraud Office, 2025-26 Serious Fraud Office Estimate Net resources authorised for current purposes Net resources authorised for capital purposes Net Cash Requirement (£) (£) (£) Serious Fraud Office Departmental Expenditure Limit 93,774,000 16,000,000 Annually Managed Expenditure 0 0 Non-Budget Expenditure 0 Net Cash Requirement 105,417,000 Total 93,774,000 16,000,000 105,417,000 Departmental Expenditure Limit Expenditure arising from: Administration of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) including staff costs, capital and operational costs, fees to counsel and outside accountants, witness expenses, use of information technology to analyse and review documents and improve the presentation of evidence, other investigation, prosecution and litigation costs, defendants' costs and damages ordered to be paid by the SFO. Income arising from: The SFO has three main sources of income: Recovery of income awarded to the SFO in court, receipts from the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme and deferred prosecution agreements. HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor, 2025-26 HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Estimate Net resources authorised for current purposes Net resources authorised for capital purposes Net Cash Requirement (£) (£) (£) HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Departmental Expenditure Limit 12,503,000 10,200,000 Annually Managed Expenditure 0 0 Non-Budget Expenditure 0 Net Cash Requirement 18,099,000 Total 12,503,000 10,200,000 18,099,000 Departmental Expenditure Limit Expenditure arising from: Administration of HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor's Department comprising the Government Legal Department, the Attorney General's Office and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and costs and fees for providing legal and other services, and non-cash items in DEL. Income arising from: Recovery of costs from other government departments and associated bodies including costs recovered for legal and administrative services provided and receipts from secondments of staff; favourable costs awarded; cost awards made by the courts in favour of the Attorney General; charges for Bona Vacantia work; recovery of costs from tenants in jointly occupied buildings; income in relation to the Government Legal Service operation; subscription services; photocopying services; receipts from sales of fixed assets and non-capital items; rent and rate rebates; recovery of old debts; receipts from staff; and other administrative income. Ministry of Defence, 2025-26 Ministry of Defence Estimate Net resources authorised for current purposes Net resources authorised for capital purposes Net Cash Requirement (£) (£) (£) Ministry of Defence Departmental Expenditure Limit 47,388,692,000 23,067,136,000 Annually Managed Expenditure 1,719,460,000 1,000,000 Non-Budget Expenditure 0 Net Cash Requirement 61,672,952,000 Total 49,108,152,000 23,068,136,000 61,672,952,000 Departmental Expenditure Limit Expenditure arising from: Ongoing military commitments, including identifying and countering the threat of terrorist attack on the UK mainland and maintaining the integrity of UK waters and airspace. Contributing to the community, including through the administration of cadet forces, costs of assistance to other government departments and civil agencies. Defence engagement and delivery of agreed goods in support of wider British interests. Delivering military capability, including the full costs of front line troops including attributed costs of logistical, infrastructure and personnel support costs. Research on the equipment and non-equipment programme. Provision of financial interventions to the private and charitable sector in support of delivery of departmental outputs. To support Ministers and Parliament. Undertake strategic management and corporate services. Pensions and other payments/allowances for disablement or death arising out of war or service in the Armed Forces after 2 September 1939. Awards to surviving members of British groups held prisoner by the Japanese during the Second World War (Far Eastern Prisoners of War) or their surviving spouse. Pensions and other payments in respect of service in the Armed Forces at other times, excluding claims under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and Armed Forces pension scheme. Personnel costs of the Armed Forces and their Reserves, Cadet forces. Personnel costs of Defence Ministers, civilian staff employed by the Ministry of Defence and contractors working on Defence contracts. Procurement of Defence assets including the development and production of equipment and weapon systems for the Armed Forces. Support to the nuclear warhead and fissile material programme. Research by contract. Wider procurement services including those on repayment terms, purchases for sale abroad, purchases for gifting abroad, contractor costs including on redundancy. The repair, maintenance, stores, support and supply services for Defence including associated capital facilities and works, plant and machinery. Movements of Defence assets including the contracting for vehicles (to include chartering of ships, trains and planes), and the wider logistic services for the Armed Forces and supporting groups. Land and buildings facilities management and works services. Services provided by other government departments. Sundry services, subscriptions, grants, including support to Armed Forces charities, Veterans and other payments, assistance to Foreign and Commonwealth Governments for defence-related purposes. UK youth community projects. Spending on, including set-up costs and loans to, Trading Funds, Arm's Length Bodies and other designated Defence bodies. Support to Afghan relocations and resettlement. In support of Military operations over and above the costs for early warning, crisis management, conflict resolution, humanitarian efforts, peace-making, peace-keeping and peace-building activities in other parts of the World. The net additional costs of associated strengthening of international regional systems through, but not exclusive of, capacity-building and other stabilisation activities. Personnel costs of the Armed Forces and their Reserves includes provision for Regular Naval and Marine Services to a number not exceeding 39,850; provision for the Regular Army Service to a number not exceeding 97,940; provision for Regular Air Force Service to a number not exceeding 35,800; and provision for Officers, Men and Women in the Reserve Forces not exceeding the numbers specified in respect of each Reserve Force for the purposes of Parts 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 in House of Commons paper No. 638 of Session 2024-25. Income arising from: Provision of services to Foreign Governments and other government departments. Payments for services provided by Trading Funds, Arm's Length Bodies and other designated Defence bodies. Dividends, interest and loan repayments from Trading Funds, Arm's Length Bodies and other designated Defence bodies. Sale of assets. Recovery of costs from personnel. Rent for use of Ministry of Defence property and miscellaneous receipts. Annually Managed Expenditure Expenditure arising from: The creation and revaluation of provisions; impairments due to the revaluation of assets, unforeseen obsolescence and losses caused by catastrophic events. Bad debts and foreign exchange gains and losses. Costs associated with decommissioning. Corporation Tax paid by Arm's Length Bodies. Security and Intelligence Agencies, 2025-26 Security and Intelligence Agencies Estimate Net resources authorised for current purposes Net resources authorised for capital purposes Net Cash Requirement (£) (£) (£) Security and Intelligence Agencies Departmental Expenditure Limit 4,377,005,000 1,675,189,000 Annually Managed Expenditure 38,500,000 2,700,000 Non-Budget Expenditure 0 Net Cash Requirement 5,306,515,000 Total 4,415,505,000 1,677,889,000 5,306,515,000 Departmental Expenditure Limit Expenditure arising from: Administration and operational costs, research and development works, equipment and other payments, and associated depreciation and any other non-cash costs falling in DEL. Income arising from: The sale of services to other government departments, the recovery of costs of staff on loan, recovery from staff for miscellaneous items and certain other services. The sale of fixed assets, freehold interest and land. Annually Managed Expenditure Expenditure arising from: Provisions and other non-cash items. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, 2025-26 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Estimate Net resources authorised for current purposes Net resources authorised for capital purposes Net Cash Requirement (£) (£) (£) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Departmental Expenditure Limit 8,497,607,000 3,438,729,000 Annually Managed Expenditure 538,736,000 481,000,000 Non-Budget Expenditure 0 Net Cash Requirement 11,348,554,000 Total 9,036,343,000 3,919,729,000 11,348,554,000 Departmental Expenditure Limit Expenditure arising from: Development and humanitarian assistance under the International Development Act 2002 through financial and technical assistance to governments, institutions, voluntary agencies and individuals for activities including: strengthening global peace, security and governance; strengthening resilience and response to crisis; promoting global prosperity; tackling extreme poverty and helping the world's most vulnerable; delivering value for money and delivery efficiency in FCDO; continued assistance to UK Overseas Territories; costs relating to investments in public corporations and shareholdings in private sector companies. Wilton Park Executive Agency; the British Council; BBC World Service; spending by Arm's Length Bodies (ALBs): Commonwealth Scholarship Commission on scholarships to individuals from Commonwealth countries; Independent Commission for Aid Impact, an advisory ALB which provides independent scrutiny of UK Aid in order to promote the delivery of value for money for British taxpayers and the maximisation of the impact of aid; Westminster Foundation for Democracy; Great Britain-China Centre and the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission. Diplomacy; hospitality and facilities; international organisations; information services; scholarships and sponsored visits; consular assistance; special payments and assistance; programmes supporting foreign policy objectives including human rights, good governance, international security, the fight against the illicit drug trade and promoting prosperity. Central government response to the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. Conflict prevention, early warning, crisis management, conflict resolution/peace-making, peace-keeping and peace-building activity and associated strengthening of international and regional systems and capacity. Operational and legal costs, related capital expenditure, administration costs and associated depreciation and other non-cash costs falling in DEL. Income arising from: Capital repayments and receipt of interest on development assistance and budget support loans; management fees relating to loan guarantees; refunds of payments made under UK guarantees to the European Investment Bank; recoveries from other government departments; recovery of advances from procurement agents. Receipts for seconded officers and country based staff; rental income; recoveries from staff for use of official vehicles; refund of rental and rates payments; rent uplifts and sub-letting; abatements and settlement of legal cases; the sale of information material; sales of surplus property, material and equipment; legalisation fees collected at both home and abroad; telephone and postage recoveries; medical scheme recoveries, bank interest and sundry receipts; repayment by locally engaged staff of loans for car purchase and medical and other assistance. Other government departments for the FCDO platform; grants; receipts from overseas governments and other third parties in respect of programme funds and receipts from overseas governments in respect of bilateral country and sector programmes. Visa and passport services provided at consular offices; repayments of sums advanced to distressed British Nationals. Wilton Park Executive Agency receipts from customers for running costs, sales and rents; Hospitality Section, Conference and Visits Group; Lancaster House receipts. Income from financial instruments issued to FCDO by British International Investment and other private sector entities; other income in relation to capital assets; interest and dividends from financial instruments; sales into Wider Markets, use of assets and sponsorships. Annually Managed Expenditure Expenditure arising from: Non-cash movements in provisions including contributions to International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm); change in fair value of financial instruments and other non-cash costs falling in AME; the re-capitalisation of British International Investment. The refund of certain taxes and duties paid by certain foreign and commonwealth governments. Income arising from: Non-cash accounting adjustments on loans, provisions and contingent liabilities. Non-cash unrealised gains on foreign exchange, defined benefit pensions and financial instruments. Cash fees from financial guarantee contracts. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2025-26 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Estimate Net resources authorised for current purposes Net resources authorised for capital purposes Net Cash Requirement (£) (£) (£) Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Departmental Expenditure Limit - Housing and Communities 4,620,435,000 9,054,680,000 Departmental Expenditure Limit - Local Government 13,849,437,000 0 Annually Managed Expenditure 24,367,301,000 0 Non-Budget Expenditure 0 Net Cash Requirement 36,630,980,000 Total 42,837,173,000 9,054,680,000 36,630,980,000 Departmental Expenditure Limit - Housing and Communities Expenditure arising from: Increasing the supply of affordable housing and supporting home ownership and diversifying the housing market; policies and activities regulating and helping people access the housing market, whether they are renting or looking to buy; policies to improve housing quality; supporting infrastructure and planning programmes including policy; buying, remediating and selling land for housing and economic development; preventing homelessness, and supporting people to stay in their homes and supporting those already homeless. Supporting local economies across the United Kingdom (UK) to boost productivity and deliver inclusive growth for all communities, cultural institutions and society in general; economic growth and devolving powers and responsibilities at a local level; European Union (EU) structural funds; UK Holocaust Memorial project. Supporting local authorities and communities; bringing them together; emergency assistance and financial support to local authorities and communities; encouraging race, gender and faith equality; helping support troubled families and victims of domestic violence and child sexual exploitation; tackling extremism and promoting cohesive communities; Gypsy and Traveller policy. Supporting effective local government to deliver public services to local people, driving efficiencies and transformation; encouraging action at neighbourhood level; legacy and historic programmes previously run by the Department including payments to the Valuation Office Agency; research and development programmes; supporting the effective functioning of the local audit system. Responsibility for keeping the Grenfell Tower site safe and secure until a decision is made about its future. Supporting residents and victims of the Grenfell fire and engaging with the Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission. Delivery of the Building Safety portfolio through supporting and monitoring the rectification of safety issues relating to buildings and enforcement by local regulators; reviewing the current building safety system and implementing changes to that system as they are required; delivery of the energy performance of buildings regime. UK-wide delivery of insurance products to rectify building safety issues and a National Regulator for Construction Products, and the delivery of a new Building Safety Regulator for England along with training and recruitment of local regulators. Responsibility for fire and rescue services and associated cos