<p>DFID provides support to the Palestinian Authority, whose expenditure remains completely separate from the finances and political programme of Hamas. The UK takes extensive precautions to ensure that our support conforms with European Union and UK legislation on terrorist financing, and that Hamas does not derive any financial benefit from our projects.</p><p>In addition to ensuring that no UK funding goes directly to Hamas, we work closely with our partners to ensure that they have appropriate risk management and audit processes to confirm that financial rules are followed and no funds are transferred to Hamas.</p>