The Department’s current contract with The Carers Federation started in April 2006. A yearly breakdown of funding from the Department to the Carers Federation to administer the independent complaints advocacy service in the East Midlands from September 2003 is as follows:
Financial year Amount paid (£) 2003-04 353,470 2004-05 836,478 2005-06 771,404 2006-07 1,117,657 2007-08 1,073,847 2008-09 1,102,167