Terms of Reference
Terms of reference for current studies and previous studies are below.
Engage with our work
Once ICAI has drawn up terms of reference for each report, they will be published on our website here. Interested parties may then submit views on the programme or area of the aid budget under review based on the published terms of reference. These submissions will be used to inform the final report and recommendations. Please note, these terms of reference are final. Submissions should not comment on the terms of reference but seek to inform the final report.
If you would like to submit views to ICAI please send them to enquires@icai.independent.gov.uk. You views should be presented as concisely as possible and submissions should be no longer than 2,000 words long.
Your submission must include the name and contact details of the person or organisation. Submissions must be made by the deadline stated. Submissions made earlier than the deadline, however, will assist ICAI in the development of thinking for each area.
Submissions will not be published. ICAI may quote from submissions in reports unless there is an explicit request for information to remain confidential.
Please note, ICAI will not respond to your submission.
Current terms of reference for reports in process
DFID’s approach to empowerment and accountability- Deadline Friday 14 June
DFID’s Support to Agricultural Research - Deadline Friday 28 June
Terms of Reference – Deadline closed
Previously published terms of reference for ongoing studies are below, the deadline for comment is closed.
The Effectiveness of DFID’s Engagement with UNRWA
DFID’s Trade Development Work in Southern Africa
Evaluation of DFID’s health programmes in Burma
DFID’s use of contractors to deliver programmes
Evaluation of FCO’s Bilateral Aid Programme
Terms of Reference for published reports
Click on the links below for Terms of Reference for published reports:
ICAI’s Approach to Effectiveness and Value for Money: Terms of Reference
DFID’s Approach to Anti-Corruption: Terms of Reference
DFID’s Climate Change Programme in Bangladesh: Terms of Reference
DFID’s Support to Health Sector in Zimbabwe: Terms of Reference
DFID’s Programme Controls and Assurance in Afghanistan
The DFID/Nike Foundation Girl Hub
The Effectiveness of DFID’s Engagement with the World Bank
Evaluation of DFID’s work on electoral support through UNDP
The Management of DFID’s Budget Support Operations
DFID’s Education Programmes in three East African Countries
DFID’s Support for Health and Education in India
Evaluation of the inter-departmental Conflict Pool: Terms of Reference
DFID’s Oversight of the UK Contribution to the Asian Development Bank
DFID’s Humanitarian Emergency Response in the Horn of Africa
DFID’s Bilateral Support to Pakistan
DFID’s education programme in Nigeria: the community perspective
DFID’s oversight of the UK contributions to the EU’s aid spending in low-income countries
Evaluation of DFID’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programming in Sudan
Evaluation of DFID’s livelihoods work in Western Odisha
DFID’s Peace and Security Programmes in Nepal
Evaluation of DFID’s work through United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)