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19 Mar 2026
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) will continue to fulfil the UK’s statutory requirement for independent scrutiny of UK aid spending, Ministers confirmed today. In January, Development Minister Baroness Chapman told the International Development Committee that the government was considering the future of aid scrutiny and how this should be carried out, as part […]
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12 Mar 2026
UK aid spending has been too focused on hitting a precise target while cross-government priorities were not always clear, says Independent Commission for Aid Impact. Combining the unpredictable costs of supporting refugees in the UK – £2.8bn in 2024 – with spending on overseas development in one budget distorts policy choices and undermines transparency. Independent […]
Read more on Management of UK aid budget not always based on clear priorities or value for money, says watchdog
16 Feb 2026
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has today published more information about our forthcoming review assessing how UK development assistance tackles violence against women and girls. Across the world, women and girls’ rights are under threat. Funding to women’s rights organisations is in decline and gender-based violence is worsening due to global crises, rising levels of conflict, and emerging forms […]
Read more on Terms of reference published: UK aid to tackle violence against women and girls
29 Jan 2026
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has today published more information about our forthcoming review assessing the UK’s partnership approach for international development. The UK’s approach to development partnerships has evolved over time, most notably moving away from traditional short-term aid delivery towards building joined up, lasting support. During a visit to Ghana in September 2025, […]
Read more on Terms of reference published: UK development partnerships
12 Dec 2025
The government has made wide-ranging improvements to the Blue Planet Fund – a £500 million programme that supports developing countries to protect the marine environment and reduce poverty – in response to recommendations from the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI). The review, published in November 2023, found that effectiveness of the Fund had been hampered […]
Read more on ICAI welcomes progress in response to Blue Planet Fund review
10 Nov 2025
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has today published more information about our forthcoming review of the UK’s management of the official development assistance (ODA) spending target. The period since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has been one of exceptional turbulence for UK development assistance. UK ODA spending was reduced from […]
Read more on Terms of reference published: Management of the ODA spending target
6 Nov 2025
Jillian Popkins gave evidence to the International Development Committee in Parliament on 4 November, in a session looking at the work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI). The Chief Commissioner updated the committee on how work has progressed since her pre-appointment hearing nearly a year ago, and how ICAI plans to hold the […]
Read more on ICAI Chief Commissioner discusses recent highlights and challenges in Parliament
5 Nov 2025
The UK plays a key role in funding global energy transition, with promising results, but needs a long-term strategy Energy transition partnerships and alliances are proliferating but their impact remains unclear Ahead of COP30, ICAI calls for greater transparency on how UK aid supports the transition to global clean energy, including in the world’s poorest […]
Read more on UK aid is effective at supporting the global energy transition but needs better strategic direction, watchdog finds
29 Oct 2025
Liz Ditchburn appeared before the House of Commons International Development Committee yesterday (28 October) as part of a one-off evidence session on the situation in Sudan. The Commissioner answered questions from MPs on the findings of the recent Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) report, UK aid to Sudan. Themes of the discussion included whether […]
Read more on ICAI Commissioner Liz Ditchburn gives evidence to Parliament on Sudan
17 Oct 2025
The government has updated the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) on how it is implementing recommendations to improve UK aid in a range of areas, from international climate finance to tackling fraud. In a letter to Chief Commissioner Jillian Popkins, the Second Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Nick Dyer, […]
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