ICAI follow-up review of 2017-18 reports

Summary

Each year we conduct a follow-up assessment of ICAI reviews from the previous year. This process is an important step in the chain of accountability, providing the International Development Committee (IDC) and wider development stakeholders with evidence on whether the government has taken appropriate action in response to ICAI’s recommendations.

The 2017-18 follow-up summarises our findings for the following eight reviews:

• The Global Challenges Research Fund
• The UK aid response to global health threats
• DFID’s approach to value for money in programme and portfolio management
• Building resilience to natural disasters
• The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund’s aid spending
• DFID’s approach to disability in development
• The UK’s humanitarian support to Syria
• DFID’s governance work in Nepal and Uganda

We also looked again at four outstanding issues from our 2016-17 follow-up:

• When aid relationships change: DFID’s approach to managing exit and transition in its development partnerships
• The cross-government Prosperity Fund
• The UK’s aid response to irregular migration in the central Mediterranean
• DFID’s approach to supporting inclusive growth in Africa