DFID’s approach to anti-corruption

This report assesses DFID’s approach to managing the risk of corruption, which is one of the most important components of achieving value for money in the UK aid programme.

Score: Amber/Red
  1. Status: Completed
  2. Published: 22 November 2011
  3. Type: Other
  4. Subject: Anti-corruption, tax avoidance and fiduciary risk
  5. Assessment: Amber/Red
  6. Lead commissioner: Graham Ward CBE

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Our approach

This report set out to assess DFID’s approach to managing the risk of corruption which is one of the most important components of achieving value for money in the UK aid programme.

We assessed whether UK funds spent in systematically corrupt contexts serve to consolidate trends with regard to corruption that are detrimental to the values which underlie the UK’s work to improve governance generally and fight corruption specifically.

Review questions

We set out to answer these review questions:

  1. Does DFID have a credible approach to combating systemic corruption through its planning and programming choices?
  2. Does DFID make appropriate choices as to aid modalities and safeguards within its programmes, so as to minimise corruption risk and maximise development impact?
  3. Does DFID respond effectively when it encounters incidents of corruption? How does this response affect the overall country programme?

Timeline

Review publication

22 November 2011

Government response

Published 12 December 2011

ICAI follow-up

Published 1 July 2013