The management of UK budget support operations

This review assesses budget support, aid given directly to a recipient government, which represents 15% of the UK’s bilateral aid budget. In the right conditions, budget support can offer an effective and efficient way of providing development assistance.

Score: Green/Amber
  1. Status: Completed
  2. Published: 18 May 2012
  3. Type: Other
  4. Subject: Government processes and systems
  5. Assessment: Green/Amber
  6. Lead commissioner: John Githongo

Government response

The government publishes a response to all ICAI reviews, indicating whether they ‘accept’, ‘partially accept’ or ‘reject’ each of ICAI’s recommendation and setting out the management actions that they propose to take in response.

The government’s response to this review is available to read online.

Timeline

Review publication

Published 18 May 2012

Government response

Published 22 May 2013

ICAI follow-up

Published 1 July 2013