The UK aid response to COVID-19

This review examines the prioritisation and redirection of UK aid in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  1. Status: Completed
  2. Published: 21 October 2021
  3. Type: Rapid review
  4. Subject: Government processes and systems
  5. Location: Pakistan, Sudan, Zambia
  6. Lead commissioner: Sir Hugh Bayley

Government response

The government publishes a response to all ICAI reviews, indicating whether they ‘accept’, ‘partially accept’ or ‘reject’ each of ICAI’s recommendations 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

Approach

Published 5 May 2021

Evidence gathering

Completed

Review publication

Published 21 October 2021

Government response

Published 16 December 2021

Parliamentary scrutiny

IDC hearing 20 April 2022

ICAI follow-up

Published 18 July 2023