Future work plan
| Review | Expected publication |
|---|---|
| Management of the official development assistance spending target | Spring 2025 |
| UK aid for energy transition | Autumn 2025 |
| UK aid to Sudan | Winter 2025 |
| Ending violence against women and girls | Winter 2025-26 |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) approaches to programme delivery | Winter 2026 |
| UK international development finance: The use of non-grant instruments | Spring 2026 |
| The UK’s partnership approach for international development | Summer 2026 |
| UK support for refugee host countries | Winter 2026 |
Selection criteria
The selection of these review topics was informed by the results of a public consultation conducted last year. They also reflect ICAI’s analysis of current UK international development assistance spending, set out in a recently published report, How UK aid is spent.
The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, which aim to make the world a fairer, healthier, safer and more prosperous place for all by 2030, provide us with a framework for selecting our work: