Information note: The use of UK aid to enhance mutual prosperity
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Framework agreement between ICAI and FCDO
…It is designed to ensure ICAI’s propriety and value for money, whilst safeguarding independence from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Documents: ICAI framework agreement (HTML) ICAI framework agreement (PDF)…
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…ODA, whichever department it is spent by. In addition to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, aid-spending departments include the Home Office, the Department of Health and Social Care, the…
New ICAI rapid review: Management of the 0.7% ODA spending target
…one-year Spending Review, and aims to guide the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in its management of the spending target. It examines how well the government managed the…
New ICAI information note: The UK’s aid engagement with China
…the note was completed before the Foreign Secretary’s announcement last week that part of the UK’s spending – the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) aid to China for programme…
New update to ICAI information note on UK aid engagement with China
The description of a 95% reduction to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) aid for programme delivery in China applies to only “a portion” of the government and FCDO’s…
New ICAI reviews announced
…expenditure on WASH programmes since 2016, including in the COVID-19 pandemic. Blue Planet Fund, an information note examining the growing focus for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to…
UK aid funded programmes have tackled threats to democracy and human rights in developing countries, but future results are in doubt
…framework, a new review by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has found. The aid watchdog’s latest review assesses the effectiveness of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO)…
UK aid to China falls by up to 90% since 2019 but still lacks transparency
…between 2019 and 2023-2024, with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) – mostly through the British Council – and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) continuing to…
UK aid contributes positively to global health with results such as the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, but more focus on achieving impact is needed
…the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Home Office. ICAI found that DHSC’s programming aligns well with UK government strategies related to global health research, which prioritise economic…