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Not Addressed
The FCDO should adopt the practices developed by DFID to improve investigations, including incorporating a...
Recommendation
The FCDO should adopt the practices developed by DFID to improve investigations, including incorporating a requirement to report cases to the FCDO into funding agreements with partners. The Safeguarding Investigations Team should continue to check that reports of sexual exploitation and abuse are satisfactorily managed; and it should take-up the work proposed by DFID to improve the skills of first responders and investigators.
Government Response Summary
The government response outlines existing programme review processes and employment cycle schemes aimed at safer recruitment, and notes an upcoming ICAI review, but does not commit to adopting DFID's specific investigative practices or incorporating reporting requirements into funding agreements as recommended.
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Government Response
Not Addressed
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
The FCDO regularly reviews the cost and likely effectiveness of all programmes as part of our programme management processes. The employment cycle schemes - Project Soteria, the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and the Aid Worker Registration Scheme - are no exception. The schemes are aimed at strengthening international employment practices and promoting safer recruitment. The upcoming ICAI review of the UK’s response to the safeguarding crisis in the aid sector may provide some additional external analysis and insights.
Source
Committee
International Development Committee
Report
Seventh Report - Progress on tackling the sexual exploitation and abuse of aid beneficiaries
14 Jan 2021
HC 605
Addressee Bodies
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Timeline
Recommendation age
5.5 yrs
Report published
14 Jan 2021