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Recommendation 14
14
Accepted in Part
Paragraph: 46
Ensure commensurate uplift of CSSF funding allocated for the Indo-Pacific region.
Recommendation
The Government should also ensure the commensurate uplift of CSSF funding for Indo-Pacific region is put in place.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government partially agrees to increase CSSF funding for the Indo-Pacific, stating that CSSF already prioritises the region, but that funding adjustments are made annually based on resources and evolving priorities due to fiscal challenges.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Paragraph Reference:
46
Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted in Part
42. The Government partially agrees with the recommendation. The FCDO already operates a flexible language learning system for speaker slots in the Indo-Pacific region which is Directorate- and Post-guided. Our target is for 80% of speaker slots to be filled by a speaker with a valid C1 / C2 language exam pass. Post rotation length is based on a set of criteria reflecting circumstances at post. Focusing only on the language requirement would impact FCDO ability to fill speaker slots. Through operational language teaching for those at posts not in speaker slots and developmental language training in the FCDO’s priority languages, including Mandarin and Japanese, for UK-based staff, the FCDO develops its language capability.
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