Select Committee · International Development Committee

Department for International Development Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12

Status: Closed Opened: 24 Oct 2012 Closed: 1 Apr 2012

Inquiry scope

This was the International Development Committee's annual examination of the Department for International Development's annual Report. The inquiries published Report warned that multilaterals have high costs and at times limited effectiveness. The Committee is calling on DFID to carefully examine its growing multilateral expenditure and ensure that it has thoroughly examined other options such as greater use of local NGOs and sector budget support. The report says DFID should ensure that its bureaucratic procedures do not prevent it from making use of effective, small NGOs to undertake projects. Original terms of reference Department for International Development Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12: Publication of Report Department for International Development Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12: Publication of Government Response