Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 19
19
Accepted in Part
The Government must establish a biennial engagement mechanism with parliamentarians, civil society, and academic experts...
Recommendation
The Government must establish a biennial engagement mechanism with parliamentarians, civil society, and academic experts to review and refine National Action Plan indicators and reporting. Existing data on women’s participation, lived experience, and programme impact must be 36 incorporated into the UK’s monitoring framework, enabling meaningful oversight and accountability of Women, Peace and Security implementation. (Recommendation, Paragraph 87)
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The government 'Partially Agrees', committing to ensuring a robust governance structure for the refreshed WPS NAP and stating it will consider introducing annual reporting to Parliament, with specifics on updated governance, including reporting, to be published as part of the 2026 WPS NAP Refresh.
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Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted in Part
Partially Agree (87), Partially Agree (96) 55. The Government is committed to ensuring the refreshed WPS NAP retains a robust governance structure, recognising the strategic importance of external scrutiny and accountability. The Government will consider introducing annual reporting to Parliament but wishes the Committee to note that the NAP commits to a biennial written report. The specifics of the updated Governance Structure, including reporting to Parliament, will be published as part of the 2026 WPS NAP Refresh. 56. The WPS NAP will be refreshed in 2026 to ensure alignment with wider government strategies and coherence across policy objectives. As previously committed, we will consider sharing a draft of the refreshed WPS NAP with the IDC in advance of publication. 57. Reporting under the relevant WPS NAP strategic objectives on sexual violence in conflict will be included, recognising that preventing sexual violence in conflict is an important element of the broader Women, Peace and Security agenda.
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