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Recommendation 3
3
Accepted
Paragraph: 19
The FCDO should consider whether applications for funding must always be submitted in English –...
Recommendation
The FCDO should consider whether applications for funding must always be submitted in English – especially in bids for small projects administered by embassies, which are to be undertaken by local civil society organisations.
Government response summary AI-generated
The FCDO states that they do not require bids to always be in English, and that the decision is up to the post running the competition, taking into account the local context and resources.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Paragraph Reference:
19
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
There is no FCDO requirement for bids always to be in English and we do not ask for applications for funding in this way. In the case of overseas programmes, it is up to the post running the competition to decide on what is most appropriate in the local context, taking into account the resources and budget available in order to make value for money decisions about where having documents in English and local languages offers the best return on investment.
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