Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 4
4
Paragraph: 20
It is important that progress made by DFID to shift funding decisions from Whitehall towards...
Conclusion
It is important that progress made by DFID to shift funding decisions from Whitehall towards country offices is not lost under the merged department.
Paragraph Reference:
20
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The FCDO will continue to look to shift funding decisions towards our country posts. The IDS recognizes that how we work with our partner countries needs to be shaped by local stakeholders. It sets out a patient approach, enabled by a shift in how we operate: we seek to spend a higher proportion bilaterally, so that the UK can deliver more aid in direct partnerships where it is needed, and ensure that our programmes are shaped by this close country-level engagement with our partners and stakeholders. The IDS also commits to giving our Ambassadors and High Commissioners greater authority to identify what is needed, what works, and then to take an integrated, whole of government approach to delivering on the ground, both with and through our country partners.