Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 3
3
Not Addressed
Paragraph: 27
The FCDO should adopt the practices developed by DFID to improve investigations, including incorporating a...
Recommendation
The FCDO should adopt the practices developed by DFID to improve investigations, including incorporating a requirement to report cases to the FCDO into funding agreements with partners. The Safeguarding Investigations Team should continue to check that reports of sexual exploitation and abuse are satisfactorily managed; and it should take-up the work proposed by DFID to improve the skills of first responders and investigators.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government response outlines existing programme review processes and employment cycle schemes aimed at safer recruitment, and notes an upcoming ICAI review, but does not commit to adopting DFID's specific investigative practices or incorporating reporting requirements into funding agreements as recommended.
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Paragraph Reference:
27
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government · verbatim extract
Not Addressed
From day 1 of its existence the FCDO adopted DFID’s practices on investigations. The FCDO will build on these practices. Funding agreements do and will continue to require partners to report cases. The FCDO’s Safeguarding Investigations Team continue to check the quality of case management. The FCDO continue to improve the skills of first responders and investigators, including through funding for investigator training, internal training on case handling, and materials and webinars open to all via the Resource and Support Hub.
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