Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 7
7
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A full and transparent audit of whistleblowing in the aid sector has still not taken...
Conclusion
A full and transparent audit of whistleblowing in the aid sector has still not taken place. The FCDO should undertake an audit to provide a full understanding of how whistleblowing practices are being implemented and used, to give confidence that whistle-blowers are actively supported and not retaliated against by their organisations.
Paragraph Reference:
37
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
perpetrator is a staff member or part of the delivery chain. Survivor support is complex and the existence of response services are often dependent on government provision or humanitarian emergency response. In fragile and conflict affected areas such provision is often inadequate or absent and beyond the power of implementing partners to fix in any meaningful way. The FCDO will consider any related requests for funding on a case by case basis as part of usual grant and contract management processes. In some very fragile and conflict-affected areas it may not be possible to ensure access to all the support and services that a victim or survivor request. Increasing the supply of such services in any given location will require coordinated action across multiple local, national and international partners which does not lend itself to including a requirement on individual partners through funding agreements. The FCDO continues to advocate for a sector-wide increase in support available to survivors globally, for example through the UN and other mechanisms. We will continue to work in partnership with victims and survivors and community-based organisations. Overall we partially agree with the recommendation.