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Recommendation 10
10
Not Addressed
We welcome the plans that the FCDO has to improve data relating to sexual exploitation...
Recommendation
We welcome the plans that the FCDO has to improve data relating to sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector. We believe this is a key step to understanding the scale of the problem and will enable the international community to better evaluate efforts taken to combat sexual exploitation and abuse. To facilitate the collection of data, the FCDO should make it clear to its partners that reporting cases of sexual exploitation and abuse will not be treated as a reason to be penalised, as long as they can demonstrate that they have robust mechanisms in place to deal with the misconduct. FCDO partners should report annually their total number of safeguarding allegations they receive and the number that are upheld. (Paragraph 43) Support for victims and survivors
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states it has adopted a new criterion for social benefits in tender evaluations and partially agrees with the recommendation, but the response does not address the specific points about assuring partners they won't be penalised for reporting or requiring annual reporting of safeguarding allegations.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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We have regularly made that clear since 2018 and will continue to do so. It is up to partners if they publish annual case number data, but we will continue to encourage them to do so.
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