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Recommendation 22
22
Accepted
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The measures promoted by the Safeguarding Leads Network appear to be consistent with DFID’s enhanced...
Recommendation
The measures promoted by the Safeguarding Leads Network appear to be consistent with DFID’s enhanced due diligence assessments for implementing partners and should be applied consistently, including to private sector partners, in order to strengthen safeguarding standards across all aspects of aid delivery. The FCDO should enforce the enhanced due diligence procedures developed by DFID and ensure compliance is more than a tick-box exercise at its delivery partners.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states that it has recently agreed to enforce enhanced due diligence procedures, including their consistent application to private sector partners, to strengthen safeguarding standards across all aspects of aid delivery.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
The FCDO has done this from day 1 and will continue to do so. The FCDO established last year a Due Diligence Hub for staff whose purpose is to build capability on due diligence among staff and provide support when needed to ensure that due diligence assessments are carried out robustly and proportionately and that quality and consistency improve.
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