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Recommendation 16
16
Deferred
Drawing upon the highly effective model of cooperation between the National Audit Office and Public...
Recommendation
Drawing upon the highly effective model of cooperation between the National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee, the new ODA Committee should have responsibility for receiving and considering ICAI’s reviews. It should also have responsibility for the other aspects of cooperation and coordination with ICAI in which we currently participate, including recruitment of the Chief Commissioner and other commissioners; agreement of the forward work programme and commissioning work. (Paragraph 104) 40 Effectiveness of UK aid: potential impact of FCO/DFID merger
Government response summary AI-generated
The government commits to parliamentary and independent scrutiny but states that the specific form these arrangements will take following the merger will be set out in due course.
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Government Response
Deferred
HM Government · verbatim extract
Deferred
The FCDO will remain committed to parliamentary and independent scrutiny of the aid budget across Government, and full transparency in aid spending. The form this takes following the merger will be set out in due course.
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