Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 26
26
Accepted in Part
Require all FCDO contracts with private contractors to adhere to IATI standards.
Conclusion
It is essential that the FCDO requires all of its contracts with private contractors to adhere to the International Aid Transparency Initiative, not just most, to ensure that all implementers of UK ODA are held to the same transparency and accountability standards. (Recommendation, Paragraph 88)
Government Response Summary
The government agrees more can be done to improve IATI publishing and is reviewing its approach to partner publishing, aiming to increase the proportion of partners that publish data while streamlining the process. However, they acknowledge challenges with sensitive data and financial burden for implementers, not fully committing to requiring *all* contracts to adhere.
Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government
Accepted in Part
Agree. The published organisation and activity data of the FCDO’s implementing partners is incomplete and more can be done to improve the completeness of the UK’s International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) publishing. While some information is omitted due to the data being too sensitive, e.g. some sensitive conflict and humanitarian environments, this only partly explains the incomplete nature of the FCDO’s implementers with non-sensitive information which have not published, and is looking into how to encourage their compliance. At the same time, the FCDO recognises that implementers are under increasing financial strain and the requirement to publish represents a financial burden, so the FCDO is reviewing its approach to partner publishing, aiming to increase the proportion of implementing partners that publish data, while lessening the administrative burden on implementers. This includes working with IATI to streamline the publication process.