Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 48
48
Accepted
Establish direct FCDO contact with local delivery organisations on security during contract phases.
Conclusion
FCDO officials managing contracts where a significant amount of aid will be delivered by local organisations should aim for direct contact with the relevant local delivery organisation during the proposal agreement stage, regardless of who the contract is with. These conversations should seek to establish whether the organisation’s security concerns have been 55 adequately covered. Subsequent conversations during implementation and evaluation phases are also strongly recommended. (Recommendation, Paragraph 94)
Government Response Summary
The government agrees and commits to issue internal guidance emphasizing the importance of FCDO officials aiming for direct contact with local delivery organisations during proposal, implementation, and evaluation stages to ensure security concerns are adequately covered.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
Agree. We agree that FCDO officials managing agreements where a significant amount of aid will be delivered by local organisations should aim for direct contact with the relevant local delivery organisation during the proposal agreement stage, and at regular intervals throughout implementation as feasible and appropriate, to ensure security concerns are adequately covered. Existing risk reporting requirements seek to promote these touch points, but FCDO plans to issue internal guidance that emphasises the importance of direct contact with all partners to discuss security risks as well as other risks, where this is feasible and would not put local partners at additional risk.