Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 50
50
FCDO's contract approach obstructs cost-effective pooling of security risk management services.
Conclusion
The relief and development sector continues to strive for value for money– maximising the essential aid to those who need it whilst keeping its staff safe. We have witnessed the strong collegiate working between security risk management professionals across the sector. However, the FCDO’s current approach to contracts does not go as far as it could to encourage the pooling of services that would allow more cost-effective security risk management. (Conclusion, Paragraph 98)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 5 September 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗