Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 1
1
Deferred
FCDO knew ODA cuts would significantly harm people with disabilities despite global leadership.
Conclusion
Globally, the UK has been at the forefront of advancing disability inclusion across development programmes. However, as equality impact assessments published in recent years confirm, the FCDO knew that Official Development Assistance cuts would significantly harm people with disabilities. (Paragraph 12) Disability Inclusion and Rights Strategy 2022–30
Government Response Summary
The FCDO's response focuses on the disability strategy's delivery plan, stating that the updated plan will be published following the completion of a strategy review process currently underway. This does not directly address the committee's observation that FCDO knew ODA cuts would significantly harm people with disabilities.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
FCDO activity on disability, rather as a tool to create momentum across the organisation and measure progress. As the Committee has noted the plan, which is a live document, was not intended originally for external publication - in line with the practice for other FCDO strategies. The full document was shared with the External Disability Board and the Bond Disability and Development group steering committee to allow for full scrutiny of our progress. The delivery plan is an ambitious and comprehensive tool which sits directly alongside the strategy to create momentum across the whole organisation, measure progress, and support posts and central teams to deliver this ambition. The updated delivery plan will be published, as per the Committee’s recommendation, following completion of the strategy review process currently underway.