Select committee: International Development Committee
Conclusion 2
Third Report - FCDO and disability-inclusive development
Published 4 Apr 2024
Paragraph 23
Addressed to Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
The Disability Inclusion and Rights Strategy provides an excellent framework for improving the disability-inclusivity of the FCDO’s development portfolio. However, major shortcomings have become apparent in the application of the strategy, which are set out in later chapters of this Report.
From: International Development Committee, Third Report - FCDO and disability-inclusive development (HC 107), paragraph 23, 4 April 2024
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 13 January 2025 (deadline 4 June 2024).
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The government welcomes the Committee's report and sets out agree, partially agree or similar positions on the recommendations, with a refreshed strategy to be announced on 2 April 2025.
- On the delivery plan, it "partially agrees" with publication: the updated plan "will be published" following completion of the strategy review process currently underway.
- It agrees to reference the UN CRPD definition of disability, stating "We will ensure the definition is referenced explicitly in any future iterations of the strategy and delivery plan."
- On Department-wide disability targets, it partially agrees but says it "will not be possible" to complete the process by March 2025, as the OECD-DAC proposal will not have been considered by then; it will then "explore options for a target".
- On value for money, it agrees and says it "intend[s] to update the equity and value for money guide" and will provide an additional update by the stated deadline of April 2025.