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date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Independent Commission for Aid Impact
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what effect the auditing of her Department's projects by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact has had on the performance of her Department's projects.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	3505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) does not audit DFID projects. Instead ICAI produces detailed studies covering the impact of any UK Overseas Development Assistance (ODA). DFID takes the work of ICAI very seriously. The specific impact of ICAI’s work varies from report to report but as ICAI noted in their Follow-up report published in June 2015 “Country offices and teams within DFID centrally have both in their approach and in the actions taken, shown in most cases a serious intent to address the issues we have raised”.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/06/2015 16:22:14 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

384725

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Independent Commission for Aid Impact
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) in the last year; how often the ICAI audits the projects of her Department; and under what criteria such audits are carried out.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	3503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) does not audit DFID projects, this is the responsibility of DFID’s Internal Audit Department. Instead ICAI produces detailed studies covering the impact of any UK Overseas Development Assistance (ODA). The criteria for selecting studies is entirely ICAI’s concern as an independent body. They develop plans based on their criteria including coverage, materiality, interest and risk and also after public consultation. Priorities are agreed with the International Development Committee (IDC).</p><p> </p><p>In 2014/15 ICAI’s expenditure was £3.4m. Since May 2011 ICAI has published 46 reports.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/06/2015 16:21:39 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

384726

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Independent Commission for Aid Impact
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the reports, evidence and recommendations of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact are scrutinised within her Department.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	3504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>DFID takes the work of Independent Commission on Aid Impact (ICAI) very seriously. Each study and follow up activity is overseen by a senior civil servant in DFID. ICAI reports are communicated to all relevant staff and published on DFID’s intranet. The Department then publishes a response, agreed by Ministers, to every ICAI recommendation setting out specific actions it will take. The Department also publishes an annual update on progress against previous recommendations online.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As ICAI noted in their follow-up report published in June 2015, “Country offices and teams within DFID centrally have both in their approach and in the actions taken, shown in most cases a serious intent to address the issues we have raised”.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/06/2015 16:21:58 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main