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<p>134 DFID staff have been temporarily seconded from their normal duties to work
on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. DFID is working closely with other government
departments to facilitate the return of staff deployed to other government departments,
following the extension of Article 50. As of 21 May 2019, 100 of these staff have
returned.</p><p> </p><p>To release staff for deployment, DFID undertook a detailed
prioritisation exercise to assess the internal resource required to maintain essential
delivery. For DFID, this meant meeting the legal commitment to spend 0.7% of GNI (Gross
National Income) on international development in an effective and value for money
way and the ability to respond to humanitarian emergencies. All other DFID business
is highly important however officials made decisions to slow or pause delivery in
order to support the EU exit related resource requirements of other government departments.</p>
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