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846912

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date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Haiti: Oxfam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions Officials of her Department have had with Oxfam on the allegations of sexual abuse by members of that organisation in Haiti.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	129086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>DFID was not aware of the allegations made against Oxfam in 2011. We first became aware that sexual allegations might be involved when Oxfam contacted the department in January 2018 and only knew the full extent of those allegations on 5 February. I met with Oxfam on 12 February to discuss the allegations and their response. On 16 February, Oxfam replied to DFID’s initial request for assurances and met my initial demands. Following our discussions, Oxfam agreed to withdraw from bidding for any new UK Government funding, until DFID is satisfied that they can meet the high standards that we expect of our partners.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 28/02/2018 17:43:07 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

846917

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Haiti: Oxfam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department has responded to the misconduct by Oxfam staff in Haiti.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	129091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to my answers to PQ 129092 and PQ 129086 for actions taken in response to Oxfam.</p><p>My Department has created a new unit to urgently review safeguarding across all parts of the aid sector to ensure everything is being done to protect people from harm, including sexual exploitation and abuse.</p><p>DFID and the Charity Commission will hold a Safeguarding Summit on 5 March, where we will meet with UK international development charities, regulators and experts to confront safeguarding failures and agree practical measures we can take forward. We are planning a larger and more wide ranging safeguarding event to occur later in the year which will look across sectors and include international counterparts.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 28/02/2018 17:47:19 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

846918

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Oxfam: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with aid agencies other than Oxfam on allegations of misconduct by members of those organisation's staff.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	129092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>I have written 192 letters to UK charities which receive UK aid, insisting that they spell out the steps they are taking to ensure their safeguarding policies are fully in place and work properly. I have called on all organisations to safeguard everyone that they come into contact with, including beneficiaries, staff and volunteers, and that organisations must report every serious incident or allegation, no matter how damaging it is to their reputation. DFID has also written to more than 393 international charities which receive UK aid to set out the high standards we expect, and we will undertake a similar exercise with all multilaterals, suppliers and stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 28/02/2018 17:51:00 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley