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<p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office lead HMG policy on the Overseas Security and
Justice Assistance (OSJA) Guidance. The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF)
takes its responsibility to do no harm seriously. At the direction of the Joint Funds
Unit (JFU), the Stabilisation Unit (SU) commissioned Palladium, a SU provider, to
undertake an audit of OSJAs across CSSF programmes, at a cost of £31,801.64. <br>
<br>The audit showed that the majority of programme teams have a good understanding
of the human rights risks their programmes are operating in, and a realistic view
of the extent to which risks can be mitigated. The audit’s findings also highlighted
areas where the process could be improved.</p><p>In response to the audit’s recommendations,
the JFU is updating CSSF programmatic guidance and the Stabilisation Unit is also
updating its core security and justice training for HMG staff to align with the revised
guidance.</p><p>As the Government stated in its response to Question 249954, there
are no plans to publish the OSJA audit.</p>
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