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<p>The UK Aid Strategy,<em> Tackling Global Challenges in the National Interest</em>,
notes that the government will sharpen oversight and monitoring of all Official Development
Assistance (ODA) spend. This will apply to all government ODA spend including through
cross-government funds. HM Treasury and DFID will co-chair a working group, reporting
to ministers, in order to ensure value for money. DFID officials are working with
HM Treasury to agree the remit of this working group. All government departments and
funds spending ODA will be invited to attend the group. The group will meet for the
first time in spring 2016. In addition, DFID reports UK ODA to the OECD and is responsible
for reporting to Parliament on whether the 0.7 per cent GNI/ODA target is met. As
part of this, DFID engages with all ODA-spending departments to: collate and quality
assure UK ODA spend data for the previous calendar year for reporting to the OECD;
monitor ODA spend within each current calendar year to meet the 0.7 per cent GNI/ODA
target; and make arrangements for the independent evaluation of the extent to which
all ODA provided by the UK represents value for money.</p>
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