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<p>British taxpayers expect all ODA to be high quality and well-targeted. So since
2010, DFID has made value for money and transparency of UK official development assistance
(ODA) a top priority. In the last 5 years, DFID has worked hard to make its systems
and processes more rigorous to make sure that aid projects reach intended beneficiaries
and deliver results, including introducing greater ministerial oversight and new spending
controls. Business cases and delivery plans are used for all DFID projects setting
out the rationale for the projects and how they will be implemented. Formal project
reviews are required annually and at completion against a performance monitoring framework.
These reviews assess and record that funds have been used for their intended purposes
and what results have been delivered. DFID has also reduced the number of bilateral
country programmes since 2010. Finally, DFID has introduced greater transparency and
scrutiny of DFID’s work through setting up the aid watchdog, the Independent Commission
for Aid Impact, which scrutinises everything DFID does, alongside the work of the
International Development Select Committee.</p><p>In line with the UK Government commitments
to increase transparency, DFID publishes details of spend transactions over £500 on
a monthly basis. This includes expenditure at supplier level and amount for Legal
and Consultancy services. This information can be accessed via the following link:
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/monthly-spend-over-500-in-the-department-for-international-development"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/monthly-spend-over-500-in-the-department-for-international-development</a>.</p>
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