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<p>DFID has robust measures in place to ensure UK Aid reaches its intended beneficiaries.
UK aid to the Palestinian Authority’s (PA’s) health and education sectors is channelled
through the EU Palestinian-European Socio-Economic Management Assistance Mechanism.
Our money goes into a dedicated bank account before being paid to individuals who
have been vetted in advance. The bank account is only used for UK aid. Independent
auditors check that the money paid out from this bank account only went to the vetted
individuals after every disbursement.</p><p>UK assistance to the PA for water and
energy will be through the World Bank Partnership for Infrastructure Development in
the West Bank and Gaza Multi Donor Trust Fund. UK aid will flow from the trust fund
to dedicated accounts that will be managed by the PA in accordance with rules established
by the World Bank, and be subject to the review of external financial auditors to
provide assurance that the expenditure of funds was only on agreed programme activities.</p>
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