Introduce transparency in aid

Make British aid more effective in reducing poverty through improved transparency and value for money

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2.1 Increase independent scrutiny by establishing the Independent Commission for Aid impact and by strengthening evaluation throughout DFID
Undertake and publish systematic reviews of evidence on the effectiveness of ten key policy interventions (e.g. use of referal services to reduce maternal mortality)	Completed
Launch Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) to lead independent scrutiny of the UK's aid projects and programmes	Completed
Review the current level of evaluation skills, posts and activities across DFID	Completed
Establish an internet-based evidence bank of quality-assessed evidence papers and systematic reviews	Completed
2.2 Introduce full transparency in aid and publish details of all new UK aid spending
Introduce a new UK Aid Transparency Guarantee	Completed
Publish full information online for all new DFID projects over £500, including core project documentation for all new projects and full project data	Completed
Push for an ambitious standard under the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)	Completed
Lead international efforts to encourage other donors to implement the IATI in the run-up to the Korea High Level Forum	Completed
Put in place mechanisms to promote feedback and accessibility from aid beneficiaries	Completed
Review progress on implementation of the UK Aid Transparency Guarantee	Completed
Publish (a) individual DFID administrative and project transactions over £500 incurred after 1st April 2011, and (b) new project reviews and project completion reports due from 1st April 2011	Apr 2011	Mar 2015
2.3 Create new mechanism to give British people a direct say in how an element of the aid budget is spent
Establish and launch new mechanism	Completed

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2.4 Reorientate DFID's programmes to focus on results
Pilot Results-Based Aid and cash-on-delivery contracts in three developing countries	Completed
Introduce new project design, appraisal, and monitoring templates to ensure greater focus on results, risks and value for money	Completed
Complete the Bilateral Aid Review	Completed
Complete the Multilateral Aid Review	Completed
Complete Humanitarian Emergency Response Review	Completed
Publish consolidated results of aid reviews and Operational Plans	Completed
Implement the findings of the aid reviews	May 2011	Mar 2015
Build more and better evaluations into DFID programmes, with rigorous impact evaluations for selected programmes	Apr 2011	Mar 2014
2.5 Give poor people more power and control over how aid is spent
Develop and issue formal guidance to all DFID country offices on scaling up participatory budgeting, cash transfers, and other measures which expand choice and empowerment to citizens in developing countries	Completed
Complete participatory assessments with recipients of cash transfers in at least five countries	Apr 2011	Dec 2012
Take forward interventions to expand choice and empowerment and make institutions more accountable to citizens in at least 10 country programmes and report on progress	Completed
2.6 Support innovative and effective smaller British non-governmental organisations to deliver results
Design and launch Global Poverty Action Fund	Completed
Announce details of the first successful innovation and impact projects supported by the fund	Completed
Evaluate the impact of the first traunche of grants awarded	Mar 2013	May 2013

Last updated: 04 May 2012

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