The Development Committee's (DC) role should be focused on:
This means that the DC would no longer perform its oversight role of proposed financial commitments in excess of £20 million. Also the DC will no longer take papers on individual countries, and institutions unless they are judged by the Chair to contribute significantly to corporate learning. The table below provides examples of what the DC will and will not consider under these proposals.
* The DC will not duplicate the MB performance management role, purpose of discussion of these Divisional level reports will focus on promoting lesson learning.
^ The Director General for Policy and International will determine which new ISPs to bring to the DC in consultation with the DC chair.
+ The DC will only consider Country Plans if they are considered to be novel and will serve to inform the DC.
These are examples and cannot cover every eventuality. There will be other papers that do not fall neatly into these categories but that can provide a framework for a useful discussion and exchange of views to support corporate learning – such as the recent “Working with the EU” paper. Such papers can be brought to the attention of the DC secretariat that will agree with the DC Chair if they should be timetabled in for future meetings. Also individual DC members can ask the Chair for discussions on issues that appear in the discontinued list if they feel these will contribute to the overarching learning objectives of the committee.
This new approach will require a more proactive approach to setting the forward agenda for the DC. It is proposed that the DC secretariat canvas members for issues for the DC and prepare forward agendas for discussion by the DC on a six-monthly basis. It is anticipated that the DC will be able to consider between 20 to 25 issues per year.
The DC is one of four sub-committees that report to the Management Board. Each April, the DC Secretariat will produce a report, approved by the Committee, reviewing the work of the Committee over the past year, setting out progress against objectives, flagging any key issues and setting out the work plan for the next six months.
The DC typically operates by consensus. In the event of a clear dispute, the Chair will decide if it is appropriate to make a decision representing a majority view. In addition, the DC has a quorum which comprises 1 Director, 1 Director's alternate, 4 Chief Advisers or alternates plus the DC Chair (six members).
In order to promote awareness of the role of the Committee, staff from across the office should be given the opportunity to observe the DC carry out its work. A maximum of three observers will be permitted to attend each DC meeting. In the event of over-subscription, a short list will be kept.
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