Business plan 2011 - 2015

DFID's business plan, which updates the one published last November, reflects achievements to date and lays out plans for the future.

  • Vision and coalition priorities for the period to 2014-15
  • Updated Structural Reform Plan showing revised actions and milestones for the next few years
  • Details of departmental expenditure and a list of common indicators to be tracked across each government department as a measure of efficiency.
  • Transparency section on how DFID will enable stakeholders to hold us more effectively to account. This provides a brief information strategy as well as a list of key indicators to be used as a guide to overall DFID performance.

Structural Reform Priorities

1. Honour international commitments

  • Honour the UK's international commitments and support actions to achieve the Millennium Development Goals

2. Introduce transparency in aid

  • Make British aid more effective by improving transparency and value for money

3. Boost wealth creation

  • Make British international development policy more focussed on boosting economic growth and wealth creation

4. Strengthen governance and security in fragile and conflict-affected countries

  • Improve the coherence and performance of British international development policy in fragile and conflict-affected countries, with a particular focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan

5. Lead international action to improve the lives of girls and women

  • Work to empower and educate girls, recognise the role of women in development and help to ensure that healthy mothers can raise strong children

6. Combat climate change

  • Drive urgent action to tackle climate change, and support adaptation and low carbon growth in developing countries

 

Last updated: 13 Jan 2012