Improving the lives of women and girls overseas
This report assesses whether DFID’s 2018 Strategic Vision for Gender Equality is well placed to secure value for money.
Published:
29 Apr 2020
29 Apr 2020
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Department for International Development
Departmental Overview: Department for International Development 2019
The NAO is publishing a suite of Departmental Overviews, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons Select Committees and Members of Parliament.
Published:
5 Nov 2019
5 Nov 2019
The effectiveness of Official Development Assistance expenditure
This report focuses on what Official Development Assistance spending is achieving in practice.
Published:
20 Jun 2019
20 Jun 2019
Departmental Overview: Department for International Development
This Overview summarises the Department’s responsibilities on how it spends its money and its key developments of work.
Published:
7 Nov 2018
7 Nov 2018
Managing the Official Development Assistance target a report on progress
Official Development Assistance is being increasingly spent by departments other than the Department for International Development.
Published:
18 Jul 2017
18 Jul 2017
Investigation into the Department for International Development’s approach to tackling fraud
The NAO has conducted an investigation into DFID’s approach to tackling fraud, following an increase in the potential risks after the government committed to spend 0.7% of GDP on foreign aid.
Published:
9 Feb 2017
9 Feb 2017
Department for International Development: investing through CDC
The Department for International Development has improved its oversight of CDC and has directed it to address many of the weaknesses previously identified by Parliament. However, it remains a significant challenge for CDC to demonstrate its ultimate objective of creating and making a lasting difference to people’s lives in some of the world’s poorest places.
Published:
28 Nov 2016
28 Nov 2016
Departmental Overview 2015-16: Department for International Development
This guide is designed to provide a quick and accessible overview of the Department for International Development and focuses in particular on where we believe the Department’s performance could be improved, using examples from our published work.
Published:
8 Nov 2016
8 Nov 2016
Realising the benefits of the St Helena Airport project
The St Helena airport’s planned opening date in May 2016 has been postponed as outstanding safety concerns are addressed, potentially adding to the project’s cost and delaying its benefits.
Published:
9 Jun 2016
9 Jun 2016
Responding to crises
The Department for International Development’s spending on humanitarian interventions has almost trebled between 2010-11 and 2014-15 to more than £1 billion per year, rising as a share of its total budget from 6% to 14%.
Published:
21 Jan 2016
21 Jan 2016