Independent Commission for Aid Impact explained

Independent Commission for Aid Impact
Native Name:ICAI
Formation:May 2011[1]
Purpose:Examination of the impact of UK Official Development Assistance
Leader Title:Chief Commissioner[2]
Leader Name:Dr Tamsyn Barton
Leader Title2:Commissioner
Leader Name2:Sir Hugh Bayley
Leader Title3:Commissioner
Leader Name3:Tarek Rouchdy
Staff:11 and external supplier [3]
Website:https://icai.independent.gov.uk/

The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) is an independent non-departmental public body tasked with the scrutiny of British Official development assistance (ODA).[4]

Launched in May 2011 by then Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell, the body scrutinises and reports on the effectiveness of British ODA, focusing on the work of the Department for International Development (DFID) and other government departments that disperse ODA.[5] [6] It however, does not cover ODA provided by devolved governments, that is, the Scottish and Welsh governments.[7] [8] ICAI's current Chief Commissioner is Dr Tamsyn Barton.[9]

ICAI's work is monitored by the Sub-Committee on the work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact part of the International Development Committee.[10] ICAI hires a service provider, Agulhas Applied Knowledge, to carry out its work on its behalf, and has also worked with KPMG, Concerto Partners LLP and the Swedish Institute for Public Administration.[11] [12]

It was announced that ICAI would remain as a monitoring agency as the Foreign & Commonwealth Office merged with the Department for International Development to form the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.[13]

The UK government is in the process of reviewing ICAI's remit as it did in a 2017 tailored review.[14] [15] The International Development Committee similarly is investigating ICAI's performance between 2019 and 2020 and its future.[16]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Service: Manpower . . 31 October 2011 . publications.parliament.uk . UK Hansard . 5 October 2020 . The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) was put in place as a shadow operation in October 2010 and became fully operational only in May 2011..
  2. Web site: Commissioners . . 5 October 2020 . icai.independent.gov.uk . Independent Commission for Aid Impact . 5 October 2020 . ICAI is led by a full-time chief commissioner and two part-time commissioners.
  3. Web site: ICAI Annual Report 2019-2020 ICAI functions and structure . . 1 July 2019 . icai.independent.gov.uk . Independent Commission for Aid Impact . 5 October 2020 .
  4. Web site: ICAI About Us. ICAI. 21 October 2018. 21 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Government responses to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) reports. GOV.UK. en. 2019-12-10.
  6. Book: Kerusauskaite, Ingrida. Anti-Corruption in International Development. 2018-02-06. Routledge. 978-1-351-27202-5. en.
  7. Web site: Can aid watchdog stem the sceptics? . Public Finance International . 1 October 2012 . 15 May 2014 . 17 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140517123105/http://www.publicfinanceinternational.org/news/2012/10/can-aid-watchdog-stem-the-sceptics/ . dead .
  8. Web site: ICAI's remit. ICAI. 21 October 2018. 21 October 2018.
  9. Web site: Dr Tamsyn Barton . . 22 February 2020 . icai.independent.gov.uk . ICAI . 22 February 2020 . Dr Tamsyn Barton Chief Commissioner.
  10. Web site: Role - Sub-Committee on the work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact . International Development Committee. 21 October 2018. 8 November 2018.
  11. Web site: ICAI About Us. ICAI. 22 November 2019. 21 November 2019.
  12. News: DfID's aid spend on contractors comes under scrutiny. Tran. Mark. 2013-05-16. The Guardian. 2019-12-10. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  13. News: . Foreign Secretary commits to more effective and accountable aid spending under new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office . Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) . London, UK . 29 August 2020 . 3 September 2020.
  14. Web site: ICAI review: terms of reference . . 28 October 2020 . gov.uk . Cabinet Office . 30 October 2020 .
  15. Web site: Tailored review of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) . . 7 December 2017 . gov.uk . DFID, Cabinet Office . 30 October 2020 .
  16. Web site: ICAI: Performance in 2019-20 and Future Role . . 1 September 2020 . committees.parliament.uk . UK House of Commons International Development Committee . 5 November 2020 .

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