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26.

UK – Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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OVERVIEW

See UK-wide commitments and recommendations.

 The FCO is responsible for several streams of ODA and related funding, including bilateral development assistance programmes, diplomacy-related aid costs and some contributions to multilateral organisations. It is also responsible for the British Council and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and holds joint responsibility with DFID and MOD for the partially ODA-funded Conflict Pool. The FCO published an open data strategy in June 2012 but it did not include development assistance. In March 2013 it published an ambitious IATI implementation schedule and a list of milestones towards greater aid transparency. The FCO should be congratulated for beginning to publish to IATI in July 2013. This first publication was limited to basic and classification information on activities, including 2012 data for activities conducted by the FCO and the British Council.

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ANALYSIS

The FCO’s rise in the overall ranking is indicative of progress in the last year. It ranks 13th out of 49 bilateral organisations. Some performance data is available on the FCO’s website but it is not published systematically. Similarly, only patchy information on activity-related documents is available. Of the 22 indicators that take format into account, fewer than two thirds are published in machine-readable formats. Furthermore, FCO’s IATI data does not include important fields such as actual dates, overall project costs, current status, implementing organisations, results or conditions.

RECOMMENDATIONS

  • The FCO should improve its publication to IATI so it is comprehensive, uses all fields and includes an organisation file. As implementation progresses, it should revise its implementation schedule and make further improvements. It should begin exploring automatic publication out of its systems to ensure that data is high quality, sustainable and frequently updated.
  • It should promote access and use of its aid information on its website and via an open data portal.
  • The FCO should work with DFID and MOD to publish the activities of the Conflict Pool.

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DONOR PROFILE

First published to IATI:

Jul-13

Data was found in the following formats where relevant:

41% IATI

18% CSV/Excel

5% PDF

0% Website

36% Not Published

SCORING

34.68%

COMMITMENT TO
AID TRANSPARENCY:

5.43/10

PUBLICATION
ORGANISATION LEVEL:

7.78/25

PUBLICATION
ACTIVITY LEVEL:

21.48/65

Commitment

1. FOIA

2. Implementation Schedules

3. Accessibility

Publication Status
Source

http://www.rti-rating.org/country_data.php

Comments

Global RTI rating score of 99. Score conversion from total score on Global RTI rating to Index points done using the following scale: 1 - 60: 33 61- 90: 66 91 - 150: 100.

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1. FOIA

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Document
http://www.rti-rating.org/country_data.php
Global RTI rating score of 99. Score conversion from total score on Global RTI rating to Index points done using the Expand...following scale: 1 - 60: 33 61- 90: 66 91 - 150: 100
Donor Review
Document
http://www.rti-rating.org/country_data.php
we agree with this rating
PWYF Review
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Document
http://www.rti-rating.org/country_data.php
Global RTI rating score of 99. Score conversion from total score on Global RTI rating to Index points done using the Expand...following scale: 1 - 60: 33 61- 90: 66 91 - 150: 100.
Donor Comments
Publication Status
Source

http://tracker.publishwhatyoufund.org/plan/organisations/

Comments

Based on total score received on Publish What You Fund's analysis of Common Standard/IATI implementation schedules.

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2. Implementation schedules

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Document
http://tracker.publishwhatyoufund.org/plan/organisations/
Based on total score received on Publish What You Fund's analysis of Common Standard/IATI implementation schedules
Donor Review
Document
http://tracker.publishwhatyoufund.org/plan/organisations/
PWYF Review
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Document
http://tracker.publishwhatyoufund.org/plan/organisations/
Based on total score received on Publish What You Fund's analysis of Common Standard/IATI implementation schedules.
Donor Comments
Publication Status
Source

No data available.

Comments

No project database or data portal found

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3. Accessibility

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Document
N/A
No project database or data portal found
Donor Review
Document
N/A
Data is published at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications
PWYF Review
The evidence provided is for an excel spreadsheet. This is not the same as a project database or a portal and Expand...hence cannot be taken into consideration.
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
The evidence provided is for an excel spreadsheet. This is not the same as a project database or a portal and Expand...hence cannot be taken into consideration.
PWYF Final Assessment
Document
No project database or data portal found
Donor Comments

Planning

Financial

4. Organisation Strategy

5. Annual Report

6. Allocation Policy

7. Procurement Policy

8. Country Strategy

9. Total Budget

10. Disaggregated Budgets

11. Audit

Publication Status

Always

Format: Document

Source

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32853/business-plan-12.pdf

Comments

2012-2015 business plan published.

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4. Organisation strategy

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Always
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32853/business-plan-12.pdf
2012-2015 Business plan
Donor Review
Always
Document
PWYF Review
Always
Document
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Always
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32853/business-plan-12.pdf
2012-2015 business plan published.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Always

Format: Document

Source

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=Annual+Report+12%2F13&publication_filter_option=all&topics%5B%5D=all&departments%5B%5D=foreign-commonwealth-office&world_locations%5B%5D=all&direction=before&date=2013-08-01

Comments

2012-13 annual report and accounts published.

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5. Annual report

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Always
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32880/annual-report-accounts-2011-12.pdf
Annual Report and Accounts 2011-2012
Donor Review
Always
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=Annual+Report+12%2F13&publication_filter_option=all&topics%5B%5D=all&departments%5B%5D=foreign-commonwealth-office&world_locations%5B%5D=all&direction=before&date=2013-08-01 Expand...
2012-13 annual report and accounts now available
PWYF Review
Always
Document
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Always
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=Annual+Report+12%2F13&publication_filter_option=all&topics%5B%5D=all&departments%5B%5D=foreign-commonwealth-office&world_locations%5B%5D=all&direction=before&date=2013-08-01 Expand...
2012-13 annual report and accounts published.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Sometimes

Format: Document

Source

https://www.gov.uk/government/topics/international-aid-and-development

Comments

The evidence provided does not include information on how the organisation chooses where to spend its resources, i.e. on which countries or themes rather than others and hence cannot be accepted as an allocation policy.

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6. Allocation policy

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Sometimes
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/topics/international-aid-and-development
The gov.uk website has a section on Policies for International Development. Specific organisations are associated with each policy. FCO is listed Expand...as the sole organisation for the following policies: 1) Promoting human rights internationally FCO is listed jointly with other organisations for the following policies: 2) Promoting stability throughout the Western Balkans 3) Reducing the impact of climate change in developing countries 4) Supporting the Overseas Territories 5) Working for peace and long-term stability in the Middle East and North Africa 6) Preventing conflict in fragile states 7) Strengthening the Commonwealth The information provided for each of these policies could be considered roughly equivalent to an allocation policy. However, where FCO is listed jointly with other organisations, it is not possible to ascertain policies specific to FCO. Hence scored 'sometimes.'
Donor Review
Always
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32853/business-plan-12.pdf
The FCO's Business Plan sets out in detail the basis on which we allocate resources, including ODA.
PWYF Review
Sometimes
Document
The evidence provided does not include information on how the organisation chooses where to spend its resources, i.e. on which Expand...countries or themes rather than others and hence cannot be accepted as an allocation policy.
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Sometimes
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/topics/international-aid-and-development
The evidence provided does not include information on how the organisation chooses where to spend its resources, i.e. on which countries Expand...or themes rather than others and hence cannot be accepted as an allocation policy.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Always

Format: Document

Source

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/about/procurement

Comments

Details of FCO purchasing arrangements and information for those looking to become a supplier or contractor are published.

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7. Procurement policy

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Always
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/about/procurement
Details of FCO purchasing arrangements and information for those looking to become a supplier or contractor are published.
Donor Review
Always
Document
PWYF Review
Always
Document
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Always
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/about/procurement
Details of FCO purchasing arrangements and information for those looking to become a supplier or contractor are published.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Always

Format: Document

Source

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32853/business-plan-12.pdf

Comments

There is a Policy for Establishing stability in Afghanistan that lists FCO among the associated organisations.

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8. Country strategy

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Always
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/establishing-stability-in-afghanistan
There is a Policy for Establishing stability in Afghanistan that lists FCO among the associated organisations.
Donor Review
Always
Document
www.gov.uk carries country by country and thematic strategies.
PWYF Review
Always
Document
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Always
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32853/business-plan-12.pdf
There is a Policy for Establishing stability in Afghanistan that lists FCO among the associated organisations.
Donor Comments
Publication Status
Source

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32853/business-plan-12.pdf

Comments

Planned budget up to 2014/2015 published in the Business Plan document

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9. Total budget

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32853/business-plan-12.pdf
Planned expenditure until 2014/2015 published in the Business Plan document
Donor Review
Pdf
http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/public-spending
We now have a total budget confirmed for 2015-16 too.
PWYF Review
Pdf
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32853/business-plan-12.pdf
Planned budget up to 2014/2015 published in the Business Plan document
Donor Comments
Publication Status
Source

No data available.

Comments

This information could not be found.

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10. Disaggregated budgets

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
N/A
No forward budget data found for FCO spend in Afghanistan
Donor Review
Not published
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=Business+Plan&publication_filter_option=all&topics%5B%5D=all&departments%5B%5D=foreign-commonwealth-office&world_locations%5B%5D=all&direction=before&date=2013-08-01 http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2013-06-11a.4WS.1 Expand...
Headline data on planned FCO ODA expenditure is published as part of the FCO business plan. Detail on planned programme expenditure Expand...is published as a Written Ministerial Statement. We do not publish annual forward planning data for countries because we do not gather this data internally: FCO programme spend is spread across thematic programmes.
PWYF Review
Not published
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Not published
This information could not be found.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Always

Format: Document

Source

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=Annual+Report+12%2F13&publication_filter_option=all&topics%5B%5D=all&departments%5B%5D=foreign-commonwealth-office&world_locations%5B%5D=all&direction=before&date=2013-08-01

Comments

2012-2013 accounts are published.

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11. Audit

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Always
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32880/annual-report-accounts-2011-12.pdf
Financial statements certified by the NAO are part of the Annual Report and Accounts (Page 76)
Donor Review
Always
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=Annual+Report+12%2F13&publication_filter_option=all&topics%5B%5D=all&departments%5B%5D=foreign-commonwealth-office&world_locations%5B%5D=all&direction=before&date=2013-08-01 Expand...
2012-13 annual report and accounts now available
PWYF Review
Always
Document
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Always
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=Annual+Report+12%2F13&publication_filter_option=all&topics%5B%5D=all&departments%5B%5D=foreign-commonwealth-office&world_locations%5B%5D=all&direction=before&date=2013-08-01 Expand...
2012-2013 accounts are published.
Donor Comments

Basic

Classifications

Financial

Performance

12. Implementer

13. Unique ID

14. Title

15. Description

16. Planned Dates

17. Actual Dates

18. Current Status

19. Contact Details

20. Collaboration Type

21. Flow Type

22. Aid Type

23. Finance Type

24. Sector

25. Sub-national Location

26. Tied Aid Status

27. MoU

28. Evaluations

29. Objectives

30. Budget Docs

31. Contracts

32. Tenders

33. Overall Cost

34. Planned Expenditure

35. Actual Expenditure

36. Budget Identifier

37. Results

38. Impact Appraisals

39. Conditions

Publication Status

Not Published

Source

No data available.

Comments

This information could not be found.

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12. Implementer

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Not published
N/A
No current project level data could be found for FCO's aid activities in Afghanistan.
Donor Review
Not published
Not published
under consideration for publication.
PWYF Review
Not published
Not published
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Not published
Not published
This information could not be found.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%

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Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 99.5%

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Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 97.5%

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Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%

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Publication Status

Always

Format: Machine-readable

Source

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209724/ODA_FCO_Programme_Spend_Jan_-_Dec2012.csv

Comments

Published in CSV format.

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17. Actual dates

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Not published
N/A
No current project level data could be found for FCO's aid activities in Afghanistan.
Donor Review
Always
Machine readable
Data for calendar year 2012, ie ending within the last 12 months is now available, for Afghanistan and all countries where Expand...the FCO delivers ODA. Each project has an identified posting date.
PWYF Review
Always
Machine readable
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209724/ODA_FCO_Programme_Spend_Jan_-_Dec2012.csv Expand...
Evidence provided by the donor accepted. Response changed to 'always published.'
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Always
Machine readable
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209724/ODA_FCO_Programme_Spend_Jan_-_Dec2012.csv Expand...
Published in CSV format.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Not Published

Source

No data available.

Comments

The current status of the project is not explicitly mentioned in the CSV file with project data for calendar year 2012.

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18. Current Status

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Not published
N/A
No current project level data could be found for FCO's aid activities in Afghanistan.
Donor Review
Always
Machine readable
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications
Data for calendar year 2012, ie ending within the last 12 months is now available, for Afghanistan and all countries where Expand...the FCO delivers ODA. Each project has a clearly identified end (posting) date.
PWYF Review
Not published
Not published
The current status of the project is not explicitly mentioned.
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Not published
Not published
The current status of the project is not explicitly mentioned in the CSV file with project data for calendar year 2012.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Not Published

Source

No data available.

Comments

No current project level data could be found for FCO's aid activities in Afghanistan. This information needs to be easily accessible from the page on which the projects are listed, which is currently not the case.

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19. Contact details

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Not published
N/A
No current project level data could be found for FCO's aid activities in Afghanistan.
Donor Review
Always
Website
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office
General contact details for the FCO are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office. We do not publish detail on named individuals. Expand...
PWYF Review
Not published
Not published
This information needs to be easily accessible from the page on which the projects are listed, which is currently not the Expand...case.
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Not published
Not published
No current project level data could be found for FCO's aid activities in Afghanistan. This information needs to be easily accessible Expand...from the page on which the projects are listed, which is currently not the case.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Always

Format: Machine-readable

Source

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209724/ODA_FCO_Programme_Spend_Jan_-_Dec2012.csv

Comments

Published in csv format.

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20. Collaboration Type

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Not published
N/A
No current project level data could be found for FCO's aid activities in Afghanistan. If a single collaboration type applies to Expand...all activities, it needs to be explicitly mentioned somewhere on the website.
Donor Review
Always
Machine readable
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications
Data for calendar year 2012, ie ending within the last 12 months is now available, for Afghanistan and all countries where Expand...the FCO delivers ODA. We differentiate clearly between bilateral and multilateral spend.
PWYF Review
Always
Machine readable
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209724/ODA_FCO_Programme_Spend_Jan_-_Dec2012.csv Expand...
Evidence provided by the donor accepted. Response changed to 'always' published.'
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Always
Machine readable
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209724/ODA_FCO_Programme_Spend_Jan_-_Dec2012.csv Expand...
Published in csv format.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%

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Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%

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Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%

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Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 99%

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Publication Status

Not Published

Source

No data available.

Comments

This information could not be found.

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25. Sub-national location

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Not published
N/A
No current project level data could be found for FCO's aid activities in Afghanistan.
Donor Review
Not published
Not published
not yet published
PWYF Review
Not published
Not published
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Not published
Not published
This information could not be found.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Always

Format: Machine-readable

Source

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209724/ODA_FCO_Programme_Spend_Jan_-_Dec2012.csv

Comments

Ties aid status published in CSV format.

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26. Tied Aid Status

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Not published
N/A
No current project level data could be found for FCO's aid activities in Afghanistan.
Donor Review
Always
Machine readable
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications
Data for calendar year 2012, ie ending within the last 12 months is now available, for Afghanistan and all countries where Expand...the FCO delivers ODA. Each project contains information on tied aid status.
PWYF Review
Always
Machine readable
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209724/ODA_FCO_Programme_Spend_Jan_-_Dec2012.csv Expand...
Evidence provided by the donor accepted.
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Always
Machine readable
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209724/ODA_FCO_Programme_Spend_Jan_-_Dec2012.csv Expand...
Ties aid status published in CSV format.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Not Published

Source

No data available.

Comments

This information could not be found.

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27. MoU

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/36449/uk-a-strat-partner.pdf
Strategic bilateral partnership agreement between Government of UK and Government of Afghanistan but it makes no mention of FCO's role.
Donor Review
Not published
Document
PWYF Review
Not published
Document
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Not published
Document
This information could not be found.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Sometimes

Format: Document

Source

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications

Comments

Sometimes published.

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28. Evaluations

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Document
N/A
No current project level data could be found for FCO's aid activities in Afghanistan.
Donor Review
Sometimes
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications
We have published detail on FCO evaluation policy and evaluations of many areas of FCO ODA spend for 2012-13, ie ending Expand...within the last 12 months.
PWYF Review
Sometimes
Document
Changed to 'sometimes published' based on evidence provided by the donor.
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Sometimes
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications
Sometimes published.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Not Published

Source

No data available.

Comments

This information could not be found. Project description needs to be distinct from objectives in order to score on this indicator.

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29. Objectives

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Document
N/A
No current project level data could be found for FCO's aid activities in Afghanistan.
Donor Review
Always
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications
Data for calendar year 2012, ie ending within the last 12 months is now available, for Afghanistan and all countries where Expand...the FCO delivers ODA. For every project we include a project description, which identifies the objectives of the project.
PWYF Review
Not published
Document
Project description needs to be distinct from objectives in order to score on this indicator.
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Not published
Document
This information could not be found. Project description needs to be distinct from objectives in order to score on this indicator.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Not Published

Source

No data available.

Comments

This information could not be found. This is a specific budget detailing what the intended spending is for the different lines of the individual activity. The total overall cost cannot be accepted for this indicator.

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30. Budget Docs

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Document
N/A
No current project level data could be found for FCO's aid activities in Afghanistan.
Donor Review
Always
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications
Data for calendar year 2012, ie ending within the last 12 months is now available, for Afghanistan and all countries where Expand...the FCO delivers ODA. For every project we identify the budget.
PWYF Review
Not published
Document
This is a specific budget detailing what the intended spending is for the different lines of the individual activity. The total Expand...overall cost cannot be accepted for this indicator.
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Not published
Document
This information could not be found. This is a specific budget detailing what the intended spending is for the different lines Expand...of the individual activity. The total overall cost cannot be accepted for this indicator.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Not Published

Source

No data available.

Comments

No information found on contracts awarded by FCO for aid activities.

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31. Contracts

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Document
N/A
No information found on contracts awarded by FCO for aid activities.
Donor Review
Always
Document
In line with our wider transparency obligations we publish all contracts with UK suppliers over £10k through contractfinder
PWYF Review
Not published
Document
https://online.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/Search%20Contracts/Search%20Contracts%20Results.aspx?site=1000&lang=en&sc=376f8455-7cda-4305-874f-0e727f087cb1&osc=33dfcdd5-6231-4067-90c3-cceb74230622&rb=1&ctlPageSize_pagesize=100&ctlPaging_page=2 Expand...
No information found on contracts awarded by FCO for aid activities.
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Not published
Document
No information found on contracts awarded by FCO for aid activities.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Not Published

Source

No data available.

Comments

The contracts finder database did not return any results on FCO's aid projects.Tenders for aid projects could not be found elsewhere on the website.

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32. Tenders

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Document
https://online.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/Search%20Contracts/Search%20Contracts%20Results.aspx?site=1000&lang=en&sc=e6d00e22-919a-4421-aa12-6d06381dc4b8&osc=5ad96d33-73a4-44a7-92a4-c3fe2e80aa37&rb=1 Expand...
The contracts finder database did not return any results on FCO's aid projects.Tenders for aid projects could not be found elsewhere Expand...on the website. FCO to clarify whether these tenders are published and if so, where.
Donor Review
Not published
Document
PWYF Review
Not published
Document
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Not published
Document
The contracts finder database did not return any results on FCO's aid projects.Tenders for aid projects could not be found elsewhere Expand...on the website.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Always

Format: Machine-readable

Source

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209724/ODA_FCO_Programme_Spend_Jan_-_Dec2012.csv

Comments

Published in CSV format.

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33. Overall cost

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Not published
N/A
No current project level data could be found for FCO's aid activities in Afghanistan.
Donor Review
Always
Machine readable
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications
Data for calendar year 2012, ie ending within the last 12 months is now available, for Afghanistan and all countries where Expand...the FCO delivers ODA. For each project there is a cleary identified budget and amount of spend.
PWYF Review
Always
Machine readable
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209724/ODA_FCO_Programme_Spend_Jan_-_Dec2012.csv Expand...
Evidence provided by the donor accepted. Response changed to 'always published.'
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Always
Machine readable
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/209724/ODA_FCO_Programme_Spend_Jan_-_Dec2012.csv Expand...
Published in CSV format.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Not Published

Source

No data available.

Comments

Planned expenditure at the activity or project level could not be found.

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34. Planned expenditure

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Not published
N/A
No current project level data could be found for FCO's aid activities in Afghanistan.
Donor Review
Always
Website
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=Business+Plan&publication_filter_option=all&topics%5B%5D=all&departments%5B%5D=foreign-commonwealth-office&world_locations%5B%5D=all&direction=before&date=2013-08-01 http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2013-06-11a.4WS.1 Expand...
Headline data on planned FCO ODA expenditure is published as part of the FCO business plan. Detail on planned programme expenditure Expand...is published as a Written Ministerial Statement. We do not publish annual forward planning data for countries because we do not gather this data internally: FCO programme spend is spread across thematic programmes.
PWYF Review
Not published
Not published
Planned expenditure at the activity or project level could not be found.
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Not published
Not published
Planned expenditure at the activity or project level could not be found.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

IATI

Data quality: 100%

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Publication Status

Not Published

Source

No data available.

Comments

This information could not be found.

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36. Budget Identifier

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Not published
N/A
This information could not be found.
Donor Review
Always
Machine readable
Data for calendar year 2012, ie ending within the last 12 months is now available, for Afghanistan and all countries where Expand...the FCO delivers ODA. Each project has its own unique identifier.
PWYF Review
Not published
Not published
N/A
Budget identifier is not the same as unique identifier. The Budget ID links the activity to the recipient country government's own Expand...budget codes.
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Not published
Not published
This information could not be found.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Sometimes

Format: Website

Source

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications

Comments

Some results information contained in the evaluations documents. Response changed to ;sometimes published'.

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37. Results

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Not published
N/A
No current project level data could be found for FCO's aid activities in Afghanistan.
Donor Review
Sometimes
Website
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications
We have published detail on FCO evaluation policy and evaluations of many areas of FCO ODA spend for 2012-13, ie ending Expand...within the last 12 months.
PWYF Review
Sometimes
Website
Some results information contained in the evaluations documents. Response changed to ;sometimes published'.
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Sometimes
Website
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications
Some results information contained in the evaluations documents. Response changed to ;sometimes published'.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Sometimes

Format: Document

Source

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications

Comments

Impact appraisals are sometimes published.

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38. Impact Appraisals

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Document
N/A
No current project level data could be found for FCO's aid activities in Afghanistan.
Donor Review
Sometimes
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications
We have published detail on FCO evaluation policy and evaluations of many areas of FCO ODA spend for 2012-13, ie ending Expand...within the last 12 months.
PWYF Review
Sometimes
Document
Changed to 'sometimes published' based on evidence provided by the donor.
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Sometimes
Document
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/series/overseas-development-aid-oda-information#publications
Impact appraisals are sometimes published.
Donor Comments
Publication Status

Not Published

Source

No data available.

Comments

Performance or policy conditions related to projects need to be published in order to score on this indicator. If no conditions are placed, this must be explicitly stated.

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39. Conditions

Stage

Status

Format

Source

Comments

Researcher
Not published
Document
N/A
No current project level data could be found for FCO's aid activities in Afghanistan.
Donor Review
Not published
Document
We do not place conditions on our projects.
PWYF Review
Not published
Document
N/A
Independent Reviewer
Disagree
PWYF Final Assessment
Not published
Document
Performance or policy conditions related to projects need to be published in order to score on this indicator. If no conditions Expand...are placed, this must be explicitly stated.
Donor Comments
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