The International Development Committee considered the Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s (ICAI) performance between 2019 and 2020. The evidence session discussed the key questions that the Government’s recently announced review of the Commission should be addressing, and the intended reforms. The newly merged Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) announced the review of ICAI on 29 August.
The Committee also explored ICAI’s future relationship with Parliament following the establishment of the FCDO and possible changes to parliamentary scrutiny of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget.