Development Aid: Corruption and Maladministration
Commons · Question 107964 · Tabled 23 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of changes in levels of (a) maladministration and (b) corruption involved in the onsite distribution of the overseas aid budget between
Answer
Answered by Chris Elmore, 30 Jan 2026
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) actively monitors and manages fraud, bribery, corruption and error risks across its Official Development Assistance (ODA) portfolio through a range of controls, reporting mechanisms and ongoing risk ...