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| | | “The independent Commission For Aid Impact |
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| | | Accountability and Reporting |
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| | | 1 (1) | It will be the responsibility of the Secretary of State for International |
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| | | Developent to lay responses to reports of the ICAI before Parliament. |
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| | | (2) | The ICAI shall carry out all other duties as established. |
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| | | 2 (1) | The budget of the ICAI for the purpose of section ( ) will be agreed by the |
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| | | Secretary of State for International Development. |
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| | | (2) | The Department for International Development may make to the ICAI such |
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| | | payments out of money provided by Parliament as the Department for |
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| | | International Development considers appropriate for the purposes of enabling |
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| | | the ICAI to meet its expenses arising under this Act. |
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| | | (3) | Payment are to be made at such times, and subject to any such conditions, as |
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| | | the Department for International Development considers appropriate.” |
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| | | | To move the following Schedule— |
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| | | “The independent International Development Office |
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| | | 3 | The IIDO is to consist of a member to chair it and six other members, |
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| | | appointed by the Secretary of State for International Development following a |
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5 | | pre-appointment hearing by, and with the consent of, the International |
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| | | Development Committee of the House of Commons. |
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| | | 4 (1) | The IIDO may employ staff. |
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| | | (2) | Staff are to be employed on such terms as to remuneration and other matters as |
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10 | | the IIDO may, with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service, |
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| | | (3) | Service as a member of staff of the IIDO is employment in the civil service of |
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| | | (4) | The IIDO must pay to the Minister for the Civil Service, at such times as the |
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15 | | Minister may direct, such sums as the Minister may determine in respect of the |
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| | | increase in the sums payable out of money provided by Parliament that is |
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| | | attributable to the provision of pensions, allowances or gratuities under section |
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| | | 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 payable to or in respect of persons who are |
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| | | or have been members of staff of the IIDO. |
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| | | 5 (1) | The IIDO will have the responsibility to carry out independent evaluation of |
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| | | the relevance, impact, value-for-money and sustainability of ODA. |
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| | | (2) | The IIDO will develop systems to verify the extent to which ODA is spent |
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| | | 6 (1) | The IIDO must prepare a report of the performance of its functions in each |
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| | | (2) | The report relating to a financial year must be prepared as soon as possible |
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| | | after the end of the financial year. |
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30 | | (3) | The report must be sent to the Department for International Development. |
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| | | (4) | The Department for International Development must lay the report before |
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| | | (5) | “Financial year” means— |
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| | | (a) | the period which begins with the day on which this Schedule comes |
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35 | | into force and ends with the following 31 March; |
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| | | (b) | each successive period of 12 months. |
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| | | Accountability and Reporting |
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| | | 7 (1) | It will be the responsibility of the Secretary of State for International |
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| | | Development to lay responses to reports of the IIDO before Parliament. |
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40 | | (2) | The International Development Committee of the House of Commons may |
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| | | provide parliamentary oversight of the work of the IIDO and report annually |
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| | | on its current and future work programme. |
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| | | 8 (1) | The budget of the IIDO will be agreed by the Secretary of State for |
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45 | | International Development. |
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| | | (2) | The Department for International Development may make to the IIDO such |
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| | | payments out of money provided by Parliament as the Department for |
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| | | International Development considers appropriate for the purpose of enabling |
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| | | the IIDO to meet its expenses. |
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50 | | (3) | Payments are to be made at such times, and subject to any such conditions, as |
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| | | (a) | keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to its accounts, and |
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55 | | (b) | prepare in respect of each financial year a statement of accounts. |
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| | | (2) | Each statement of accounts must comply with any directions given by the |
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| | | International Development Committee as to— |
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| | | (a) | the information to be contained in it and the manner in which it is to |
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60 | | (b) | the methods and principles according to which the statement is to be |
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| | | (c) | the additional information (if any) which is to be provided to |
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| | | (3) | The IIDO must send a copy of each statement of accounts to— |
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65 | | (a) | the Secretary of State for International Development, and |
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| | | (b) | the Comptroller and Auditor General, before the end of the month of |
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| | | June next following the financial year to which the statement relates. |
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| | | (4) | The Comptroller and Auditor General must— |
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| | | (a) | examine, certify and report on each statement of accounts, and |
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70 | | (b) | send a copy of each report and certified statement to the Secretary of |
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| | | State for International Development. |
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| | | (5) | The Secretary of State for International Development must lay before |
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| | | Parliament a copy of each such report and certified statement. |
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| | | (6) | “Financial year” has the same meaning as in paragraph 4(5). |
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75 | | (7) | The IIDO must keep under review whether its internal financial controls secure |
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| | | References to International Development Committee |
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| | | 10 (1) | Any reference in this Schedule to the International Development Committee of |
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80 | | (a) | (a) if the name of that Committee is changed, is to be treated as a |
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| | | reference to that Committee by its new name, and |
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| | | (b) | if the functions of that Committee (or substantially corresponding |
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| | | functions) become functions of a different Committee of the House of |
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| | | Commons, is to be treated as a reference to the Committee by which |
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| | | (2) | Any question arising under sub-paragraph (1) is to be determined by the |
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| | | Speaker of the House of Commons. |
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| | | As Amendments to Philip Davies’ proposed New Schedule (NS2):— |
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| | | Line 3, leave out “six” and insert “four” |
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| | | Line 4, leave out “for International Development” |
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| | | Line 5, leave out from “of,” to end of line 6 and insert “a committee in the House |
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| | of Commons and an equivalent committee in the House of Lords” |
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| | | Line 6, after “Commons” insert “and equivalent committee in the House of |
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| | | Line 12, leave out sub-paragraph (3) |
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