Appendix
Extract from the written evidence submitted by UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development (UKSSD) to the Environmental Audit Committee’s inquiry into the Voluntary National Review of UK progress against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 2019.1
This table presents a record of [UKSSD’s] … engagement with departments on individual Goal chapters of the review
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Goal |
Lead Department |
Status of engagement |
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Goal 1: No Poverty |
Department for Work and Pensions |
No contact. Heard from DFID on 24/02/19 that they were hosting roundtable on 4/03/19. No communication with UKSSD/Bond. |
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Goal 2: Zero Hunger |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
DFID helped engagement event on Goals 2, 6,12,14 and 15 on 22 March. UKSSD notified on 13 March and asked to promote to stakeholders. |
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Goal 3: Good Health |
Department for Health and Social Care |
Sent email on 30 Jan—response on 13 Feb confirming no specific engagement plans but intention to do so. Email from lead on 22 Jan asking for discussion with UKSSD chair about specific targets. Suggested expert stakeholders better. Call on 26 Feb where clear that domestic engagement would not include a roundtable but may include some expert interviews. Suggested introductions to Measuring Up stakeholders particularly lead author. Have since heard they had plans to run roundtable with international health NGOs but no domestic equivalent. No further communication. |
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Goal 4: Quality Education |
Department for Education |
No contact. Have heard that they ran some events with schools - no engagement of education professionals or experts. Some DFID intention to do outreach with Connecting Classrooms programme. |
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Goal 5: Gender Equality |
Government Equalities Office |
Organised Goal 5 consultation on back of CSW event with gender stakeholders on 14 Jan—we didn’t know until week before. Conversation with lead indicated that they are intending to get more inputs on draft chapter. GEO has alerted other departments that their stakeholders are interested in participating in other events. |
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Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
DFID helped engagement event on Goals 2, 6,12,14 and 15 on 22 March. UKSSD notified on 13 March and asked to promote to stakeholders. |
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Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy |
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
UKSSD received email on 2/04/19 of event planned on 5/04/19. |
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Goal 8: Decent work and Economic Growth |
HM Treasury |
11 Feb roundtable held—limited numbers but focused agenda on specific targets. UKSSD notified of intentions to run event in December 18 and able to feed in to agenda. |
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Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure |
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
UKSSD received email on 2/04/19 of event planned on 5/04/19 |
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Goal 10: Reduced inequalities |
Government Equalities Office |
28/02/19 roundtable held—limited numbers but focused agenda on specific targets. UKSSD informed on 4/02/19 and able to feed in to agenda. |
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Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities |
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
UKSSD received email on 3/4/19 of event on 8/4/19 |
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Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
DFID helped engagement event on Goals 2, 6,12,14 and 15 on 22 March. UKSSD notified on 13 March and asked to promote to stakeholders. |
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Goal 13: Climate Action |
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
UKSSD received email on 2/04/19 of event planned on 5/04/19 |
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Goal 14: Life Below Water |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
DFID helped engagement event on Goals 2, 6,12,14 and 15 on 22 March. UKSSD notified on 13 March and asked to promote to stakeholders. |
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Goal 15: Life on Land |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
DFID helped engagement event on Goals 2, 6,12,14 and 15 on 22 March. UKSSD notified on 13 March and asked to promote to stakeholders. |
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Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Security |
Home Office |
Roundtable with approx 30 orgs (mix of LNOB, international and domestic, and sectors) on 16/11/18. UKSSD contacted by Home Office lead on 9/10./18 and contributed to agenda and invited stakeholders. |
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Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals |
Department for International Development |
DFID leading—events booked but delayed because of delays in promoting and finalising plans. No intention to run events on partnership or policy coherence. No engagement with domestic stakeholders although we were aware of the plans. |
Published: 16 July 2019