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This week marks one year on since the UK Department for International Development hosted the 2018 Safeguarding Summit, Putting People First: tackling sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment in the aid sector.

In early 2018 the aid sector’s failure over many years to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation, abuse...

Member
Lord Sharma (Conservative)
Department
Department for International Development
Type
Written statements
Date
17 October 2019
Reference
HCWS17
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Department for International Development
Type
Deposited papers
Date
17 October 2019
Reference
DEP2019-0966
House
House of Commons

My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for International Development, has today made the following statement:

This week marks one year on since the UK Department for International Development hosted the 2018 Safeguarding Summit, Putting People First: tackling sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment in the aid sector.

In...

Member
Baroness Sugg (Conservative)
Department
Department for International Development
Type
Written statements
Date
17 October 2019
Reference
HLWS17
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department’s policy is on funding organisations that provide abortions that have (a) been found guilty of breaking the law and (b) ineffective procedures for addressing sexual misconduct.

Asked by
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 February 2019
Reference
214479
House
House of Commons

Written Ministerial Statement

Update on DFID’s work on safeguarding

Ahead of the forthcoming anniversary of the first media stories about the Haiti case, and further to my ministerial statement of 25 October, I would like to update the House on preventing and responding to sexual exploitation and abuse and...

Member
Penny Mordaunt (Conservative)
Department
Department for International Development
Type
Written statements
Date
4 February 2019
Reference
HCWS1294
House
House of Commons

My Rt. Hon. friend Secretary of State for International Development has today made the following statement:

Update on DFID’s work on safeguarding

Ahead of the forthcoming anniversary of the first media stories about the Haiti case, and further to my ministerial statement of 25 October, I would like to update the House...

Member
Lord Bates (Conservative)
Department
Department for International Development
Type
Written statements
Date
4 February 2019
Reference
HLWS1260
House
House of Lords

What steps she is taking to protect aid projects following reports of sexual misconduct by Oxfam and other charity workers overseas.

Asked by
Simon Clarke (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 July 2018
Reference
906252
House
House of Commons

As I announced in my opening response to topical questions, we have a process under way within our Department, working with civil society both in the UK and internationally, to look at how we can strengthen that relationship. As part of that though, I believe there will also be a discussion around standards and commitments that NGOs can make to ensure that they are part of a strategy that we are delivering, but a good part and one that does not have reputational risk to it.

Prime Minister

The Prime Minister was asked—

Answered by
Justine Greening (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
8 July 2015
Reference
598 c309
House
House of Commons

The Secretary of State will have seen coverage in the Daily Mail and other newspapers about four charities that are supported by her Department that are using aggressive fundraising tactics. No doubt she welcomes the decision

by Oxfam to suspend all telephone fundraising in the UK while it investigates these claims of malpractice. What steps will she be taking to ensure that other charities embroiled in this case follow suit?

Asked by
Stephen Kinnock (Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Topical questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
8 July 2015
Reference
598 c309
House
House of Commons
The UK takes all allegations of misconduct by peacekeepers and aid workers seriously. We fully support the UN Secretary-General's zero tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and abuse and we work to ensure that the highest standards of conduct are required of UN personnel.
Answered by
Gareth Thomas (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
11 June 2008
Reference
477 c298
House
House of Commons
There has been a significant improvement in the UN's response to these allegations. The Save the Children report is nevertheless a timely reminder of the need to continue to do more to promote the highest standards among all humanitarian workers and peacekeepers. We will meet the UN Secretary-General next week and raise with him again the issues in the Save the Children report.
Answered by
Gareth Thomas (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
11 June 2008
Reference
477 c298
House
House of Commons
If he will make representations to the United Nations to investigate allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse of children by UN workers and others engaged in humanitarian programmes.
Asked by
Stephen Crabb (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
11 June 2008
Reference
477 c298; 209998
House
House of Commons
I thank the Minister for that reply. However, we have been here before. The UN talks of zero tolerance, but not a single prosecution has ever been brought against a UN peacekeeper or UN member of staff for the kind of abhorrent crimes identified by Save the Children last week. So will the Minister today promise that not one additional penny of British aid will go to the UN until he receives an assurance from the Secretary-General that he will get a grip on his organisation and prevent members of his personnel from hiding behind legal immunity to carry out such crimes against the children they are mandated to protect?
Asked by
Stephen Crabb (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
11 June 2008
Reference
477 c298
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the offences or acts of misconduct under which a civil servant in her Department could have his pension removed or reduced; and how often this has happened during the last five years. - Inc ref to 325...

Asked by
Lord Blencathra (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 February 1999
Reference
326 c15W; 70770
House
House of Commons