A Bill to make provision to require cost-benefit analysis and independent audit before payments are made by the Government to a foreign country or international organisation; and for connected purposes.
Before the government makes a payment to a foreign country or international organisation, it must carry out a cost-benefit analysis and an independent audit. The aim is to improve transparency and accountability for the UK's overseas spending, including payments and related purposes.
The bill is at the Second Reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to detailed scrutiny in committee, then to report stage and third reading, before moving to the Lords.
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