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DFID Annual Report and Accounts 2012 to 2013

The latest Annual Report and Accounts was published on 27 June 2013.

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DFID Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13

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Annual Report

The Annual Report meets DFID’s obligation to report on its activities and progress toward the Millennium Development Goals under the International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Act 2006. It includes information on DFID’s results achieved, spending, performance and efficiency. The audited statutory accounts include spend against Parliamentary Estimate, and a statement of DFID’s assets and liabilities.

Accounts

DFID’s Accounts are prepared in accordance with the 2012-13 Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM), issued by HM Treasury. The accounting policies contained in the FReM apply International Financial Reporting Standards as adapted or interpreted for the public sector context. DFID’s Accounts are similar in many respects to the annual accounts prepared by private sector businesses. They contain the primary financial statements recording the full costs of activities, DFID’s assets and liabilities as well as providing information on how resources have been used to meet objectives. The format is tailored to central government accounting including, for example, financial comparisons against the department’s resource-based estimates. Those not familiar with the format of the accounts might like to focus on the operating and financial review within the Management Commentary to the accounts, which summarises the key areas of performance. The accounts are audited by the National Audit Office (NAO) before they are presented to Parliament.

Datasets are provided for: results; core tables on departmental expenditure (chapter 7 of the annual report); and the annual reporting of statistical information (Annex B of the annual report).

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Published 27 June 2013