UK NAP6 final status updates Commitment 2: International Aid Transparency
Updated 19 February 2026
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1. Background
This page summarises the UK government’s progress in delivering Commitment 2 of National Action Plan 6: strengthening transparency and accountability of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA)
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has made strong progress since the start of the plan. We have completed 12 out of 14 milestones.
2. What we have delivered
The FCDO has completed 12 out of 14 milestones. We now publish ODA data monthly, we were rated as the top performing foreign ministry in the Aid Transparency Index 2024, and we delivered the Aid Transparency Review 2025, which confirmed that UK departments are more transparent than ever.
We did not achieve Milestones 7 and 8. Milestone 7 is still pending as the FCDO postponed work on the Country Development Partnership Summaries while improvements are made to DevTracker.
Milestone 8 is progressing well and is on track for completion. Work is underway to finalise the government’s response to the 2025 Aid Transparency Review, including responses to recommendations.
3. Check progress against deliverables
This table shows progress against each deliverable.
| Deliverable | Status | What we delivered |
|---|---|---|
| Improve the quality of FCDO aid data | Completed | Improved ODA data quality, reflected in a ‘Very good’ rating in the 2024 Aid Transparency Index. |
| Improve the timeliness of FCDO aid data | Partial | We consistently publish data monthly. |
| Improve aid transparency across all UK ODA‑spending departments | Partial | The 2025 Aid Transparency Review showed increased transparency across government. |
| Engage with stakeholders | Completed | Ongoing engagement with IATI data users through training, meetings and sharing best practice. |
| Provide UK leadership on aid transparency | Completed | Active leadership in the Transparency Community of Practice and IATI meetings, including plenary session at the IATI Members Assembly on strengthening transparency, data quality and governance. |
4. Check progress against milestones
This table summarises the status of the 14 milestones.
| Milestone | Status | What we delivered |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Achieve a ‘Very good’ rating in the 2024 Aid Transparency Index | Completed | Scored 80%, the highest rating for any foreign ministry. |
| 2. Respond to the 2024 Aid Transparency Index recommendations | Completed | Accepted 3 recommendations and improved in these areas. |
| 3. Improve programme and project descriptions | Completed | Updated descriptions based on civil society feedback. |
| 4. Publish ODA data monthly, one month in arrears | Completed | FCDO now publishes monthly to IATI. |
| 5. Publish Annual Report and Accounts on time | Completed | Latest published July 2025. |
| 6. Publish Statistics on International Development on time | Completed | Latest published September 2025. |
| 7. Update country development summaries | Pending | Pending while DevTracker is reviewed. |
| 8. Respond to the 2025 Aid Transparency Review | Substantial | Work is underway to finalise the government’s response to the 2025 Aid Transparency Review, including responses to recommendations. |
| 9. Convene the HMG Transparency Community of Practice annually | Completed | Met quarterly, including at least one in-person meeting a year. |
| 10. Engage regularly with civil society and review progress against 2022 ICAI recommendations | Completed | Quarterly meetings; user feedback session held in September 2025. |
| 11. Provide in-country training on IATI data | Completed | Regular support to high commissions and embassies; training integrated into wider programme‑management training. |
| 12. Support the launch and update of the BII Transparency Roadmap | Completed | The FCDO worked closely with British International Investment (BII) to develop its Transparency Roadmap (December 2023), which set out BII’s ambition to become the most transparent bilateral development finance institution, as measured by the Publish What You Fund DFI Transparency Index. The Roadmap included the actions BII would take to achieve this. The FCDO also worked with BII on its Transparency Roadmap Update (December 2024), which reported on BII’s progress in completing all the actions it committed to in the original Roadmap. |
| 13. Participate in the IATI Strategic Plan review | Completed | Contributed throughout the year and chaired a plenary session in Nairobi. |
| 14. Share good practice with IATI donor publishers | Completed | Regular participation in IATI meetings and working groups. |
5. What happens next
The UK remains committed to aid transparency. In 2026, we will work with government departments to agree the next set of transparency commitments and continue to improve the quality, timeliness and use of ODA data.