Guidance and regulation

This guidance explains the safeguarding standards FCDO expects and how we assess partners’ ability to protect others from SEAH including their own staff and volunteers.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 7 November 2022

• Child Safeguarding Due Diligence: for external partners

  FCDO’s approach to Enhanced Due Diligence Safeguarding FCDO has in place…

• Safeguarding against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEAH) Due Diligence Guidance for FCDO implementing partners

  1. Background FCDO’s due diligence assessments and central assurance…

The Programme Operating Framework (PrOF) sets the standard for how the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) delivers its programmes and projects.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 19 December 2023

• FCDO Programme Operating Framework: overview

  1. Introduction Excellent programme delivery is crucial for FCDO to…

Guidelines to assist organisations in receipt of FCDO funding 'partners', to publish to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) open data standard.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 19 April 2023

• FCDO IATI Guidelines

  Foreword In the UK we are proud of our democracy and openness. We are…

• FCDO IATI publishing guidance annex

  Annex: How to build your publication An important advantage of IATI is its…

A guidance note for FCDO Research partners on developing a research uptake strategy.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 7 April 2016

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Official Development Assistance supporting templates and guidance for the financial year from September 2020 onwards.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 4 September 2020

This document explains what the information on a CSSF programme summary means.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 2 others
• Updated: 15 November 2018

A guide to your pension.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 3 October 2012

This ethical guidance was developed by the former Department for International Development to support research, evaluation and monitoring related to ODA funded programming.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 23 January 2020

Due diligence frequently asked questions.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 10 December 2012

. Steering Group

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 21 December 2005

This document specifies the requirements that must be met by contractors in the handling, management, storage and processing of information belonging to FCDO or its partners.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 22 November 2018

The competition is now closed. Thank you to all who submitted entries. The winner has now been announced via social media.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 17 April 2019

Guidance for DFID staff and partners on how to commission and manage social transfer programme impact and process evaluations.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 17 April 2019

This guidance is to help FCDO staff, project partners and other stakeholders use the scoring system and complete the latest templates

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 4 July 2012

Finance for All - Finance Improvement Plan

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 24 October 2011

How to note: Procurement best practice for civil society organisations

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 1 October 2011

Operational Plans will collectively provide the necessary detail of how we will implement the Business Plan.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 31 March 2011

This guidance aims to help you make the best use of the logical framework (logframe) in designing and managing projects.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 1 January 2011

Donor coordination has traditionally been poor in situations of conflict and fragility.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 12 March 2010

DFID supplier portal: guidance for e-tendering.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Updated: 29 November 2011