International Development Act 2002

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The International Development Act 2002 is a UK law that provides the main legal framework for the country’s overseas aid, requiring that development assistance be focused on poverty reduction and sustainable development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
administeredBy Secretary of State for International Development NERFINISHED
UK government NERFINISHED
appliesTo UK official development assistance
bindingForce legally binding in the United Kingdom
conditionForAssistance assistance must be likely to contribute to a reduction in poverty
assistance must be provided for the purpose of sustainable development or welfare of the population
constrains use of UK aid funds to purposes consistent with poverty reduction and sustainable development
country United Kingdom
enables the Secretary of State to provide development assistance for sustainable development and welfare of people in developing countries
focusesOn developing countries
environmentally sustainable development
poverty-focused aid
governs provision of development assistance by the UK government
jurisdiction United Kingdom
languageOfDocument English
legalFrameworkFor UK bilateral development assistance
UK contributions to certain multilateral development institutions
objective to ensure accountability and statutory basis for UK aid spending
to make the reduction of poverty the central objective of UK development assistance
policyArea international development
overseas aid
poverty reduction
sustainable development
primaryPurpose to ensure that UK development assistance is focused on poverty reduction
to promote sustainable development through UK development assistance
to provide the main legal framework for the United Kingdom’s overseas aid
relatedTo Department for International Development NERFINISHED
Sustainable Development Goals NERFINISHED
UK aid policy
replaced earlier fragmented statutory provisions on UK overseas aid
requiresThat development assistance provided under the Act must be likely to contribute to a reduction in poverty
development assistance provided under the Act must be likely to contribute to sustainable development
royalAssentDate 2002
sector development cooperation law
public international law
setsOut statutory tests for when development assistance may be given
shortTitle International Development Act 2002 NERFINISHED
subjectTo oversight by the UK Parliament
typeOfAidCovered financial assistance
humanitarian assistance
technical assistance
yearEnacted 2002

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Secretary of State for International Development associatedWith International Development Act 2002