What can the aid watchdog tell us about spending public money well?
b'Too often the discussion about public spending is about how much is spent, not whether it is spent usefully. But as the UK\\u2019s foreign aid spending watchdog, the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) focuses specifically on how well public money is spent.\\n\\nThis event was an opportunity to discuss what we can learn from ICAI about the value of independent scrutiny of public spending, and how this model can be applied to other sectors.\\n\\nDr Tamsyn Barton, ICAI Chief Commissioner opened the event with a short presentation on ICAI\\u2019s work over the last four years and plans for the next four. She joined a panel discussion, with:\\n\\nPaul Scully MP, Chair of the ICAI sub-committee of the International Development Committee\\nMatthew Rycroft, Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Development\\nMartin Wheatley, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government.\\nThe event was chaired by Hannah White, Deputy Director at the Institute for Government.\\n\\nThere was an opportunity for audience questions.'