The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) received £132 million in government aid while one of its senior officials faced investigation
A charity at the centre of a misconduct row is continuing to benefit from millions of pounds of government funding.
The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) received £132 million in government aid while one of its senior officials was under investigation after allegations of harassment and misconduct.
This is despite international development secretary Penny Mordaunt promising to withhold funds from charities that do not stamp out exploitation.
A report in The Times claim that the funding for the charity was confirmed in September last year, despite the Department for International Development (DfID) learning of the allegations of sexual harassment, bullying and intimidation in August.
The official at the centre of the allegations is understood to strongly deny any wrongdoing. He was cleared of sexual misconduct but dismissed in November over a “lack of management controls and oversight” in relation to a fraud case. An appeal against the dismissal has been lodged and a fresh disciplinary hearing is set to take place.
An IPPF spokesman said the charity had been in regular contact with the charity regulator, and said that considerable work had been made to strengthen its safeguarding processes.
A spokeswoman for DfID said: “DfID has a zero-tolerance approach to fraud and corruption of any kind and we have been very clear that we will not tolerate practices which do not reach the highest standards.”
The IPPF is a global non-governmental organisation with the broad aims of promoting sexual and reproductive health, and advocating the right of individuals to make their own choices in family planning.
