UK EITI Sectoral subgroup meeting note, 6th March 2025
UK EITI Sectoral subgroup meeting, Thursday 6th March 2025
Attendees
Jacqui Akinlosotu Aurelie Delannoy Mike Earp
Leo Kellaway Helmi Ben Rhouma Hedi Zaghouani
Mike Nash (Chair)
EITI Standard and Annual Progress Reports - Requirement 1.5B
The MSG is required to undertake an annual progress review of the WP, which should inform the subsequent WP. The progress review must include:
Progress and challenges in achieving WP objectives; changes in those objectives; and how implementation will be adapted to better achieve those objectives.
An overview of activities and outcomes achieved through EITI implementation.
A description of the mechanisms for stakeholders to provide feedback on EITI implementation, as well as documentation of stakeholder views.
Documentation on how the MSG has taken gender considerations and inclusiveness into account.
A report on actual expenses compared to the WP budget.
Update on this requirement:
The EITI International Secretariat clarified that this requirement means that there is no need for an Annual Progress Review, but if MSGs wanted to continue to publish one they can.
At the January 2025 MSG it was agreed that a pared-down version of the Annual Progress Report for 2024 should be drafted and published.
Latest draft of UK EITI Annual Progress Report 2024
Concerns were raised that OEUK were rarely represented at meetings during 2024. (Action: Mike Nash and Jacqui Akinlosotu to meet to discuss how to take this forward with OEUK).
The Terms of Reference and Open Data policy papers that were updated in October 2024 should be looked at again in light of the validation templates. (Action: Mike Nash).
There is a need to include further information, where possible, on examples of public engagement during 2024. (Mike Nash to mention at the MSG meeting on 19th March. Jacqui Akinlosotu to check with colleague at ENI on whether there are report backs on EITI at OTAC meetings).
Links to the UK EITI timeline to be added to the end of the document. (Action: Mike Nash).
It was raised that the search function for the reports and publications on the UK EITI website is inadequate and needs improvement. It is hoped that the website will be refreshed in the next financial year.