Aid Secretary set to unveil new rules that will prevent sex pests from working in the foreign aid sector

SEX pests are to be banned from foreign aid work under a charity sleaze crackdown.

They will be targeted with new rules requiring stricter vetting and referencing of those working in the sector.

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Charities and private contractors will have to warn each other if someone has been disciplined for sexual harassment.

And a new sleaze watchdog will be set up to monitor the aid sector, which has been rocked by a string of sex scandals.

International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt said: “The aid sector needs to ensure it is meeting its duty of care to the world’s most vulnerable people. It must do all it can to win back the trust of the British public.”

It follows revelations over Oxfam staff using prostitutes in Haiti and Liberia, as well as harassment allegations at Unicef.

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Ms Mordaunt will put forward her proposals at an emergency summit in London today. She will tell attendees they must weed out those who exploit the vulnerable beneficiaries of aid.

She also wants them to protect whistleblowers and support victims. Aid agencies and charities will sign a joint statement setting out steps they plan to take.

Charity Commission chairwoman Baroness Stowell welcomed the commitment “to bringing about cultural change”.

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