<p>The programme, which terminated in 2009, was cancelled due to fiduciary irregularities including non-compliance with procurement procedures; contract management and quality control procedures. For example, some payments were made by the Bangladesh Roads and Highways Department for work which was not completed to the required specification.</p><p>DFID appointed Ernst and Young to carry out independent internal audits in December 2005 and site audits started in May 2006. DFID also commissioned an audit of the physical condition of the roads in 2005. In addition, a Fiduciary Risk Assessment carried out by DFID in 2006 assessed the risks of budget support being misused as medium to high.</p><p>The response of the Bangladesh Roads and Highways Department did not improve the standard of work or address the range of irregularities significantly. DFID suspended further payments of budget support under the programme in April 2007. Following a further Fiduciary Risk Assessment in September 2007, which further raised the risk rating, DFID Ministers cancelled the programme:</p>