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On 17 June 2019, Sierra Leone was found to have made meaningful progress in implementing the EITI Standard. See Board decision 2019-46/BM-43.
Timeline of Validation and related materials
- June 2018: Validation extension request sent from Sierra Leone EITI
- 1 July 2018: First Validation commencement date
- 4 September 2018: The EITI Board agreed that Sierra Leone is ineligible for an extension of the commencement of Validation, Board Decision 2018-48
- 4 September 2018: Validation commenced
- 5-9 November 2018: Country visit
Initial data collection and stakeholder consultations
- 15 February 2019 - Report on Initial data collection and stakeholder consultation
Validation Report & comments
- 6 March 2019 - Draft Validation Report
- 4 April 2019 - Comments from the MSG
- Sierra Rutile / Iluka Resources Response to SLEITI Validation
- SRL’s version of Initial assessment with suggested tracked changes
- SRL First Amendment Agreement
- SRL Second Amendment Agreement
- SRL Share Purchase Agreement
- SRL GoSL / SRL Deed
- SRL Irrevocation direction
- SRL Govt Letter Regarding Loan Agreement
- Sierra Rutile / Iluka Resources Response to SLEITI Validation
- 16 April 2019 - Validator's response to SLEITI MSG
- 17 April 2019 - Final Validation Report
Validation Committee
- 23 May 2019 - The Validation Committee discusses VC Paper 79-2 on the Validation of Sierra Leone.
- 29 May 2019 - The Validation Committee discusses VC Paper 80-2 on the Validation of Sierra Leone.
- 17 June 2019 - Board Paper 43-6 Report from the Validation Committee.