CAFOD’s main concern is whether the UN process is resulting in improvements for communities and groups on the ground. Will implementing the Guiding Principles lead to changes in the behaviour of states and companies? This is a question which has been raised by partner organisations in Cambodia, Colombia, Mexico and Zambia. It is an urgent issue for many of the communities with which our partner organisations work...The UK Government deserves credit for this public commitment to implement the UN Guiding Principles and being the first country to publish its National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights. However there were weaknesses in the first iteration of the National Action Plan which it is important that the review addresses. In addition, now that a number of other states have produced Action Plans as well, the Government can draw on broader experience and learning to inform the review of its plan...