Information between 21st July 2026 - 31st July 2026
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Agency Workers
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings) Tuesday 21st July 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last three years. Answered by Seema Malhotra Details of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's expenditure on temporary staff are routinely published in the Department's annual report and accounts. |
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Industrial Disputes
Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire) Tuesday 21st July 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 8067 on FCDO: Industrial Dispute, what is the request or ask of the PCS trade union that is the subject of the industrial dispute on the restructure process; and whether the PCS trade union has informed the department of future strike dates. Answered by Seema Malhotra The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) trade union has asked for an unconditional guarantee against compulsory redundancy. The department remains engaged in discussions with PCS regarding the restructuring programme and continues to seek to minimise the need for compulsory redundancies. No further strike dates have been notified beyond what is already announced. |
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British Indian Ocean Territory: Legal Costs
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK - Romford) Tuesday 21st July 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department has spent on legal fees opposing legal actions brought by Misley Mandarin and other Chagossians living in the British Indian Ocean Territory. Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) Any publication of the legal fees incurred will be made at the end of the proceedings in question. |
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Pay
Asked by: Richard Fuller (Conservative - North Bedfordshire) Wednesday 22nd July 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for each Arm's Length Body (ALB) their Department sponsors, (a) how many people are employed in the following bands of total earnings, or nearest equivalent, (i) under £25,000, (ii) £ 25,001 to £ 35,000, (iii) £35,001 to £50,270, (iv) £50,271 to £100,00, (v) £100,001 to £ 125,140 and (vi) over £125,140, and (b) what estimate they have made of the total unfunded public sector pension liability. Answered by Seema Malhotra The requested data is not centrally held by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost. |
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Lord Mandelson
Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire) Wednesday 22nd July 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington, Volume 1, HC1774-I, 11 March 2026, page 107, what confidential undertakings were agreed. Answered by Seema Malhotra The settlement agreement between the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Peter Mandelson was published as part of the Humble Address. |
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Thursday 23rd July 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: ASEAN-UK Dialogue Partnership: plan of action 2027 to 2031 Document: ASEAN-UK Dialogue Partnership: plan of action 2027 to 2031 (webpage) |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: UK-ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) factsheet Document: UK-ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) factsheet (webpage) |
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22 Jul 2026, 11:31 a.m. - International Relations and Defence Committee "So if I could add, so if your question was also a little bit on the how, given that, uh, budgets are low and diplomats are being cut, um, I mean, one of the things definitely my experience working in, uh, in, in Fcdo, um, I was very, very surprised how centralized everything is. " Speaker 2 - View Video - View Transcript |
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22 Jul 2026, 10:41 a.m. - International Relations and Defence Committee "Uh, and then subsequently I advised, uh, various ministers in Fcdo as well. " Speaker 2 - View Video - View Transcript |
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22 Jul 2026, 12:02 p.m. - International Relations and Defence Committee "Uh, and then, and then, uh, you know, the way Fcdo or our foreign foreign site work is missions relative to the center, but then no, I absolutely agree with you then then we have our own problems at the Whitehall level where, where coordination is, is virtually impossible. " Speaker 3 - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jul 2026, 3:30 p.m. - House of Lords "Competitions. The explanatory memorandum laid by FCDO is undergoing scrutiny in the House with Lords, with the Lords " Baroness Twycross, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jul 2026, 11:34 a.m. - House of Lords "disappointed when I get up and speak for the FCDO. Yeah, but can I, " Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jul 2026, 11:35 a.m. - House of Lords "unsavoury conditions. And while I applaud the work that the consular service does in the FCDO, but I " Baroness Falkner of Margravine (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jul 2026, 11:35 a.m. - House of Lords " Well, I hear what the noble Lady says, but I you know, I mean, what the FCDO does do on a regular basis, obviously in consultation with our " Lord Collins of Highbury, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jul 2026, 11:32 a.m. - House of Lords " Firstly, let me confess, I take a whole government approach. So at a whole government approach. So at the moment I'm not in the FCDO, but I'm responsible for government " Lord Collins of Highbury, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Young People: Gambling Harm
23 speeches (8,111 words) Thursday 23rd July 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Mentions: 1: Baroness Twycross (Lab - Life peer) The explanatory memorandum laid by the FCDO is undergoing scrutiny by the Lords International Agreements - Link to Speech |
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Jammu and Kashmir: Human Rights and Political Situation
17 speeches (1,362 words) Thursday 23rd July 2026 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) First, I confess I take a whole-government approach: I am not in the FCDO at the moment but have some - Link to Speech 2: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) The Government are committed to that, but do not be disappointed when I get up to speak for the FCDO. - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Falkner of Margravine (XB - Life peer) While I applaud the work of the consular service of the FCDO, I think the travel advisory system needs - Link to Speech 4: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) I hear the noble Baroness, but the first priority of the FCDO is the safety of British nationals, which - Link to Speech |
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Thursday 30th July 2026
Report - 1st Report - Shifting heaven and earth? The Afghan data breach and resettlement schemes Defence Committee Found: Diplomatic and third- country support FCDO; International Organization for Migration/third-country |
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Wednesday 22nd July 2026
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes, 9th Meeting, 15 July 2026 International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Programme, Chatham House • Sir Matthew Rycroft, Former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, FCDO |
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Wednesday 22nd July 2026
Oral Evidence - University of Oxford, and University of Oxford Multilateralism - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Then subsequently I advised various Ministers in the FCDO as well. |
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Monday 20th July 2026
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes Session 2024-26 Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Found: Society of Animal Science [IGF0061] The Royal Society [IGF0062] CGIAR [IGF0063] Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Monday 20th July 2026
Formal Minutes - EFRA Committe Formal Minutes 2024-6 Session Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: the House for publication: Animal and plant health Correspondence from Seema Malhotra MP, PUSS, FCDO |
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Tuesday 14th July 2026
Oral Evidence - London School of Economics (LSE), and SOAS Middle East Institute International Development Committee Found: The UK and FCDO can do a lot of things to support Yemen. |
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UK-China relations under the Labour Government 2024-2026 - CBP-10481
Jul. 24 2026 Found: relationship to “improve the UK’s capability to understand and respond to the challenges and 3 FCDO |
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Jul. 21 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Accounts 2025-26 (webpage) Found: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Accounts 2025-26 - NAO report |
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Thursday 30th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 1 July 2026 to 29 July 2026 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Thursday 30th July 2026
Ministry of Defence Source Page: Toponymic factfiles Document: (PDF) Found: Portugal country profile - BBC News • Ethnologue: www.ethnologue.com (for information on languages) • FCDO |
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Thursday 30th July 2026
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Source Page: Energy balance: methodology note Document: (PDF) Found: government departments , including DEFRA, Committee on Climate Change, and the Energy Group in the FCDO |
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Thursday 30th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: EU Settlement Scheme caseworker guidance Document: (PDF) Found: evidence of this could include either: • an exempt vignette • a letter from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Wednesday 29th July 2026
Ministry of Defence Source Page: Guidance: Tri-service accommodation regulations (TSARs) (JSP 464) Document: (PDF) Found: (FCDO). |
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Tuesday 28th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Deaths in detention Document: (PDF) Found: the Returns Logistics Senior Management Team who will notify (i) the relevant Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Tuesday 28th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Deaths in detention Document: (webpage) Found: inform the Returns Logistics Senior Management Team who will notify (i) the relevant Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 9 December 2025 to 29 December 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 30 December 2025 to 31 December 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 1 January 2026 to 7 January 2026 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 14 October 2025 to 3 November 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 4 November 2025 to 10 November 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 11 November 2025 to 24 November 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 25 November 2025 to 8 December 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 8 January 2026 to 4 March 2026 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 26 March 2026 to 1 April 2026 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 5 August 2025 to 5 August 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 6 August 2025 to 12 August 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 16 July 2025 to 16 July 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 13 August 2025 to 3 September 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 17 July 2025 to 21 July 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 29 July 2025 to 3 August 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 22 July 2025 to 28 July 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 4 August 2025 to 4 August 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 8 April 2026 to 28 April 2026 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 29 April 2026 to 30 June 2026 Document: (PDF) Found: Britain and Northern Ireland, that has a Memorandum of Understanding currently in place with the FCDO |
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Thursday 23rd July 2026
Ministry of Defence Source Page: Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy Document: (PDF) Found: Afghanistan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) Category F our (Cat 4) Operational Guidance – FCDO |
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Wednesday 22nd July 2026
Cabinet Office Source Page: Guidance for civil servants: How to move jobs between departments and agencies Document: (Excel) Found: Bank account details - only complete for moves into FCDO, SFO, DSIT, DBT, DESNZ, GLD and UKSABank nameAccount |
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Thursday 30th July 2026
Home Office Source Page: Home Office spending over £25,000: 2026 Document: (webpage) Found: Home Office Home Office 13/05/2026 ADVERTISING COO - Chief Operating Officer Group FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE |
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Thursday 30th July 2026
Cabinet Office Source Page: Transparency data: Cabinet Office: spend data over £25,000 Document: View online (webpage) Found: Property Plant & Equipment Additions | 00000532 FCDO |
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Wednesday 15th July 2026
HM Treasury Source Page: UK Debt Management Office and Debt Management Account annual report and accounts, 2025 to 2026 Document: (PDF) Found: survey results; Succession planning; Treasury Bill consultation; and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Thursday 30th July 2026
Cabinet Office Source Page: Public Procurement Review Service Referrals and Case Resolutions Document: (Excel) Found: (FCDO) on how the opportunities were advertised. |
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Thursday 30th July 2026
Cabinet Office Source Page: Public Procurement Review Service Referrals and Case Resolutions Document: View online (webpage) Found: "govuk-table__cell">PPRS sought clarification from Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO |
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Wednesday 29th July 2026
Cabinet Office Source Page: Civil Service statistics: 2026 Document: (ODS) Found: 0.04 0.037 0.017 0.941 0.934 0.525 0.515 0.517 0.483 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office FCDO |
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Wednesday 29th July 2026
Cabinet Office Source Page: Civil Service statistics: 2026 Document: (ODS) Found: 855 0 0 0 2490 1130 10 60 0 460 45 25 0 0 270 420 7620 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office FCDO |
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Monday 27th July 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Source Page: Public procurement through VCSEs, 2019/20 to 2023/24 Document: (PDF) Found: VCSE Award Value % of total DHSC 231 23% £1.8bn 25% Home Office 19 20% £306m 61% DWP 12 30% £185m 6% FCDO |
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Wednesday 22nd July 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: International environmental protection report Document: International environmental protection report (webpage) Found: and Net Zero (DESNZ) for climate developments and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO |
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Thursday 16th July 2026
HM Treasury Source Page: Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026 Document: (PDF) Found: policy and the Passport Office; and • Expenditure by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO |
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Aug. 12 2026
Government Office for Science Source Page: Implementing the Concordat to support research integrity within government Document: Implementing the Concordat to support research integrity within government (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: Research Integrity Concordat for financial year 2024-2025 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office FCDO |
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Aug. 12 2026
Government Office for Science Source Page: Implementing the Concordat to support research integrity within government Document: Implementing the Concordat to support research integrity within government (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: Research Integrity Concordat for financial year 2024-2025 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office FCDO |
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Jul. 28 2026
Immigration Enforcement Source Page: Deaths in detention Document: (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: inform the Returns Logistics Senior Management Team who will notify (i) the relevant Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Jul. 28 2026
Immigration Enforcement Source Page: Deaths in detention Document: (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: the Returns Logistics Senior Management Team who will notify (i) the relevant Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Jul. 30 2026
FCDO Services Source Page: FCDO Services spending over £500, April 2026 Document: View online (webpage) Transparency Found: FCDO Services spending over £500, April 2026 |
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Jul. 30 2026
FCDO Services Source Page: FCDO Services spending over £500, April 2026 Document: (webpage) Transparency Found: FCDO Services spending over £500, April 2026 |
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Jul. 30 2026
FCDO Services Source Page: FCDO Services spending over £500, April 2026 Document: FCDO Services spending over £500, April 2026 (webpage) Transparency Found: FCDO Services spending over £500, April 2026 |
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Jul. 30 2026
FCDO Services Source Page: FCDO Services spend over £25,000, March 2026 Document: View online (webpage) Transparency Found: FCDO Services spend over £25,000, March 2026 |
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Jul. 30 2026
FCDO Services Source Page: FCDO Services spend over £25,000, March 2026 Document: (webpage) Transparency Found: FCDO Services spend over £25,000, March 2026 |
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Jul. 30 2026
FCDO Services Source Page: FCDO Services spend over £25,000, March 2026 Document: FCDO Services spend over £25,000, March 2026 (webpage) Transparency Found: FCDO Services spend over £25,000, March 2026 |
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Jul. 30 2026
FCDO Services Source Page: FCDO Services spend over £25,000, April 2026 Document: View online (webpage) Transparency Found: FCDO Services spend over £25,000, April 2026 |
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Jul. 30 2026
FCDO Services Source Page: FCDO Services spend over £25,000, April 2026 Document: (webpage) Transparency Found: FCDO Services spend over £25,000, April 2026 |
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Jul. 30 2026
FCDO Services Source Page: FCDO Services spend over £25,000, April 2026 Document: FCDO Services spend over £25,000, April 2026 (webpage) Transparency Found: FCDO Services spend over £25,000, April 2026 |
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Jul. 30 2026
Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission Source Page: Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission accounts 2025 to 2026 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: The Commission and FCDO also separately review KPIs for the Marshall Secretariat, which were updated |
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Jul. 30 2026
Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission Source Page: Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission accounts 2025 to 2026 Document: Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission accounts 2025 to 2026 (webpage) Transparency Found: These are funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and administered in the UK by the |
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Jul. 20 2026
Export Control Joint Unit Source Page: UK strategic export controls annual report 2025 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: (FCDO) and the Ministry of Defence (MOD). |
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Jul. 20 2026
Export Control Joint Unit Source Page: UK strategic export controls annual report 2025 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: (FCDO) and the Ministry of Defence (MOD). |
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Jul. 10 2026
FCDO Services Source Page: FCDO Services spending over £500, March 2026 Document: View online (webpage) Transparency Found: FCDO Services spending over £500, March 2026 |
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Jul. 10 2026
FCDO Services Source Page: FCDO Services spending over £500, March 2026 Document: (webpage) Transparency Found: FCDO Services spending over £500, March 2026 |
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Jul. 10 2026
FCDO Services Source Page: FCDO Services spending over £500, March 2026 Document: FCDO Services spending over £500, March 2026 (webpage) Transparency Found: FCDO Services spending over £500, March 2026 |
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Jul. 30 2026
Disability Unit Source Page: Disability foresight research: future trends for disabled people Document: (PDF) Statistics Found: media/ECNI/Publications/Delivering%20Equality/UNCR PD-UKIM-Submission-2023.pdf Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Thursday 23rd July 2026
Energy and Climate Change Directorate Source Page: Documented correspondence between Scottish Government and the Climate Change Committee: EIR release Document: EIR 202600500304 - Information released - Annual Report And Accounts 2024-2025 (PDF) Found: the analytical secretariat engaged in an ongoing UK-China Climate Policy Dialogue, facilitated by FCDO |
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Wednesday 22nd July 2026
Source Page: All documentation which mentions Taiwan: FOI release Document: FOI 202500498746 - Information released - Annex A (PDF) Found: <[redacted – s.38(1)(b)] > Subject: Taiwan Advice Hi all, I’m just recirculating the FCDO |
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Thursday 30th July 2026
Source Page: FOI release 27164: Nation of Sanctuary webpages Document: Doc 1 (PDF) Found: p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing rapid work by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO |