Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2020 to Question 87549 on Democracy and Human Rights, whether his Department has formal mechanisms for incorporating civil society input when preparing his Department's Human Rights and Democracy reports and briefings.
We regularly engage with a wide range of civil society organisations globally, including through regular meetings with the Foreign Secretary's Advisory Group on Human Rights. We value the contributions of civil society organisations in support of our foreign policy and development priorities, including on the issues highlighted in our Annual Human Rights and Democracy Report. The 2020 Report will be published in 2021.