Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government takes to help prevent the torture of British citizens abroad.

The FCDO takes all allegations of torture and mistreatment very seriously, and will follow up with action appropriate to the circumstances of the case. The FCDO conducts annual reviews of all open torture and mistreatment cases. These reviews include stakeholders from across the FCDO. These reviews provide feedback to staff managing cases, and identify broader themes and trends in reported torture and mistreatment cases. The reviews and summaries of the findings of those reviews contain sensitive personal data and are not published by the FCDO.

The FCDO also provides foreign travel advice on local laws and customs via the GOV.UK website to inform UK citizens on potential risks before travelling abroad.