FCDO perm sec Philip Barton to stand down
05 Nov 2024 Foreign Affairs
FCDO perm sec Philip Barton to stand down
Top official tells staff he is "handing over the baton knowing that we are settled now as a single department"
‘Shameful’: Budget decision to reduce foreign aid slammed
01 Nov 2024 Foreign Affairs
‘Shameful’: Budget decision to reduce foreign aid slammed
Government also criticised for lack of reform to ODA spending rules
FCDO joins trial of digital system to help civil servants move between departments
14 Oct 2024 Foreign Affairs
FCDO joins trial of digital system to help civil servants move between departments
Foreign Office is one of 12 departments and agencies piloting multimillion-pound, cross-government digital employee transfer service
Ben Wallace to advise Saudi Arabian government on defence reform
09 Oct 2024 Foreign Affairs
Ben Wallace to advise Saudi Arabian government on defence reform
Former defence secretary will work for CTRD, which advises overseas governments on reform, governance, security and defence
FCDO reopens recruitment for chief scientist a year after fruitless search
04 Oct 2024 Foreign Affairs
FCDO reopens recruitment for chief scientist a year after fruitless search
Successor to Charlotte Watts will earn up to £120,000 a year and have one of "the most rewarding and challenging jobs in government"
PM 'halts appointment' of next national security adviser
27 Aug 2024 Foreign Affairs
PM 'halts appointment' of next national security adviser
Gen Gwyn Jenkins was due to take up post after being picked by Rishi Sunak in April
Civil servants could be liable for Israeli war crimes, legal advice warns
22 Aug 2024 Foreign Affairs
Civil servants could be liable for Israeli war crimes, legal advice warns
Legal advice says ministers and senior officials could be held vicariously liable if war crimes are proven
Foreign Office official resigns over arms sales to Israel
19 Aug 2024 Foreign Affairs
Foreign Office official resigns over arms sales to Israel
Mark Smith says it is his "duty as a public servant" to raise concerns about FCDO's potential complicity in "war crimes"
Former DfID perm sec appointed to chair international development review
16 Aug 2024 Foreign Affairs
Former DfID perm sec appointed to chair international development review
Exercise will assess government's approach to international development and how to improve capability
EU brief moves to Cabinet Office amid MOG changes
25 Jul 2024 Foreign Affairs
EU brief moves to Cabinet Office amid MOG changes
Cabinet Office takes on two new responsibilities, while several bodies leave the department
FCDO returns to 'very good' aid transparency score after post-merger decline
16 Jul 2024 Foreign Affairs
FCDO returns to 'very good' aid transparency score after post-merger decline
Department meets commitment to return to 'very good' rating after aid watchdog warning
Rwandan government: No refund for cancelling £270m scheme
09 Jul 2024 Foreign Affairs
Rwandan government: No refund for cancelling £270m scheme
Rwandan government says it has “fully upheld its side of the agreement”