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21 May 2021 HR

‘Political clout and better strategy’ needed to fix civil service inequalities

FDA chief says leaders should also do more to highlight working-class achievers in the wake of landmark report

22 Feb 2021 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

Anti-corruption watchdog reports surge in new-job casework

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments also flags concerns about arm’s-length bodies and resourcing woes

05 Oct 2020 Civil Service Reform

Ministers admit it’s too early to know cost of merging FCO and DfID

Committee chair “astonished” government failed to consult stakeholders before announcing creation of FCDO

02 Sep 2020 Foreign Affairs

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office launched with pledge to lead global action on coronavirus and famine

DfID acting perm sec Nick Dyer given new role as special envoy for famine prevention and humanitarian affairs after merger

07 Aug 2020 HR

Palmerston miaows out: Foreign Office mouser to retire

Time away from the office has been paw-sitive for Larry's biggest rival

03 Aug 2020 Foreign Affairs

First Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Department head named

High commissioner to India Sir Philip Barton will be first to lead the expanded ministry

28 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Foreign Office ‘too slow‘ to repatriate Brits stranded abroad when pandemic hit

MPs praise staff for work in “challenging conditions" of Covid-19

27 Jul 2020 Foreign Affairs

‘Everybody has been doing the most incredible work. I’m very impressed’: Queen’s tribute to FCO staff

Head of state praises department’s coronavirus work on virtual visit as portrait is unveiled

17 Jul 2020 Civil Service Reform

MPs slam Boris Johnson’s ‘impulsive’ decision to merge DfID with the Foreign Office

Government urged to retain the ICAI aid watchdog after overseas aid department's abolition

19 Jun 2020 Foreign Affairs

'Our country is stronger for your service': Sedwill confirms McDonald to retire as FCO perm sec

Departure comes as PM seeks new leadership for merged Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

16 Apr 2020 Commercial

MPs told paused defence and foreign policy review ‘will retain skeleton staff’

New deputy national security adviser Alex Ellis sets out government’s plans for landmark review broadsided by coronavirus

09 Apr 2020 Security & Defence

Defence and foreign policy review paused as resources diverted to Covid-19 response

PM tells MPs government has “scaled back” work on integrated review as resources are diverted to tackle the coronavirus response

Defence and foreign policy review must be delayed, ex-national security adviser says

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30 Mar 2020 Brexit

Defence and foreign policy review must be delayed, ex-national security adviser says

Comprehensive spending review and Brexit transition should also be pushed back, former Foreign Office perm sec Lord Ricketts says

26 Feb 2020 Security & Defence

Defence and foreign policy review to look at how 'whole of government can be structured'

Integrated review will "go beyond the parameters of a traditional review", No.10 says

10 Dec 2019 Brexit

DfID and DExEU 'could be scrapped' under next Conservative government

Civil servants working up merger plans, reports say

10 Sep 2019 Foreign Affairs

Ex-ambassador Kim Darroch made a peer in Theresa May’s resignation honours

Former civil service Europe advisers Olly Robbins and Peter Storr also recognised

11 Jul 2019 HR

Union demands police investigation into BEIS and FCO ‘strike breaking’

PCS says contractors' use of agency staff to cover industrial action may have broken the law

11 Jul 2019 Communications

Sedwill salutes 'dignified and selfless' Darroch in morale-boosting memo

Respect in civil service is ‘earned and deserved’, cabinet secretary tells officials after ambassador’s resignation

01 Apr 2019 Brexit

Theresa May could split Foreign Office to get withdrawal deal over line

Machinery of government change "would be game-changer", hardcore Brexiteers suggest

09 Oct 2018 Foreign Affairs

Astrophysicist appointed next Foreign Office chief scientific adviser

Carole Mundell is the first departmental science adviser to be appointed since Patrick Vallance became government chief scientific adviser in April

29 Sep 2017 Brexit

Heywood asked to investigate claim Boris Johnson breached ministerial code over FCO think tank launch

Launch of free trade think tank in the Foreign Office showed "astonishing lack of judgement in using official government buildings", says FDA

17 Aug 2017 Brexit

William Hague: I had to break Foreign Office’s deference to the Cabinet Office

Former foreign secretary said there was a ‘lack of confidence’ in the ministry when he took control in 2010

07 Jul 2016 Brexit

Lack of Whitehall Brexit planning "not an oversight", says foreign secretary Philip Hammond

Foreign secretary tells MPs that government wanted to avoid making "an unwarranted intervention in the course of the campaign" over Britain's place in the European Union

23 Oct 2015 Foreign Affairs

Spending Review 2015: Shield the Foreign Office from George Osborne’s cuts call, say MPs

Foreign Affairs Committee says FCO failing to prioritise human rights as resources are squeezed

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