Articles tagged with: Philip Barton
Ex-FCDO official wins 'landmark' whistleblowing case
19 Feb Civil Service Reform
Ex-FCDO official wins 'landmark' whistleblowing case
Whistleblower Josie Stewart says judgment establishes that “civil servants have the right not to stay silent when systemic failures put lives at risk”
FCDO granted permission to recruit 200 extra development staff
08 Jan Finance
FCDO granted permission to recruit 200 extra development staff
Recruitment will need to be funded through ODA, perm sec says
FCDO was too ambitious in first year of merger, perm sec says
20 Nov 2024 Foreign Affairs
FCDO was too ambitious in first year of merger, perm sec says
Philip Barton also says the department has improved how it responds to crises by making its workforce more agile
Barton: FCDO needs new funding model
19 Nov 2024 Economics
Barton: FCDO needs new funding model
Department will require hundreds of millions of pounds more after 2026-27, perm sec says
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"
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
Aid budget cuts 'have damaged FCDO's reputation as a reliable donor' – perm sec
23 Apr 2024 Finance
Aid budget cuts 'have damaged FCDO's reputation as a reliable donor' – perm sec
Perm sec warns of "damaging impact on relationships with partner governments" as support to Sudan slashed by 40%
ODA spending freeze hits climate commitments and health inequalities work
11 Jan 2024 Finance
ODA spending freeze hits climate commitments and health inequalities work
FDCO perm sec reveals some of the projects affected by aid cuts in letter to MPs
FCDO picks development veteran as new second perm sec
15 Jun 2023 Foreign Affairs
FCDO picks development veteran as new second perm sec
Nick Dyer is a former acting perm sec at DFID and has worked in government on development since 1997
Defend civil servants from 'unfair' attacks over Raab report, ex-Foreign Office chief tells PM
26 Apr 2023 HR
Defend civil servants from 'unfair' attacks over Raab report, ex-Foreign Office chief tells PM
Raab's characterisation of officials who complained about his "aggressive" behaviour" is "flat wrong", Simon McDonald says
FCDO extends recruitment window for new second perm sec
06 Apr 2023 Foreign Affairs
FCDO extends recruitment window for new second perm sec
Department gives potential candidates three more weeks to apply for £160k role
FCDO admits it has ‘fundamental lessons to learn’ from Afghan exit
01 Aug 2022 Foreign Affairs
FCDO admits it has ‘fundamental lessons to learn’ from Afghan exit
Department tells MPs last summer’s Kabul evacuation exposed crisis-response areas that “need improvement”
Foreign Office perm sec urged to resign over Afghanistan evacuation ‘disaster’
24 May 2022 Foreign Affairs
Foreign Office perm sec urged to resign over Afghanistan evacuation ‘disaster’
Philip Barton and Dominic Raab slammed for “deep failures of leadership” and failure to record decisions
FCDO IT system branded ‘inept’ as Afghanistan Task Force chief admitted regularly deleting emails to save space
23 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
FCDO IT system branded ‘inept’ as Afghanistan Task Force chief admitted regularly deleting emails to save space
MPs 'don't buy' officials' explanations of Afghanistan evacuation of Nowzad staff and animals
New whistleblower claims FCDO senior officials 'intentionally' misled MPs over decision to evacuate dogs from Afghanistan
21 Mar 2022 Foreign Affairs
New whistleblower claims FCDO senior officials 'intentionally' misled MPs over decision to evacuate dogs from Afghanistan
Official claims staff have lost confidence in FCDO leadership
Lack of political leadership was 'fundamental failing' of Afghan crisis, ex-national security adviser says
09 Dec 2021 Security & Defence
Lack of political leadership was 'fundamental failing' of Afghan crisis, ex-national security adviser says
Lord Ricketts says National Security Council could have helped overloaded FCDO, while former Army head calls for perm sec to resign