Articles tagged with: foreign affairs committee
FCDO’s domestic staff to ‘bear brunt’ of job cuts, perm sec says
12 Dec 2025 Foreign Affairs
FCDO’s domestic staff to ‘bear brunt’ of job cuts, perm sec says
Olly Robbins rejects suggestion that 1,885 jobs are at risk in the department
Chris Wormald: Media speculation is price of public life
04 Nov 2025 HR
Chris Wormald: Media speculation is price of public life
“You never want to read stuff in the press,” cabinet secretary tells MPs
MPs launch inquiry into how 40% aid cuts can be managed
06 Oct 2025 Foreign Affairs
MPs launch inquiry into how 40% aid cuts can be managed
International Development Committee questions how the shrinking official development assistance pot should be prioritised
FCDO cuts jeopardise UK’s standing at United Nations, MPs warn
23 Sep 2025 Foreign Affairs
FCDO cuts jeopardise UK’s standing at United Nations, MPs warn
Report says spending plans “risk ceding further influence to China and Russia” and will “open the door” to adversaries
Mandelson not subject to security vetting before named as ambassador, FCDO says
17 Sep 2025 Security & Defence
Mandelson not subject to security vetting before named as ambassador, FCDO says
Foreign Office was not asked to contribute to pre-announcement due-diligence process, with vetting starting after Mandelson's appointment was made public
MPs summon FCDO perm sec for questioning over Mandelson appointment
16 Sep 2025 Foreign Affairs
MPs summon FCDO perm sec for questioning over Mandelson appointment
Cabinet Office also faces grilling about vetting process for sacked ambassador to the United States
Olly Robbins: FCDO planning up to 25% headcount cuts
09 Jul 2025 Foreign Affairs
Olly Robbins: FCDO planning up to 25% headcount cuts
Perm sec says department is aiming for 500 voluntary exits this year and has begun wider restructure by looking at DG and director-level cuts
Ex-FCDO official wins 'landmark' whistleblowing case
19 Feb 2025 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 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
Cameron grilled over ODA cut and merger that created FCDO
10 Jan 2024 Foreign Affairs
Cameron grilled over ODA cut and merger that created FCDO
Foreign secretary says new leadership structures are making the department “work better than it was”
Afghanistan whistleblower calls for civil service code reform
08 Jun 2022 Civil Service Reform
Afghanistan whistleblower calls for civil service code reform
Ex-FCDO official says civil service whistleblowing system is inadequate
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