Written questions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Equality

Commons · Question 41942 · Tabled 27 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 3 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets his Department has for staff recruitment.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 3 Apr 2025

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) follows the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles guiding fair and open appointments based on merit. We aspire to reflect the population we serve but there are no specific diversity, equa...