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British Nationals Abroad: Death

Commons · Question 127524 · Tabled 15 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 27 Apr 2026

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Asked by Rupa Huq

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what legal basis her Department defers to a foreign police force's classification of the death of a British national abroad over the determination of an officially appoint

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Answered by Hamish Falconer, 27 Apr 2026

I am aware of the case that she raises, and I know the honourable member has written to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office about it and that officials are in touch with her constituent. There is no guidance on the specific circumstances she ...

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