Articles tagged with: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
FCDO has ‘reduced’ development capacity since merger, watchdog warns
25 Mar Foreign Affairs
FCDO has ‘reduced’ development capacity since merger, watchdog warns
FCO-DfID merger has had some benefits but major problems remain, NAO report finds
People Survey: Increasing concern departments won't act on bullying and harassment
05 Mar HR
People Survey: Increasing concern departments won't act on bullying and harassment
Levels of bullying and harassment rise from 7 to 8% as more civil servants say they fear action won't be taken if they report incidents
Civil service spending on temporary staff hit £7.4bn last year
01 Mar HR
Civil service spending on temporary staff hit £7.4bn last year
Contingent-labour costs increased by 4.5% across government but Cabinet Office's bill soared by 20%
FCDO mentoring scheme to help veterans reach senior roles
04 Oct 2023 Security & Defence
FCDO mentoring scheme to help veterans reach senior roles
Department also targets increased recruitment of employees with military background
UK aid impoverished by FCO-DfID merger, report warns
18 Sep 2023 Foreign Affairs
UK aid impoverished by FCO-DfID merger, report warns
Officials have been faced with ‘strategic drift’ in recent years, aid watchdog says
China ‘targeting current and former civil servants’, ministers admit
18 Sep 2023 Security & Defence
China ‘targeting current and former civil servants’, ministers admit
Report accepts more resources are needed to combat Beijing’s “prolific” intelligence collection
MP who drunkenly groped civil servant announces resignation
07 Sep 2023 HR
MP who drunkenly groped civil servant announces resignation
Chris Pincher’s decision follows standards commissioner’s report describing his behaviour as “completely inappropriate” and an “abuse of power”
Report criticises 'incoherent' cross-government approach to China
30 Aug 2023 Foreign Affairs
Report criticises 'incoherent' cross-government approach to China
MPs call for an unclassified version of government's China strategy to be published
FCDO officials censured over failure to help torture victim
07 Aug 2023 Foreign Affairs
FCDO officials censured over failure to help torture victim
Consular staff did not follow their own rules and repeatedly failed to spot the signs that a British academic jailed in Abu Dhabi might have been tortured
Director's cut with FCDO's David Whineray
01 Aug 2023 Foreign Affairs
Director's cut with FCDO's David Whineray
Directors do some of the most interesting and challenging work in the civil service. Here, David Whineray, director of global health at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, explains what it takes to do his job