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Pitcairn Islands: Politics and Government

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 4 February 2025UIN 26445

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help promote governance standards on Pitcairn Island.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

The UK Government is working with the governments of the Overseas Territories to achieve the highest standards in governance. In the Pitcairn Islands the Governor and Administrator are working with the Council to improve the delivery of public services. The Governor has commissioned a restructure of the Pitcairn Public Service to better service the needs of the community. The Minister for the Overseas Territories discussed the ongoing public services review with the Mayor of Pitcairn at the Joint Ministerial Council in 2024. The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office undertakes audits of the budgetary support it provides to the Government of the Pitcairn Islands, for which a fiduciary risk assessment has recently been undertaken by PWC.

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