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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration

Asked by Andrew GwynneIndependentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 30 June 2025UIN 61741

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many times has their Department accepted in full the position of the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s (a) findings and (b) recommendations on (i) issuing an apology and (ii) other forms of redress in the last 10 years.

Answered by Catherine West

Since 2015, there have been 6 full Parliamentary and Health Services (PHSO) investigations regarding the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The FCDO has accepted the findings and recommendations of the PHSO on each occasion.

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