Financial Conduct Authority: Government Communication Service
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 on Government Communications Service: Staff and 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many Financial Conduct Authority headcount staff are (a) members of the Government Communication Network and (b) are embedded communicators who are not counted as members of the Government Communication Network.
Answered by Treasury
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is a non-governmental body which is operationally independent from the Treasury and is funded via a levy on financial services firms.
The Government has no role in the FCA's budget and does not hold the information requested.
Information about the FCA’s budget, spending and staff numbers can be found in its annual report. Its 2025-26 annual report was laid before Parliament on 26 August 2026 and can be found at https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/annual-reports/annual-report-2025-26
As an arm’s-length body, staff at the FCA who meet the eligibility criteria are eligible to join the Government Communication Service. The Treasury does not hold figures on how many members of FCA staff are members.
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