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Recommendation 10
10
Accepted
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We recommend biennial meetings of Ambassadors and Deputy Heads of Mission of ‘Five Eyes’ countries...
Recommendation
We recommend biennial meetings of Ambassadors and Deputy Heads of Mission of ‘Five Eyes’ countries in states with a record of state hostage taking to discuss live cases and lessons learnt, and to disseminate best practice.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states that there is already regular (at least biennial) communication amongst diplomatic and consular colleagues from ‘Five Eyes’ countries between capitals and overseas.
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35
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
22. The Government accepts the fundamental importance of early identification and escalation of complex detentions, including arbitrary detention for diplomatic leverage. That is why the FCDO has adopted the task force approach recommended in the Macgregor review to harness the widest possible range of knowledge, experience, and expertise, and why we work with a range of external partners and specialist support organisations. Senior diplomatic staff based overseas and in geographic directorates in the FCDO participate in task force meetings in a wide range of cases to help ensure case strategies are tailored to the specific circumstances and context, and that the fullest possible range of levers and options are identified.
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