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Recommendation 7
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We welcome the Foreign Secretary’s assurance and his pledge to engage with staff throughout this...
Recommendation
We welcome the Foreign Secretary’s assurance and his pledge to engage with staff throughout this process, but clarity on the nature of future roles is needed as soon as possible. We recommend that the Government presents a clear plan to staff over which specific roles will change, and which will be lost, by 15 September. The Government should also maintain the exemption on foreign passport restrictions for UK-born officials with Irish passports.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
Some roles in the FCDO may change due to business needs and any changes will be handled in accordance with relevant civil service policy and legal guidance. We can however confirm that there will be no compulsory redundancies as a result of the decision to create the new Department. We are aware a small number of former DFID staff would not have met the former FCO’s existing nationality requirements. It has been agreed that these staff will transfer into the new FCDO in their current roles. In the longer term, decisions will be taken on nationality requirements for the new organisation, also reflecting any changes as a result of the ongoing review of the Civil Service Nationality Rules.