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Recommendation 3

Ninth Report - Combatting state hostage diplomacy: A follow-up to the Government’s response to the Committee’s Sixth Report Published 20 Oct 2023 Paragraph 11 Addressed to Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

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Recommendation (the committee's words)
We recommend, once again, that a Director for Complex and Arbitrary Detentions is appointed with relevant ancillary staff in order to deliver consistency, improved partnerships with families, better coordination across Whitehall, as well as benefitting from greater authority and flexibility in managing the Government’s approach.

From: Foreign Affairs Committee, Ninth Report - Combatting state hostage diplomacy: A follow-up to the Government’s response to the Committee’s Sixth Report (HC 1915), paragraph 11, 20 October 2023

Government response

No government response linked yet: deadline 20 December 2023, 1047 days ago.