Foreign & Commonwealth Office - GOV.UK

Foreign &
Commonwealth
Office

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has closed. It’s been replaced by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).

FCDO guidance, services and information

These services are now provided by FCDO:

History of FCO

FCO was a ministerial department from October 1968 to September 2020. It merged with the Department for International Development to create FCDO.

Services

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Guidance and regulation

Foreign embassies in the UK
- 7 March 2023
- Guidance
Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS)
- 27 May 2022
- Guidance

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News and communications

British Embassy Montevideo "Leader for a Day" 2023 competition
- 16 February 2023
- News story
Call for project bids 2022: open societies, climate change and accessible education in Panama
- 29 April 2022
- News story

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Research and statistics

China Commercial Regulatory Update
- 6 February 2023
- Official Statistics
Black skin, Whitehall: Race and the Foreign Office, 1945 to 2018
- 23 September 2021
- Research and analysis

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Policy papers and consultations

Global Anti-Corruption Programme
- 14 July 2022
- Policy paper
Media Freedom Coalition: an overview
- 2 February 2022
- Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO): retention schedule
- 22 March 2023
- Transparency data
List of Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office posts abroad
- 27 February 2023
- Transparency data

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