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FCDO privacy notice: consular services in the UK and at British embassies, high commissions and consulates overseas

This Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office privacy notice outlines how British embassies, high commissions and consulates overseas process personal data.

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This privacy notice describes how British embassies, high commissions and consulates process personal data in providing British people with overseas services abroad. This includes getting emergency travel documents and making payments to register births and deaths abroad. The notice explains how we will use your personal data, and what your rights are in relation to our use of your personal data.

Published 2 September 2020
Last updated 19 November 2021 + show all updates
  1. Updated details for suppliers in the Data Processors section.

  2. Section 7.3, on data sharing for consular assistance, updated.

  3. Updated data processors list to include Equiniti

  4. Updated to reflect latest financial assistance abroad information.

  5. First published.