Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to Question 20601, on FCDO: Sexual Offences, in which countries do the 12 FCDO staff dismissals for sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment, relate to.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) takes all allegations of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment extremely seriously and where appropriate investigates them thoroughly. While 12 members of staff were dismissed during the period in question, the FCDO does not disclose any information that might risk identifying those involved, including in this case the countries in which the cases occurred.