Question follow-through · 18058
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many employee settlement agreements there were in his Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 4 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 9 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 10 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many employee settlement agreements there were in his Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
9 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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10 Dec 2024
Answer published
Since 2020 the FCDO has agreed 26 employee settlements totalling circa £1.921 million.YearNumber of Settlements2020420215202262023620245Total26All settlements are made with robust legal advice and following a value for money assessment.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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