The Coalition Government has committed to making clear to the public how it uses taxpayers’ money. All Government departments have been asked to publish a wide range of information about how it meets and measures its objectives and the use of resources.
The FCO already publishes some data on its people, buildings and money, including in our annual public accounts and in response to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.
The FCO supports greater transparency of public information, as this can help explain our priorities to a wider audience, and how we achieve them. At the same time we need to make sure that we protect our security.
Below you'll find Foreign Office information. Our published data is also available on data.gov.uk, which aims to store national and local data for free re-use. You can also find information on the Government's transparency agenda on the Cabinet Office website.
The Quarterly Data Summaries provide a quarterly snapshot on how we spend our budget, the results we have achieved and how we deploy our workforce.
Quarterly returns on hospitality, gifts, meetings and overseas travel
Contact details for all foreign diplomatic missions in the UK.
The FCO already publishes a wide variety of information proactively through the Information Commissioner's Publication Scheme, and in response to requests under the Freedom of Information Act. See our Freedom of Information section.
