The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is the government department responsible for promoting the security and influence of the UK overseas. This report describes the work of the FCO during the year 2004-05, including its activities in relation to its strategic priorities to tackle terrorism and international crime, to promote UK trade and investment in world markets, and to promote sustainable development. Other aspects covered include structure and staffing issues, objectives and performance against public service agreement targets.
It was announced in December 2003 that the Foreign & Commonwealth Office would undertake a review of the travel advice it provides for Britons travelling abroad. The aims of the Review were to consider how FCO advice can best help UK travellers to make an informed choice about overseas travel risks, particularly from terrorism, whilst balancing these public safety concerns against the need to minimise disruption to the tourism industry and to ensure prudent precaution does not become over-reaction. The Review finds that FCO advice compares well to that of other governments, although there is no perfect solution which will satisfy travellers, destination countries, travel industry operators, insurance and other business interests. It concludes that significant change is not required in the process, although some editorial changes could be made to sharpen its impact. It is recommended that prescriptions against travel in cases of non-terrorist threats (such as coups, civil wars or natural disasters) should continue to be provided as at present, but such prescriptions in the case of intelligence-based terrorist threats should be confined to situations of extreme and imminent danger. More generally, a new presentational strategy should be adopted that frames the issues more openly and enhances public trust, building on recommended public sector risk management principles.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is the government department responsible for promoting the security and influence of the UK overseas. This report describes the activities of the FCO during the year 2002-03, including work to promote international security, its role in the Iraq crisis, and activities to promote trade and investment; structure and staffing issues; objectives and performance against public service agreement targets to 2006.
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