The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) aims to “protect our
country, our people and our interests; to project our influence
and values; and to promote our prosperity overseas.”
In the context of Europe, the FCO describes its role as “helping
to build a deep and special partnership with our European
neighbours and with the European Union that helps protect our
people, project our global influence and promote our prosperity.”
This includes supporting the Department for Exiting the European
Union (DExEU) and other government departments on EU
negotiations.
This publication sets out how the FCO is preparing to deliver an
effective exit from the EU. It focuses primarily on the 11 work
streams on which the FCO reports to the Department for Exiting
the EU.
Key facts
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1.3m
UK
nationals, living in the EU27
member states who may require support from FCO consular
services as a result of EU Exit
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14%
reduction in FCO staffing costs across the EU27 member
states between 2009-10 and 2014-15
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107
existing staff reorganised by FCO in 2016 to support EU
Exit work
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428
new staff funded for EU Exit work, consisting of 178 up
to the end of 2017-18, and an estimated additional 250
staff from 2018-19
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168
staff recruited by April 2018 of the 178 initially funded
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11
EU Exit work streams the FCO is responsible for
delivering and reporting progress on to DExEU
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£90.9m
estimated FCO EU Exit costs to March 2020, consisting of:
£25m in re-programmed existing FCO funds; £36.3m in extra
HM Treasury funding, and an estimated requirement for at
least £29.6m in 2019-20
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£65m
that the FCO has identified may additionally be required
in 2018-19 in the event of a ‘no deal’ with the
EU, excluding any further funding that may be
required for the Overseas Territories
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