FCO secure communications and handling of classified information inquiry

Inquiry by the Foreign Affairs Committee, 9 July 2019 to 1 October 2019. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

• 19th Report - Stemming the flow: An urgent look at tackling a culture of leaks (25 July 2019)
• 24th Special Report - Stemming the flow: An urgent look at tackling a culture of leaks: Government Response to the Committee’s Nineteenth Report (16 October 2019)

Evidence sessions

• 10 July 2019: Sir Simon McDonald, KCMG, KCVO, Permanent Under Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Edward Hobart, Director Estates and Security, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Paul Williams, Chief Information Officer, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• 16 July 2019: Sir Ivan Rogers, former UK Permanent Representative to the EU, Sir Adam Thomson, former UK Permanent Representative to NATO and Director of the European Leadership Network, Sir Peter Westmacott, former UK Ambassador to the US, France and Turkey
• 18 July 2019: Lord Hague of Richmond