Service Area: Digital and cloud

In 2020, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) merged with the Department for International Development (DfID). They become the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

On Wednesday 26 January 2022, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) began to transfer its first born-digital records to The National Archives (TNA). Government…

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) required additional Biometric Enrolment Stations (BES) across Europe to support the Ukraine refugee crisis response. Biometrics are physical characteristics which…

As students start a new school year, we’re also welcoming new students to FCDO Services this month. We’re very excited to have 42 new learners…

When the Coronavirus pandemic hit in early 2020, travel restrictions and lockdowns were enforced around the world. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) had…

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All UK government departments must keep the files they produce, and then release them to a public archive, usually after about 15 years. Before it’s…

What do you do when you are encouraged to host data in the cost effective and flexible public cloud, but your data is highly sensitive?…