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Written question asked by Lord Pack (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 11 June 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 June 2026. It was answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour) on Friday, 26 June 2026 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Email

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the wording of any standard email signatures appended to emails sent by those working in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; when the wording was last reviewed; and who reviewed it.

Answer

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has an auto emailer system, which is maintained and added by the Department's Digital, Technology and Security Directorate. This is customarily appended to all emails which are sent outside of the department and reads as follows:

Follow us online: www.gov.uk/fcdo

This email is intended for the addressee(s) only: All messages sent and received by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office may be monitored in line with relevant UK legislation

There is separate guidance available for staff who wish to create their own email signatures, which was last updated by the Department's Communications Directorate on the 16 August 2023, but this does not dictate any mandatory wording to go alongside these signatures.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL875
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Email Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk