Description
The purpose of the FCO is ‘To work for UK interests in a safe, just and prosperous world’. FCO Strategic Priorities and objectives guide the Department's work and its Public Service Agreement (PSA) targets measure progress towards meeting this purpose.
The FCO is the lead department for achieving the UK’s international priorities decided by the Government.
FCO's objectives:
Objective I: A world safer from global terrorism and weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Objective II: Protection of the UK from illegal immigration, drug trafficking and other international crime.
Objective III: An international system based on the rule of law, which is better able to resolve disputes and prevent conflicts.
Objective IV: An effective EU in a secure neighbourhood.
Objective V: Promotion of UK economic interests in an open and expanding global economy.
Objective VI: Sustainable development, underpinned by democracy, good governance and human rights.
Objective VII: Security of UK and global energy supplies.
Objective VIII: Security and good governance of the UK's Overseas Territories.
Objective IX: High quality consular services to British nationals abroad. Effective regulation of entry to, and settlement in, the UK in the interests of sustainable growth and social inclusion
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