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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has closed. It’s been replaced by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). FCDO guidance, services and information These services are now provided by FCDO: foreign travel advice consular help and services abroad document legislation History of FCO FCO was a ministerial department from October 1968 to September 2020. It merged with the Department for International Development to create FCDO.

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Petitions linked to this department

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• Urge the Chinese government to stop the annual Yulin Dog Eating Festival
  Opened on Thursday 1st April 2021
  19 signatures so far

• Support democratic transition in Belarus
  Opened on Tuesday 30th March 2021
  23 signatures so far

• Suspend extradition to the United Arab Emirates
  Opened on Thursday 25th March 2021
  31 signatures so far

• Repatriate refugees when their country of origin is safe
  Opened on Wednesday 24th March 2021
  3,859 signatures so far

• Revoke Government cuts to global health research
  Opened on Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  11,786 signatures so far

• Urge the UN to intervene in Myanmar with a peace keeping force
  Opened on Friday 19th March 2021
  8,686 signatures so far

• Increase UK aid for Yemen from for 2021 up to £300 million
  Opened on Tuesday 16th March 2021
  39 signatures so far

• Seek to conclude UK/France reciprocal agreement on exchange of driving licences
  Opened on Thursday 11th March 2021
  14,580 signatures so far

• Stop the proposed reduction of foreign aid to the Yemen
  Opened on Tuesday 9th March 2021
  344 signatures so far

• Redistribute unrequired medical supplies to prevent waste and offer aid
  Opened on Friday 5th March 2021
  211 signatures so far

• Scrap quarantine for vaccinated people arriving in the UK
  Opened on Wednesday 24th February 2021
  83 signatures so far

• Fund free Covid-19 tests for overseas relatives of terminally ill people
  Opened on Monday 22nd February 2021
  15 signatures so far

• Impose sanctions on Myanmar due to the military coup.
  Opened on Thursday 11th February 2021
  1,756 signatures so far

• Resolve any trade issues without triggering Article 16
  Opened on Thursday 11th February 2021
  79 signatures so far

• Offer EU musicians a free 90 day visa to work in the UK
  Opened on Wednesday 10th February 2021
  2,117 signatures so far

• Lobby to negotiate equal visa rights for U.K. citizens with property in EU area
  Opened on Monday 8th February 2021
  18,440 signatures so far

• Seek to re-instate the Marginal VAT scheme between GB & EU on Second Hand Goods
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  1,295 signatures so far

• Seek continued participation in the European Solidarity Corps
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd February 2021
  479 signatures so far

• Provide emergency funding to safeguard anti-locust operations in East Africa
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd February 2021
  22 signatures so far

• Negotiate a military & economic alliance with Taiwan (Republic of China)
  Opened on Monday 1st February 2021
  54 signatures so far

• Grant full diplomatic status to the ambassador to the UK from the EU
  Opened on Thursday 28th January 2021
  165 signatures so far

• Apply for the UK to join the EFTA
  Opened on Thursday 28th January 2021
  428 signatures so far

• Seek membership of the Customs Union and Single Market (Norway plus)
  Opened on Wednesday 27th January 2021
  794 signatures so far

• Seek To Join The Schengen Area, To allow UK citizens to travel and work freely.
  Opened on Tuesday 26th January 2021
  77 signatures so far

• Seek freedom of movement within EU, for Brits living in an EU state before 2021.
  Opened on Monday 25th January 2021
  44 signatures so far

• Work internationally to make solar energy the primary energy source
  Opened on Wednesday 13th January 2021
  66 signatures so far

• Recognise fertility treatment at a European Clinic as 'essential travel'
  Opened on Tuesday 12th January 2021
  16 signatures so far

• Seek international pact for immediate border closures upon discovery of epidemic
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  54 signatures so far

• Impose trade sanctions on countries which have introduced anti-LGBT legislation
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  56 signatures so far

• Extend Tier 4 Visas for International Students expiring in January 2021.
  Opened on Friday 8th January 2021
  18 signatures so far

• Reopen application pathway of BN(O)
  Opened on Friday 8th January 2021
  1,355 signatures so far

• Seek single work-visa for business people who routinely work across the EU
  Opened on Friday 8th January 2021
  66 signatures so far

• Provide foreign aid and de-escalate tensions between Ethiopia and the TPLF.
  Opened on Thursday 7th January 2021
  596 signatures so far

• Donate surplus Covid-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  1,661 signatures so far

• Seek Europe-wide short term work permits for the photographic industry
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  2,449 signatures so far

• Urge Sri Lanka to allow the burial of Covid victims to respect religious beliefs
  Opened on Thursday 31st December 2020
  6,067 signatures so far

• Urge the US Government to stop January federal executions
  Opened on Thursday 31st December 2020
  18 signatures so far

• Send UK aid to the islands of Fiji.
  Opened on Tuesday 22nd December 2020
  21 signatures so far

• Urge the Indian Government to ensure safety of protestors & press freedom
  Opened on Thursday 17th December 2020
  116,182 signatures so far

• Help the Rohingya refugees by pressuring Bangledeshi Government
  Opened on Monday 14th December 2020
  59 signatures so far

• Recognise Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) as an independent state
  Opened on Friday 11th December 2020
  213 signatures so far

• Seek to broker a debt relief deal for developing countries
  Opened on Wednesday 9th December 2020
  20 signatures so far

• Negotiate more favorable post-transition travel rules for U.K. citizens
  Opened on Monday 7th December 2020
  11,583 signatures so far

• Hold a referendum on the mandatory Foreign Aid target
  Opened on Wednesday 2nd December 2020
  138 signatures so far

• Pressure the Indonesian government to put a stop to deforestation
  Opened on Tuesday 1st December 2020
  25 signatures so far

• Immediately suspend all UK aid to Uganda
  Opened on Thursday 26th November 2020
  1,941 signatures so far

• Apologise for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and provide additional compensation
  Opened on Tuesday 24th November 2020
  26 signatures so far

• UK Government to recognise the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
  Opened on Friday 20th November 2020
  131 signatures so far

• Condemn mink farming and work internationally to end the practice
  Opened on Monday 16th November 2020
  66 signatures so far

• Call for an international economic conference on climate and covid crisis
  Opened on Tuesday 10th November 2020
  17 signatures so far

• Pressure Saudi Arabian government to reform treatment of women
  Opened on Thursday 29th October 2020
  26 signatures so far

• Urge the Nigerian Government to ensure safety of protestors & press freedom
  Opened on Wednesday 28th October 2020
  34 signatures so far

• Establish free movement & trade agreements with Canada, Australia & New Zealand
  Opened on Friday 23rd October 2020
  16,421 signatures so far

• Cease foreign aid during covid-19 and use the funds to support UK economy
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  193 signatures so far

• Urge Azerbaijan and Turkey to end military action in Nagorno-Karabakh
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  2,078 signatures so far

• Implement sanctions against the Nigerian Government and officials
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  221,238 signatures so far

• Impose sanctions on China for their treatment of practitioners of Falun Gong
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  809 signatures so far

• Condemn the government of India on Rape and Sexual Violence against women
  Opened on Tuesday 13th October 2020
  355 signatures so far

• Call for global crisis talks for a solution to end the destruction of the Amazon
  Opened on Tuesday 13th October 2020
  36 signatures so far

• Urge India/the UN to allow UN Peacekeepers to Kashmir to carry out a plebiscite
  Opened on Tuesday 13th October 2020
  1,193 signatures so far

• Government to fund repatriation for those who die on holiday
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  166 signatures

• Pressure China to support the use of the Mongolian language in Southern Mongolia
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  279 signatures

• Review travel advice and travel corridor list for African countries
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  6,348 signatures

• Introduce super visa category for parents of British citizens.
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  20,688 signatures

• Increase funding to make Covid-19 vaccines available to developing countries
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  898 signatures

• Pressure the Chinese government regarding the detention of Kazakhs in Xinjiang
  Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
  37 signatures

• Pressure Israel to allow international inspection of its nuclear sites
  Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
  1,212 signatures

• Work with international community to end conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia
  Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
  1,941 signatures

• UK Government to build UK Aid/Disaster Relief and Training Ship/s
  Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
  1,027 signatures

• Call for an international investigation into the Beirut Port blast
  Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
  60 signatures

• Seek to implement a common COVID-19 travel and testing policy with EU countries
  Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
  13 signatures

• Provide humanitarian aid and work with Greece to resettle refugees in Lesbos
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  149 signatures

• UK government to impose sanctions on Poland for treatment of LGBTQ+
  Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
  209 signatures

• Work with other nations to pressure China over their treatment of Uighur Muslims
  Open from Monday 14th September 2020 to Sunday 14th March 2021
  7,361 signatures

• Allow re-entry to UK without quarantine for under 50s with no health conditions
  Open from Monday 14th September 2020 to Sunday 14th March 2021
  25 signatures

• Pressure the Turkish Government to stop bombing Iraqi Kurdistan
  Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
  311 signatures

• Pressure the US Government to address concerns on overcrowded border stations
  Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
  45 signatures

• Work internationally to seek to end conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  193 signatures

• Commit funds and time to an urgent review and redesign of the KCMG medal
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  26 signatures

• Allow parents of EU citizens to live in UK without a visa
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  129 signatures

• Urge the ICC to investigate crimes against the Tamil population
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  13,578 signatures

• Pressurise the UN to reconstruct the Yemeni state.
  Open from Wednesday 26th August 2020 to Friday 26th February 2021
  155 signatures

• Pressure the Indian Government to stop construction of Ram temple
  Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
  184 signatures

• Hold an inquiry into Russian interference in UK democracy
  Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
  164 signatures

• Remove quarantine rule for Madeira.
  Open from Thursday 20th August 2020 to Saturday 20th February 2021
  174 signatures

• Send aid to Mauritius to help clear the oil spill.
  Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
  75 signatures

• Stop aid to Somalia until it eradicates the discriminatory 4.5 political formula
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  158 signatures

• Seek to agree a 2-month global lockdown to reduce Covid transmission
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  19 signatures

• Work with the Ethiopian and Egyptian governments to resolve the Nile dispute
  Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
  962 signatures

• Engage internationally to end bear bile farming
  Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
  6,463 signatures

• Condemn the Belarus Government for harassment and detention of its citizens
  Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
  8,236 signatures

• Ban foreign contributions to political parties & sanction countries that attempt
  Open from Wednesday 12th August 2020 to Friday 12th February 2021
  78 signatures

• Require airlines cancel flights to places the FCO has advised against travel to
  Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
  742 signatures

• Demand the approval of a sovereignty/independence referendum in Hong Kong
  Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
  73 signatures

• Negotiate the release and return of British Muslims detained in India
  Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
  2,700 signatures

• Work with the US Government to allow travel between the UK and USA
  Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
  1,133 signatures

• To Bring in a UK Equivalent of the USA's Logan Act
  Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
  28 signatures

• Urge Gambia to meet its international obligations regarding religious freedom
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  28 signatures

• Support making ECOCIDE an international crime
  Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
  4,798 signatures

• Authorise direct flights from the United Kingdom to North Cyprus (TRNC)
  Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
  12,893 signatures

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