Petition · past parliament
Make FCO Consular Services statutory, defined and guaranteed
Closed
196 signatures
What the petition asks
FCO Consular Service is subject to abuse and discrimination. British nationals abroad cannot rely upon the published FCO Customer Charter, as it has an enormous caveat; all help is discretionary, not statutory. British nationals currently have no recourse against the FCO for failing to help them.
Cases prove that one British national will receive consular service while another does not for the exact same needs. The Gillian Gibbons Sudan case proved that the FCO will intervene significantly more the less important the country. Brexit especially requires that the FCO publish a charter that they will honour for each and every British citizen abroad irrespective of the country involved. Also that the FCO is more proactive in cases of civil and human rights abuse.
Timeline
| 25 Sep 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Mar 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
196
Status
Closed
Opened
25 Sep 2017
Closed
25 Mar 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.