Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 17207
British Nationals Abroad: Death
Tabled: 2 December 2024
Answered: 17 December 2024
Question
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's procedures are for informing relatives when a British national dies abroad in (a) non-suspicious and (b) suspicious circumstances.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerWhen the FCDO Consular Directorate is first notified of the death of a British national abroad, consular staff will, wherever possible, arrange for the relevant police force to notify UK-based relatives as soon as possible.