Message from the FCDO Changes to the Health and Welfare Pre-Posting Dental Clearance Policy The Pre-Posting Dental Clearance process has ceased with immediate effect. There is no requirement for UK-based FCDO Officers and their qualifying dependants to secure dental clearance…
This week at King Charles Street in London, CLOs from around the globe have been attending the DFSA CLO course. This is an opportunity for CLOs to meet others from the network as well as key people in the DSFA…
Thursday 23 November was Carers’ Rights Day where many organisations across the UK aim to highlight information to carers to ensure they are aware of their rights. Whether someone has recently become a carer, realised they have been caring for…
Susie Lawrence, who has run Career Lab workshops for partners for over a decade launched her new book last Thursday, November 2. It’s an innovative project co-created by Susie and twelve of her career coaching clients. Disillusioned by the dry…
The Cards are in packs of 5 costing £8.15 per pack. Every purchase supports Crisis at Christmas. Anyone who is interested in buying them please contact cynthia.butterworth@fcdo.gov.uk. We have two versions – one religious with Adoration of the Magi –…
3 months to go Don't forget there are only 3 months to go until the deadline for filing your Self Assessment Tax Return. Get help if you need it There’s lots of support available from HMRC: watch HMRC’s short easy…
Private Mail Christmas Deliveries - Message from the FCDO: To ensure your private Christmas mail is processed in time, ensure it's correctly addressed and delivered to the BFPO Bagroom (RAF Northolt) before Friday 17 November. More information about private…
Back in September DSFA Postings and HoM Partner Adviser, Tamara Collard, and DSFA Family Support Adviser, Ruth Groves, visited Pretoria, Harare and Nairobi to engage with DSFA members directly in their posting countries. Tamara and Ruth said: It was so…
Catherine Rham, DSFA Executive Director, and Geraldine Mckendrick, DSFA Careers and Professional Development Adviser, visited the embassy in Brussels last week. They joined a number of meetings with the Chief People Officer and Head of International HR from the FCDO as…
On 30 August, the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced that this year’s autumn COVID-19 vaccine programme will start earlier than planned. Consistent with the spring programme, there will not be an overseas FCDO vaccine rollout this autumn. …
Address:
Diplomatic Service Families Association (DSFA)
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Room K.G.42
King Charles Street,
London, SW1A 2AH
Contact:
T: +44 (0)20 7008 0286 / 0283
F: +44 (0)20 7008 0280
E: dsfa.enquiries@fcdo.gov.uk
