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Going and being abroad
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Guidance and regulation
FCDO consular services abroad: exchange rates（https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fco-consular-services-abroad-exchange-rates）
Guidance
1 October 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Advice for women travelling abroad（https://www.gov.uk/guidance/advice-for-women-travelling-abroad）
Detailed guide
8 September 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Reporting a crime abroad and getting help（https://www.gov.uk/guidance/victim-of-crime-abroad）
Detailed guide
16 November 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
About Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office travel advice（https://www.gov.uk/guidance/about-foreign-commonwealth-development-office-travel-advice）
Detailed guide
24 September 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Documents for British people abroad（https://www.gov.uk/guidance/documents-for-british-people-abroad）
Detailed guide
31 July 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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News and communications
Families of missing Brits abroad to benefit from new support as government partners with charity Missing People（https://www.gov.uk/government/news/families-of-missing-brits-abroad-to-benefit-from-new-support-as-government-partners-with-charity-missing-people）
19 October 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Press release
Young Brits recruited as drug mules as overseas drug smuggling arrests quadruple in three years（https://www.gov.uk/government/news/young-brits-recruited-as-drug-mules-as-overseas-drug-smuggling-arrests-quadruple-in-three-years）
14 September 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Press release
Compensation: Christopher Street Day terror attack, Berlin（https://www.gov.uk/government/news/compensation-christopher-street-day-terror-attack-berlin）
7 August 2026
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
News story
UK government launches campaign with survivors and families to prevent methanol poisoning tragedies abroad（https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-launches-campaign-with-survivors-and-families-to-prevent-methanol-poisoning-tragedies-abroad）
15 July 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Press release
UK creates first envoy role to support British nationals detained abroad（https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-creates-first-envoy-role-to-support-british-nationals-detained-abroad）
14 July 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Press release
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Research and statistics
Travel trends: 2025（https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/travel-trends-2025）
16 October 2026
Office for National Statistics
Official statistics
UK emigration: what do we know about Brits moving abroad?（https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-emigration-what-do-we-know-about-brits-moving-abroad）
21 May 2026
Office for National Statistics
Official statistics
Long-term international migration, provisional: year ending December 2025（https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/long-term-international-migration-provisional-year-ending-december-2025）
21 May 2026
Office for National Statistics
Official statistics
International migration research, progress update: April 2026（https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/international-migration-research-progress-update-april-2026）
23 April 2026
Office for National Statistics
Official statistics
Implementing new methods for estimating the international migration of British nationals, progress update: November 2025（https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/implementing-new-methods-for-estimating-the-international-migration-of-british-nationals-progress-update-november-2025）
18 November 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official statistics
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Policy papers and consultations
The UK and the Arctic: an update to the United Kingdom’s Arctic Policy Framework（https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uk-and-the-arctic-an-update-to-the-united-kingdoms-arctic-policy-framework）
15 October 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Policy paper
Alcoholic product category changes for travellers’ duty-free allowances（https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcoholic-product-category-changes-for-travellers-duty-free-allowances）