Department for International Development

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What the Department for International Development does

The Department for International Development (DFID) leads the UK’s work to end extreme poverty. We are tackling the global challenges of our time including poverty and disease, mass migration, insecurity and conflict. Our work is building a safer, healthier, more prosperous world for people in developing countries and in the UK too.

DFID is a ministerial department, supported by 2 agencies and public bodies.

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Documents

Policy papers and consultations

  1. Global Trade Programme
  2. Global Anti-Corruption Programme
See all policy papers and consultations

Contact DFID

DFID general enquiries

Office address (London)

22 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2EG
United Kingdom

Telephone

020 7023 0000

Fax

020 7023 0012

Please use the above phone number to contact a named member of staff

Office address (East Kilbride)

Abercrombie House
Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
United Kingdom

Telephone

01355 84 4000

Fax

01355 84 4099

Please use the above phone number to contact a named member of staff

Internal Audit Investigations Section

Head of Internal Audit
Internal Audit Department
22 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2EJ
United Kingdom

confidential hotline

+44 (0)1355 843747

DFID’s Internal Audit Investigations Section is the central point for raising concerns, suspicions and/or allegations of fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse or other corrupt practices. Your information will be treated in confidence and you do not have to provide your name, however the provision of such information will assist us in taking forward your concerns.

General media queries (24 hours)

Telephone

020 7023 0600

If you have an urgent media query, please email the DFID Media Team on mediateam@dfid.gov.uk in the first instance and we will respond as soon as possible.

Overseas Pensions Department

Overseas Pensions Department
Abercrombie House
Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
United Kingdom

Telephone

01355 84 4000

Fax

01355 84 3636

We aim to reply within 10 working days. When phoning please ask for Overseas Pensions Department or a named member of staff.

Head of News - Rhodri Phillips

Telephone

0207 023 0482

Mobile

07799 623 121

Oversight of media enquiries and news handling issues for the Department and the Secretary of State

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
  3. Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.

Freedom of Information requests

Information Rights Team
Abercrombie House
Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
United Kingdom

We are currently unable to accept or respond to Freedom of Information requests by post, therefore please use foi@dfid.gov.uk to contact us