FCDO Services business appointment rules: index
A collection of summaries of advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.
During the period April 2020 to September 2024, FCDO Services did not receive or issue any decisions on applications relating to staff at SCS1 and SCS2, submitted under the Business Appointment Rules.
FCDO Services is a Trading Fund of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). As a Trading Fund, we are funded from the revenue generated by providing services to our customers. Please also see our FCDO Services and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office websites.
On 2nd September 2020 the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Department for International Development merged to form the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). FCO Services was part of the FCO, operating commercially as a Trading Fund. FCO Services changed its name on 2nd September 2020 to FCDO Services to stay aligned to our parent organisation. Legacy data remains available at FCO Services.