Foreign embassy staff accused of human trafficking and child sex offences

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said he took alleged crimes by diplomats seriously

Diplomatic staff with immunity, working in embassies in the UK, have been accused of child sex offences and human trafficking, the Foreign Office says.

A total of 11 "serious and significant" offences were allegedly committed by such people in the past year. Diplomatic missions and international organisations ran up nearly £500,000 in unpaid parking fines in London last year, it was also revealed.


Diplomats and some embassy staff are entitled to diplomatic immunity. This means they can be exempt from being tried for crimes.

The allegations, contained a written ministerial statement by new Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, include someone at the Mexican embassy allegedly causing a child aged 13 to 15 to watch or look at an image of sexual activity.