Key facts
- Parents of Chloe Moffat are seeking accountability for Treasury staff after her death.
- A coroner found the Treasury "materially contributed" to the 26-year-old's suicide.
- Moffat was subjected to a surprise disciplinary meeting without notice or a colleague present.
- The Treasury has implemented new safeguards, including allowing supporters in meetings.
The parents of Chloe Moffat, a 26-year-old personal assistant at the UK Treasury, are demanding accountability for staff they believe contributed to her death by suicide. A coroner's report in August found that the Treasury had "materially contributed" to Moffat's death after she was subjected to a surprise disciplinary meeting about anonymous complaints. Moffat, who denied the allegations, was reportedly devastated after the meeting and took her own life the next morning. Her parents, Anne and David Moffat, are seeking to ensure that managers and HR staff involved are held to account, a step beyond the coroner's recommendations. The Treasury has acknowledged the findings and implemented new safeguards, including stopping informal fact-finding meetings for serious misconduct, allowing staff to bring a supporter to meetings, and providing advance notice. Despite these changes, the parents still have questions for the Treasury's permanent secretary, James Bowler.