Dad of woman who took her own life says Treasury failed in its duty of care

The father of a civil service employee who took her own life the day after a meeting with her managers has said the lack of support given to her by the Treasury "beggars belief".

Chloe Moffat, 26, a personal assistant to a Treasury director, died on 20 May last year, after she was told of allegations she had shared sensitive confidential information about colleagues, which she denied.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, David Moffat said he did not feel the Treasury had taken responsibility for its part in her death.

He added that her loss was "devastating", and had "torn such a big hole in our lives".

The Treasury said "it will learn the lessons from this tragedy".

On 19 May 2025, Chloe went to what she thought was a routine one-to-one with her line manager, but a more senior manager was also present.

"Chloe's first comment was, 'Oh, this must be serious, there's two of you here'", David told Today's Emma Barnett. "So that's the first time that she was aware of anything [that] might be a to do."

"And then they worked through and put several allegations to her that she'd shared confidential information."