‘We fear lessons will not be learned’: Chloe Moffat’s parents on their fight to hold Treasury to account

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Key context: <p>Couple considering suing for wrongful death after coroner found disciplinary process materially contributed to suicide</p><p>When a coroner ruled this month that the Treasury <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/10/treasury-materially-contributed-to-suicide-of-personal-assistant-chloe-moffat-coroner-finds">“materially contributed” to Chloe Moffat’s death</a>, her parents breathed out in bittersweet relief. For a year, David and Anne Moffat had been forced to become detectives in the worst case any parent could have to solve: why their daughter took her own life.</p><p>Chloe, 26, went to her job as a personal assistant at the Treasury on a Monday last May “happy as Larry” after a weekend she’d told her friends was a “10 out of 10”. She was planning a holiday with her sister, Alice, and arranging for friends to come for a dinner party the next weekend. She was, according to her father, living “the best life”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/22/chloe-moffat-parents-treasury-death">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.