The mother of Chloe Moffat, a 26-year-old personal assistant at the UK Treasury who took her own life, has called on the department to change its disciplinary practices following her daughter's death. Moffat, who had worked at the Treasury for almost three years, "loved her job" and had an "exemplary employment record", killed herself the day after a meeting about an anonymous complaint. Her inquest heard that she was left "devastated" and convinced she had lost her job, despite being unlikely to be dismissed and having been in line for promotion and awarded a bonus she never learned about.

The inquest at Surrey coroners' court heard that Moffat was called into a meeting with her line manager and a senior manager without prior notice of its subject, where she was told of an anonymous complaint alleging she had shared confidential colleague information. She was not reassured her job was safe, was not permitted to bring her best friend or another third party, and was told not to discuss the allegations with friends. Managers defended their handling, with one saying an additional attendee would have made the meeting "more formal" and another stating advance notice "could cause unnecessary stress"; her line manager said she would not have done anything differently. The Treasury said it is piloting new advice for staff on disciplinary matters and providing managers with additional training, and the inquest continues.