More than 7,300 Afghans to be resettled in UK after MoD data leak, says National Audit Office

<p>Watchdog’s report says government is unable to calculate exact cost of response to data breach, raising doubt over £850m estimate</p><p>More than 7,300 Afghans are expected to be resettled in the UK as a result of a major government data breach, according to a National Audit Office report that raises doubts over officials’ claims of a £850m cost.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/15/afghan-resettlement-scheme-secret-superinjunction-explainer">accidental leak</a> by an MoD official in 2022 of 18,700 Afghans’ details who had worked with or for the British government led to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/15/thousands-relocated-data-leak-afghans-who-helped-british-forces">the opening of a new route</a> by which those endangered could seek relocation to the UK from their home country.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/03/afghans-resettled-uk-mod-data-leak-report-national-audit-office">Continue reading...</a>