Defence Secretary admits MoD ‘serious departmental error’ put thousands of Afghans at risk
MoD ‘error’ endangered Afghans’ lives, admits defence secretary
- Defence Secretary John Healey has admitted a “serious departmental error” by the Ministry of Defence.
- A spreadsheet containing details of 25,000 Afghan asylum applicants, MPs, and senior military officers was mistakenly sent out in February 2022.
- The incident put hundreds of thousands of Afghans at risk and was a “clear breach of strict data protocols”, Mr Healey said.
- Following the breach, a relocation scheme for over 16,000 Afghans was implemented at a cost of £6 billion, with details released only after a superinjunction was lifted.
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