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Afghanistan Response Route (ARR)

Status: Open Opened: 13 Oct 2025 26 conclusions 1 report

The Afghanistan Response Route (ARR) was set up by the Ministry of Defence to mitigate the security risks arising from a data protection breach and the unauthorised disclosure of personal information about Afghan citizens which occurred in February 2022. The National Audit Office (NAO) has published a report on the Afghanistan Response Route (ARR) to …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
54th Report - Afghanistan Response Route HC 1391 14 Nov 2025 26 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
25 Conclusion 54th Report - Afghanistan Response Route Not Addressed

Data breach cost estimate of £850 million excludes substantial legal fees and potential compensation claims.

The Department’s estimate of £850 million for the total costs related to the February 2022 data breach does not include legal costs, which the Department estimates will be at least £2.5 million, or compensation claims from people affected. In July 2025, following the public disclosure of the February 2022 data …

Government response. Since our evidence session the C&AG has qualified his regularity opinion on the departmental Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025. The Department made a prior period adjustment to ensure that the legal and other provisions …
HM Treasury
26 Conclusion 54th Report - Afghanistan Response Route Not Addressed

Qualified departmental accounts resulted from Afghan resettlement provision adjustments and expenditure breach.

Since our evidence session the C&AG has qualified his regularity opinion on the departmental Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025. The Department made a prior period adjustment to ensure that the legal and other provisions were materially stated as at 31 March 2024. In part …

Government response. Since our evidence session the C&AG has qualified his regularity opinion on the departmental Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025. The Department made a prior period adjustment to ensure that the legal and other provisions …
HM Treasury

Correspondence

4 letters
DateDirectionTitle
14 May 2026 To cttee Letter from the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence relating to Afgh…
20 Apr 2026 To cttee Letter from the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence to the Chair of …
16 Oct 2025 To cttee Letter from the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence relating to the …
3 Sep 2025 To cttee Letter from the Treasury Officer of Accounts at HM Treasury relating to the spe…