Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 1
1
Accepted
Committee took evidence on February 2022 data breach and Afghanistan Response Route
Conclusion
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), we took evidence from the Ministry of Defence (the Department) on the circumstances surrounding the February 2022 data breach and the Department’s subsequent response, including setting up the Afghanistan Response Route (ARR) to relocate affected individuals.1 Since our session on 8 September we have received a letter, dated 7 October 2025, containing detailed information about all the data breaches between 2021 and October 2025 which should be read in conjunction with this report.2
Government Response Summary
The government agreed to the conclusion, stating it will signpost to Home Office's quarterly immigration statistics on GOV.UK for Afghan Resettlement Programme data and provide broader updates on MOD's ARR relocation and resettlement activity where possible.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. the ARR. Part of the information requested by the Committee is published by the Home Office on GOV.UK in their release of quarterly immigration system statistics with the most recent publication on 27 November 2025, which gives statistics to the end of September 2025. The next iteration of immigration system statistics will be published online in February 2026 and will provide figures to end of December 2025. These publications include a breakdown by schemes under the Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP). The department will sign-post to this information and, where possible, will provide a broader update on ARR relocation and resettlement activity that is within MOD’s remit. It may not always be possible to provide a precise breakdown by scheme due to certain methods of operating, or the way that data has been captured.