Recommendation 6

We received a written submission from the Treasury Officer of Accounts at HM Treasury (the Treasury). This letter, which is published on the Committee’s inquiry page, set out:10 • the Treasury’s understanding of the reporting rules and expectations related to spending following the Afghan data protection breach and in relation to expenditure on the ARR; and • guidance from the Treasury on publishing information in the Annual Report and Accounts, and on providing information in confidence to the Public Accounts Committee and the National Audit Office (NAO). The impact of the data breach