Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 14
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Afghan relocation unit reported 49 data breaches between 2021 and 2025.
Conclusion
In August 2025, the Department reported that there had been 49 separate data breaches between 2021 and 2025 at the unit handling applications from Afghan citizens to relocate to the UK. Of these, the Department assessed that seven met the threshold for notification to the ICO, including the February 2022 data breach. The Department told the NAO that it had handled all breaches in line with the ICO’s policies and processes.30