Select Committee · Defence Committee
Afghan Data Breach and Resettlement Schemes
Status: Open
Opened: 2 Sep 2025
This inquiry will examine the circumstances behind and the consequences of a major data breach in February 2022 from the Ministry of Defence. The breach involved the personal data of thousands of Afghan applicants for resettlement to the UK and their families, potentially putting these people at risk of reprisals. The inquiry aims to understand …
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | Dominic Wilson · Ministry of Defence, Luke Pollard MP · Ministry of Defence, Major-General Ben Cattermole · Ministry of Defence | View ↗ |
| 21 Apr 2026 | David Williams, former Permanent Secretary, Paul Lincoln, former Second Permanent Secretary, Paul Rimmer | View ↗ |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Rt Hon James Heappey, former Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Rt Hon Sir Ben Wallace, former Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps, former Secretary of State for Defence | View ↗ |
| 9 Dec 2025 | David Williams · Daily Mail, Professor Sara de Jong · The University of York, Rafi Hottak - Former Afghan Interpreter | View ↗ |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Panel 1 | View ↗ |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Holly Bancroft · The Independent, Larisa Brown · The Times, Mr Sam Greenhill · Daily Mail | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the Minister for the Armed Forces to the Chair dated 14th August pr… |