Overview

• BBC freedom of information data show 49 breaches over four years in MoD handling of Afghan relocation records, with only four previously public.
• Seven incidents were referred to the Information Commissioner’s Office, including three from 2021 and 2022 that had not been disclosed before.
• Legal representatives from Leigh Day and Barings Law say the revelations confirm systemic failings and press for urgent, formal regulatory scrutiny and full notification to those affected.
• The MoD provided no details about individual incidents and said it follows legal duties on reporting, adding that it is improving data security and learning lessons.
• A 2022 leak exposing details of 18,714 ARAP applicants led to a superinjunction later lifted and to a secret relocation program (ARR) reported to cost up to £850 million.