Original title: Government unable to calculate Afghan data breach cost, watchdog says
Government unable to calculate Afghan data breach cost, watchdog says British forces helping evacuate people eligible for relocation in 2021 during the collapse of the former Afghan government under a Taliban offensive The MoD said it was committed to transparency and “committed to honouring the moral obligation we owe to those Afghans who stood with us and risked their lives”. But the National Audit Office (NAO) says the MoD has not provided enough evidence to give it confidence in that figure, which does not include legal expenses, or compensation claims likely to follow. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) estimates the cost of the massive data breach - and setting up a new scheme to relocate those whose lives might be at risk over it - to be £850m. The government is unable to calculate the total cost of a secret relocation plan it set up following the Afghan data leak, the public spending watchdog has said. Last month it was revealed the details of almost 19,000 people had applied to mov