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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nina Lloyd

Afghan data leak inquiry to be conducted by Parliament’s security watchdog

The data was leaked ‘in error’ by a defence official in February 2022 (PA) - (PA Wire)

An inquiry into the Afghan data leak that led to an unprecedented legal gagging order and an £850 million secret relocation scheme is set to be carried out by Parliament’s intelligence watchdog.

Lord Beamish, chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC), said the cross-party group would launch a probe after considering defence assessment documents related to the case.

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