6,900 people to be relocated after Afghan data leak
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6,900 people to be relocated after Afghan data leak
A dataset containing the personal information of nearly 19,000 people who applied for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (Arap) was released “in error” in February 2022 by a defence official.
Thousands of people are being relocated to the UK as part of a secret £850 million scheme set up after the breach.
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