Data security across government

Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 24 Nov 2025 Closed: 29 Apr 2026 Parliament page
On 15 July 2025 the Defence Secretary told the House of Commons about a large-scale data breach that had taken place in 2022, when a Ministry of Defence official emailed a spreadsheet to an external contact, unaware that it contained details relating to 18,700 Afghan nationals applying for relocation. In … Read more
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Correspondence 11 letters
4 Mar 2026 Correspondence from Government Chief Security Officer and Government Chief Data Officer, re: Follow-ups from 10 February oral evidence session on Data security across government, 25 February 2026
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4 Mar 2026 Correspondence from Minister for Digital Government and Data and Minister for Security, re: Follow-ups from 10 February oral evidence session on Data security across government, 25 February 2026
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3 Mar 2026 Correspondence from Minister for Migration and Citizenship, re: Follow-ups from 10 February oral evidence in relation to the eVisa system, 24 February 2026
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20 Nov 2025 Correspondence from UK Information Commissioner, re: The ICO’s handling of sensitive and classified information, 4 November 2025
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22 Oct 2025 Correspondence from the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, re: Government commitment to information security, 13 October 2025
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20 Oct 2025 Correspondence from the Government Chief Technology Officer, re: Information security standards, 20 October 2025
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28 Aug 2025 Correspondence from the Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, re: government data handling, 28 August
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28 Aug 2025 Correspondence from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, re: government data handling, 28 August
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28 Aug 2025 Correspondence from the Information Commissioner re: 2022 MoD data Breach, 28 July 2025
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28 Aug 2025 Correspondence to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, re: government data handling, 24 July
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17 Jul 2025 Correspondence to the Information Commissioner, re: 2022 MoD data breach, 17 July 2025
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