The Chief Civil Servant in the Ministry of Defense will be replaced in view of Afghan data violations, the department has announced.
This step follows one The worst UK data violation In the beginning of this month, in a great embarrassment for the public earlier this month, in a great embarrassment for defense and intelligence services.
The leakage, which became infinite for months and then was subject to a super-injection, put the identity of British detectives, soldiers and weak Afghan colleagues.
Permanent Secretary David Williams will leave this autumn and recruit for his successor, MOD confirmed.
The BBC understands that the departure of Williams was agreed before leaking.
The leak occurred when an official working at the UK Special Forces headquarters accidentally emailed a spreadsheet that had a personal details of about 19,000 people demanding the Taliban to seek refuge.
Along with Afghan citizens, in February 2022, details of more than 100 British authorities were compromised with special forces and Mi6 personnel.
An prohibition blocked the reporting of the case until the beginning of this summer.
Labor MP and Chairman of the Defense Select Committee, Tanmanjit Singh Desi said that “many years of public service honors” by Mr. Williams, despite the seriousness of the leak.
He said, “While our committee has agreed to make inquiries in this shocking situation, we have yet to set full scope for that, in which who will be called to give evidence.”
“The fact is that this violation has risked our courageous British service personnel and Afghans, who bravely supported them, make the situation even more shocking.
“I am sure the committee would like to investigate and understand how it can be allowed to happen.”
A MOD spokesperson said on Friday: “Permanent Secretary David Williams will leave this autumn and the recruitment process for his successor is going on.
“Since 2021, David has led the department through a period of significant activity, and we thank him to their contribution.”
