Sensitive military files from Catterick Garrison ended up in a civilian landfill, exposing guard shifts, weapons storage and soldier data to anyone who happened to walk by. The Ministry of Defence and Royal Military Police launched an investigation after a member of the public found the unredacted documents. This is part of a troubling pattern of security failures that puts troops at real risk from hostile actors.
The MoD's claim that the dumped Catterick Garrison files contained "no sensitive operational defence information" is flatly contradicted by what was actually in them — weapons storage locations, guard rosters and personal soldier data. A former senior Army intelligence officer called it a clear security risk showing a lack of care and oversight. Classified documents don't belong in a recycling bin, and a rapid review is nowhere near an adequate response to this level of negligence.
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