Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 24
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ESN's original cost-saving objectives unlikely; benefits uncertain until 2024 business case
Conclusion
The Department’s original objectives for ESN were to save money and bring mobile data to emergency services.80 It will now take at least 10 years from now for the potential 70 C&AG’s Report, para 2.11 71 Q 60 (27 March) 72 C&AG’s Report, paras 1.26, 2.11 and Figure 1 73 Q 61 (27 March) 74 C&AG’s Report, paras 2.12–2.13, Figure 8 75 Qq 61–63 27 March 76 C&AG’s Report, para 12 77 Q 55 (27 April) 78 Q 60 (27 March) 79 Q 32 (27 March) 80 C&AG’s Report, para 2.30 The Emergency Services Network 15 savings to recoup the total cost of ESN.81 The Department said it would not be certain about costs or benefits until it revised the programme’s business case, which it expected to do in 2024.82