Recommendation 19

We have reported several times before about problems with land disposals programmes. For example, in 2021, we commented on the slow progress that the Ministry of Defence was making reducing its estate and in 2019 we noted that almost all departments were significantly behind their targets for land disposals.49 With that in mind, we challenged the Cabinet Office about how it intended to ensure that all departments participated in this disposals programme and what levers it could use if departments resisted. The Cabinet Office assured us that it had been in communication with departments and will maintain “constant pressure”.50 Reducing operating costs