Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 14
14
In 2021, the Department acknowledged publicly concerns about excessive levels of noise and vibration on...
Conclusion
In 2021, the Department acknowledged publicly concerns about excessive levels of noise and vibration on the Ajax vehicles. The Department admitted that because of shortcomings with its safety processes, which made it complicated to raise issues, it had injured some of its own soldiers, which it rightly described as “unforgivable”.29 The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) had first warned Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) of concerns about Ajax’s potential compliance with legislative requirements in
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
The department has accepted all the recommendations in the King Report relating to safety and armoured vehicle procurement. Some have already been implemented and the remainder are being progressed. The independent Ajax Lessons Learned Review is looking specifically at the escalation of safety and other issues on acquisition programmes.