Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 16
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Funding for departmental technology functions is often not allocated in a way that enables them...
Conclusion
Funding for departmental technology functions is often not allocated in a way that enables them to both run and update their core systems and support business transformation. This Committee has seen in other digital programmes that the current spending review processes, which set separate capital and revenue allocations in short, fixed cycles, have contributed to an under-investment in resolving legacy system issues and ensuring systems remain fit for purpose.40 34 Qq 52–53 35 Qq 2, 70–71 36 Qq 2–3, 11–12 37 Q 70 38 Cabinet Office, Organising for Digital Delivery, published 22 July 2021, p. 9. Available at https://www.gov.uk/ government/publications/organising-for-digital-delivery 39 Q 59; Cabinet Office, Organising for Digital Delivery, published 22 July 2021, pp. 5–6. Available at https://www. gov.uk/government/publications/organising-for-digital-delivery 40 Qq 39, 41, 43; Cabinet Office, Organising for Digital Delivery, published 22 July 2021, p. 7. Available at https:// www.gov.uk/government/publications/organising-for-digital-delivery 12 Challenges in implementing digital change