Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 29
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The Department is delivering several other national ICT programmes for police use, in addition to...
Conclusion
The Department is delivering several other national ICT programmes for police use, in addition to NLEDS, and needs to work closely with the police on all of them. The portfolio of programmes includes the Emergency Services Network, Home Office Biometrics and the National Automatic Number Plate Recognition Service. In 2020–21, these programmes cost £656 million.56 Departments across Whitehall face huge challenges to update or replace legacy systems, and must try to get the balance right between investment in continuing to upgrade legacy systems and knowing when to replace old systems with something that is more modern and fit for the future.57