Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 18
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We remain extremely concerned that the Department has still not developed sufficient data to make...
Conclusion
We remain extremely concerned that the Department has still not developed sufficient data to make informed decisions on estate management, including which sites to sell. It is now 11 years since this Committee identified problems with the lack of estate data, and 10 years since the Department established the DIO. However, the quality and completeness of the Department’s management information on the cost and condition of its estate remains a significant weakness.28
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
4: PAC conclusion: The Department’s ability to make informed decisions on estate management and on which sites to sell remains constrained because it still lacks good management information on its estate, despite this Committee highlighting the problem in 2010. 4: PAC recommendation: The Department should explore how to accelerate the development of its asset management system—due in 2025—and embed this in its management of the estate. It should include an update on its progress when it writes to the Committee to explain its new estate strategy. 4.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Winter 2021/2022 4.2 The department will provide an update on progress against delivery of its asset management system in Winter 2021/2022. 4.3 The department is committed to accelerating development where possible and is currently on track to have an asset management system with a maturity level 3 ‘competence’ (ISO 55001) by the end of 2025. The department has worked extensively with industry, benchmarking the development and implementation of an asset management system of a similar scale to the department. This work supports the target implementation date. 4.4 The department manages its assets under a variety of Hard Facilities Management contracts which provide some asset management information. This position will improve further as the department draws more data from its contractors through the asset