Recommendation 17

Extracting data from aging IT systems is expensive, sometimes impossible, and it is costly to combine data from different systems.36 As a result, comparable data is not readily available to the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury on the different types of delivery model the government is using, nor the amount of funding that flows through each type on an annual basis. Having these data would help the centre of government better understand and evaluate successful policy delivery and identify the costs and benefits of different delivery models.37 HM Treasury has committed to reviewing bids from departments to resolve legacy IT issues as part of the next Spending Review.38 Public appointments