Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 16
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Given the Department stated it is looking for a simple solution, we questioned why, after...
Conclusion
Given the Department stated it is looking for a simple solution, we questioned why, after eight years of development, SLAMIS was not yet in service. The Department acknowledged the poor performance and that the SLAMIS project that commenced in 2013 failed to deliver, was cancelled and then was restarted in 2019.46 When pushed to explain why the project had failed, the Department said one of the issues was that it had tried to make the solution too complicated in the first instance, and that it probably did not have the right calibre of people working on the programme.47 The Committee has seen long delays in other IT systems being developed by the Department, such as that with Capita on army recruitment.48 The Department confirmed that it will bring SLAMIS into service by 2022. It told us it has run a pilot programme, which is now live; that it expects the system development to be completed by the end of this calendar year: and it will start the roll-out through the course of 2022.49
Government Response
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HM Government
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4: PAC conclusion: The Department’s lamentable failure to implement a Single Living Accommodation Management Information System (SLAMIS) over the past eight years means it is unable to manage its Single Living Accommodation efficiently. 14 4: PAC recommendation: The Department should report back to the committee in six months on progress with delivering the SLAMIS system, including to confirm when in 2022 it will be fully operational. 4.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: October 2021 4.2 The department will report in October 2021 on the progress with delivering Single Living Accommodation Management Information System (SLAMIS) including confirmation of when in 2022 it will be at full operating capability.