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Recommendation 20
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New defence procurement reforms require several years to reduce average programme times.
Conclusion
However, 2025–26 is a transitional year as the changes bed in. The Department has started to roll out new processes so that programmes beginning this year adhere to the faster timeframes. The Department’s senior leadership team will monitor progress using a refreshed dashboard.39 However, the Department said it will take several years for the new approach to reduce average times because of legacy programmes that had started before April 2025.40 32 Qq 22, 32 and 46 33 Q 47 34 Q 47 35 Q 29 36 Q 22 37 Qq 28 and 33 38 Qq 11, 22, 23 and 24 39 Q 37 40 Q 36 13 2 Future Parliamentary scrutiny of defence spending plans The 2025 Strategic Defence Review
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 16 September 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗