Recommendation 21

Nonetheless, the MoD acknowledged that its decision-making needs to be informed by better data; for example, missing data within its Navy base inventory system on why inventory is unserviceable makes it difficult to understand what should be disposed of. The MoD would like to reach a situation in which it better understands what unserviceable stock is repairable and what may be overstocked but is worth keeping for contingencies.46 The MoD has now put in place another set of projects to target disposals, but these are disparate and some areas, particularly the Royal Air Force, have achieved more than others. DE&S intends to place all the resource associated with disposals under one owner to ensure that a consistent pace is achieved across all areas.47 45 Qq 59–66, 68 46 Qq 64, 71–72 47 Q 67 16 Improving Defence Inventory Management