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Eighth Report - Improving Defence Inventory Management
Public Accounts Committee
HC 66
Published 19 January 2024
Conclusions (1)
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Conclusion
Rejected
We remain concerned about the quality of the MoD’s inventory data; the MoD stated that while its visibility of its inventory is generally good, its system functionality can prevent staff from having a deeper understanding of it. For example, the Royal Navy’s base inventory system can record that an item …
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the committee's concern but states there was an error in previous reporting, providing corrected data that demonstrates greater success in managing inventory holdings and thus challenging the premise of the committee's concern.