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Fifty-First Report - Tackling Defra’s ageing digital services

Public Accounts Committee HC 737 Published 10 May 2023

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

25 items (8 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 25 of 25 classified

Accepted 24

Deferred 1

Government response

Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Fifty-first report from Session 2022-23 · published 21 Jul 2023

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

21 Conclusion Deferred

Defra's digital investment funding is inadequate for comprehensive legacy service transformation.

Conclusion

In the 2021 Spending Review, Defra received £871 million for digital investment for 2021–2025, of which £366 million was to address legacy issues and bring its systems up to date. The remainder was for investment in the Future Farming and … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government agrees with the conclusion, acknowledging budget pressures and stating that CDDO will support departments in prioritising efforts. Defra will conduct an analysis of its service landscape to determine investment priorities ahead of the SR24 bidding process and will inform the Committee of its findings and planned actions.

HM Treasury

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