Source · National Audit Office

The Equipment Plan 2022 to 2032

Published: 29 Nov 2022 Recommendations: 2 Type: Value for Money NAO confirmed: 2 Department: Ministry of Defence

This study examines whether the Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan provides a reliable assessment of the affordability of the MoD’s equipment programmes over the next ten years.

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Recommendations

2 items

2 accepted 2 in progress

Rec	Recommendation	Addressee	Acceptance	Implementation
1	We have assessed the Department?s progress in implementing the recommendations from our previous reports (Appendix Two). This shows that the Department is taking action to make further improvements to its approach and the reliability of its assessment. This year we recommend that the Department assesses whether its planning processes are responsive and flexible enough for the rapidly changing context in which the Department is now operating. This includes: ? assessing how to provide a timelier assessment of affordability ? including bringing forward publication of the Plan ? and capture uncertainty more realistically to understand the full extent of cost pressures and any ?real-time? mitigations that might be needed; Ref Page 10, 13	Ministry of Defence	Accepted	In progress ✓ NAO
2	We have assessed the Department?s progress in implementing the recommendations from our previous reports (Appendix Two). This shows that the Department is taking action to make further improvements to its approach and the reliability of its assessment. This year we recommend that the Department assesses whether its planning processes are responsive and flexible enough for the rapidly changing context in which the Department is now operating. This includes: ensuring that it has sufficient flexibility to adapt its equipment programme to respond to changing threats. For example, it should consider how to better integrate its departmental assessment of capability risks and consider its ability to respond promptly to new demands. Ref Page 10, 13	Ministry of Defence	Accepted	In progress ✓ NAO