We asked Defra whether the applications in extended support or hyper-care sat within particular parts of the Defra Group. Defra told us that legacy systems were typically located in areas where the legislation was older, which tended to be in the more long- running delivery areas for Defra Group. Defra explained that it had invested in replacing IT systems to align with newer legislation created for exiting the EU and had created new IT systems, such as for borders and trade, and the future farming and countryside programme.22 It told us it used some of the applications it had created more recently as building blocks to form standard platforms for new digital developments, increasing the speed at which it could react to changes.23 The availability of digital skills