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There were numerous reasons for the Department’s failure to deliver the NLEDS programme to the...
Conclusion
There were numerous reasons for the Department’s failure to deliver the NLEDS programme to the originally expected timetable. These included: • The Department and the police did not have a consistent shared understanding of the programme, with the focus of the programme changing several times; • The Department did not prioritise the programme’s funding relative to other law enforcement ICT programmes, resulting in short-term funding shortfalls every year from 2016 to 2019; • The Department changed several fundamental aspects of the NLEDS technology as the programme progressed, resulting in additional work and expenditure; and • The Department’s management approach, with multiple contractual relationships, produced a bureaucratic culture and inefficient development process.21
Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the observation and states that the NLEDP programme board has been strengthened with senior Home Office officials. The board now meets monthly to evaluate progress, and periodic engagements with the Permanent Secretary and IPA appraisals are in place to improve oversight and scrutiny.
Government Response
Accepted
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
2.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented 2.2 The National Law Enforcement Data Programme (NLEDP) programme board has been strengthened by the inclusion of the following Home Office senior officials since September 2021: • Chief Digital, Data and Technology Officer – (started attending the board from January 2022) • Chief Portfolio Officer • Non-Exec Director • Public Safety Group Strategy Director • Finance Investment Committee critical friend 2.3 The programme board convenes monthly and evaluates the progress against plans and provides steer and support to resolve key issues or impediments. 2.4 The programme has established periodic engagements with the Permanent Secretary to enable accounting officer overview and scrutiny and these will take place every six weeks. 2.5 The Permanent Secretary is also appraised by the IPA on the overall health, delivery confidence and achievability of the programme as part of the six-monthly assurance review cycles. 2.6. A further update on this recommendation will be provided in April 2022.
Source
Committee
Public Accounts Committee
Report
Twenty-Ninth Report - The National Law Enforcement Data Programme
08 Dec 2021
HC 638
Addressee Bodies
HM Treasury
Timeline
Recommendation age
4.6 yrs
Report published
08 Dec 2021