We questioned the departments on what benefits we would see from these departmental moves, and the Cabinet Office told us that the aim was, in part, to address the issues of accountability and complexity highlighted by the NAO report which it felt the changes had pretty comprehensively addressed.64 DSIT also explained how the changes were intended to bring together and align work on AI policy across the wider economy and AI adoption in the public sector (for example, by supporting the AI supplier market through public procurement, and setting public sector standards that can be adopted by the private sector on a voluntary basis).65 It is early days and we will be looking for more evidence that these changes will address the NAO’s concerns around complexity and accountability fully. 57 Q 8 58 Q 8 59 DSIT, A blueprint for modern digital government, January 2025, p 20 60 C&AG’s Report, para 10 and Figure 2 61 C&AG’s Report, para 9 62 DSIT press release, DSIT bolstered to better serve the British public through science and technology, 8 July 2024 63 Qq 1–2 64 Q 2 65 Qq 1–2, 4 17