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

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 737 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

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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.
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