Twenty-Ninth Report - The National Law Enforcement Data Programme

The government states it agrees with the recommendation but then discusses environmental targets and the Environment Act 2021, entirely failing to address the request for increased Permanent Secretary oversight of the NLEDS programme.

The government's response addresses a different PAC conclusion regarding skills shortages in the civil service and does not engage with the committee's recommendation on monitoring its partnership approach or providing an update.

The government response does not address the recommendation to provide a plan guaranteeing PNC service access, assessing risks, and including contingency plans, instead providing an unrelated PAC conclusion.

The government's response is a generic statement about efficiency drives and does not address the committee's conclusion regarding the lack of a plan for maintaining the PND or its future integration.

The government response completely ignores the recommendation for realistic timelines and SRO reporting on skill gaps, instead making a general statement about department capacity during emergencies.

The government's response refers to a different PAC conclusion about cost shunting and does not address the committee's factual statement about the evidence taken.

The government accepts the recommendation and is setting up a Product Centricity Steering Committee, devising a Product Maturity Assessment, and creating a Product Owner Playbook to monitor and evaluate the new engagement model. Further details will be provided in an April update.

The government agrees with the observation that it retains a 'no-go option' for re-platforming the PNC. The response details the implications of this option, including that initiating it would require pausing the NLEDP programme for 2-3 years due to funding limitations, as the current settlement cannot cover both.

The government agrees with the committee's conclusion regarding staffing and skills challenges, and will strengthen its approach by commissioning strategic workforce plans for major programmes and by strengthening project entry criteria by June 2022.

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.

The government agrees with the committee's conclusion regarding past programme failures and states that the NLEDP programme board has been strengthened with senior Home Office officials and enhanced scrutiny, with implementation already underway.

The government agrees with the implied recommendation and states it has implemented it by strengthening the NLEDP programme board with senior officials and establishing bi-monthly engagements with the Permanent Secretary for oversight and scrutiny.

The government agrees with the implicit recommendation and is implementing specific actions to embed a new partnership approach with policing, including a revised Engagement Model, a Product Centricity Steering Committee, a Product Maturity Assessment, and a Product Owner Playbook to improve collaboration and avoid future complexity surprises on NLEDP.

The government agrees with the implicit recommendation to address the challenge of police independence and the lack of a shared understanding, implementing specific actions to embed a new partnership approach, a revised Engagement Model, a Product Centricity Steering Committee, a Product Maturity Assessment, and a Product Owner Playbook for NLEDP.

The government agrees with the observation and details new specific actions to embed a partnership approach with policing, including setting up a Product Centricity Steering Committee, rolling out a Product Maturity Assessment, and creating a Product Owner Playbook to improve collaboration.

The government agrees with the observation, outlining specific actions to improve its partnership with policing. This includes embedding a new Engagement Model, establishing a Product Centricity Steering Committee, developing a Product Maturity Assessment, and creating a Product Owner Playbook for enhanced collaboration.

The government agrees with the committee's observation on the new partnership approach and is actively embedding it by setting up a Product Centricity Steering Committee, devising a Product Maturity Assessment, and creating a Product Owner Playbook by June 2022.

The government agrees with the observation and details specific actions to address the challenge of balancing police autonomy with IT transformation. This includes embedding a new Engagement Model, establishing a Product Centricity Steering Committee, rolling out a Product Maturity Assessment, and creating a Product Owner Playbook.

The government agrees with the implicit recommendation and is implementing specific actions to embed a new partnership approach with policing, including a revised Engagement Model, a Product Centricity Steering Committee, a Product Maturity Assessment, and a Product Owner Playbook to improve collaboration on NLEDP.

The government agrees with the committee's conclusion regarding the risks to the PNC system due to NLEDS delays and is implementing mitigation activities, including upskilling internal teams and engaging partners, to ensure PNC availability until at least December 2025.

The government agrees with the observation and is undertaking specific mitigation activities, such as upskilling internal teams, to extend support for the ageing PNC technology until 2025. They acknowledge a more significant re-platforming effort would require pausing the NLEDP programme for 2-3 years due to funding limitations.

The government agrees with the implicit recommendation regarding PNC reliability and states that while some software will be unsupported by 2024, mitigation activities like upskilling internal teams and engaging partners are in place, considering this an acceptable risk to ensure continued availability.

The government agrees with the implicit recommendation regarding PNC resilience, acknowledging that while some software will be unsupported by 2024, mitigation activities like upskilling internal teams and engaging partners are in place, considering this an acceptable risk.

The government agrees with the implicit recommendation to address unsupported PNC technology, stating that while some software elements will be unsupported post-2024, mitigation activities like upskilling internal teams and engaging partners are in place, deeming the remaining risk acceptable.

The government agrees with the observation and details an approved plan for the Police National Database (PND) business case, aiming to evolve the current system rather than replacing it. This includes specific stakeholder endorsements and an allocation of £6.5 million for PND transformation and sustainment in 2022-23.

The government agrees, detailing the ongoing review and approval process for the PND business case, with final approval anticipated in March 2022. It plans for PND to evolve as a standalone capability and has allocated £6.5 million for its transformation in 2022-23.

The government agrees with the observation and details an approved plan to evolve the Police National Database (PND) to its target transformational state, rather than replacement, to address deferred upgrades. This plan includes specific stakeholder endorsements and an allocation of £6.5 million for PND transformation and sustainment in 2022-23.

The government agrees, noting that the PND business case is being reviewed and refined, with a final approval expected in March 2022. It allocates £6.5 million for PND's transformation in 2022-23 and will provide an update to the Committee in April.

The government agrees with the observation and confirms its plans for a PND programme, detailing the progression of its business case through various approval stages to March 2022. It envisages evolving the current PND capability for a transformational state and has allocated £6.5 million for its transformation and sustainment in 2022-23.

The government accepts the recommendation and is progressing with embedding a new partnership approach and engagement model with policing for the NLEDP. It is establishing a Steering Committee, a Product Maturity Assessment, and a Product Owner Playbook to monitor this, promising further details in April.

The government agrees with the approach, stating it has made progress in embedding the new partnership model. It is setting up a Product Centricity Steering Committee, devising a Product Maturity Assessment, and creating a Product Owner Playbook to monitor and evaluate the engagement model, with more details due in April.

The government agrees with the committee's observation that the NLEDS programme is a pathfinder for a new way of working, and is actively embedding and monitoring this partnership approach with policing through specific initiatives by June 2022.

The government agrees with the observation but provides details specific to embedding a new partnership approach within the NLEDP. This includes establishing a Product Centricity Steering Committee, a Product Maturity Assessment, and a Product Owner Playbook, but does not explicitly detail actions regarding broader portfolio management, capability, or descoping across all programmes.