Defra does not have a strategy or vision needed for its long-term digital transformation. Defra has so far focused on stabilising its legacy applications by seeking to mitigate the biggest risks of cyber-attack or operational failure and is moving towards enhancing and transforming these applications. But it does not yet have a strategy for the transformation of its digital services and is not taking a proactive approach to challenges, such as reducing reliance on paper forms and making appli...

Defra does not have a strategy or vision needed for its long-term digital transformation. Defra has so far focused on stabilising its legacy applications by seeking to mitigate the biggest risks of cyber-attack or operational failure and is moving towards enhancing and transforming these applications. But it does not yet have a strategy for the transformation of its digital services and is not taking a proactive approach to challenges, such as reducing reliance on paper forms and making applications available on mobile phones. It has instead tended to be reactive and focus its efforts on areas that need to be addressed more urgently, such as Type: conclusion | Number: 2 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. from Defra’s legacy data centres. We expect to have migrated from 3 of Defra’s legacy data centres during the summer of 2023. Defra has also approved a further £43 million of investment to improve, replace or de