Extracting data from aging IT systems is expensive, sometimes impossible, and it is costly to combine data from different systems.36 As a result, comparable data is not readily available to the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury on the different types of delivery model the government is using, nor the amount of funding that flows through each type on an annual basis. Having these data would help the centre of government better understand and evaluate successful policy delivery and identify the co...

Extracting data from aging IT systems is expensive, sometimes impossible, and it is costly to combine data from different systems.36 As a result, comparable data is not readily available to the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury on the different types of delivery model the government is using, nor the amount of funding that flows through each type on an annual basis. Having these data would help the centre of government better understand and evaluate successful policy delivery and identify the costs and benefits of different delivery models.37 HM Treasury has committed to reviewing bids from departments to resolve legacy IT issues as part of the Type: conclusion | Number: 17 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 5: PAC conclusion: Poor data and legacy IT are a barrier to effective oversight of its arm’s-length bodies. 5: PAC recommendation: HM Treasury should write to us as soon as possible after the Spending Review to outline how bids to resolve systemic legacy IT