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Defence Equipment & Support - Public Body Review 2025

This document summarises the Public Body Review of Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) and the responses to the findings.

From:
Defence Equipment and Support and Ministry of Defence
Published
30 January 2025

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Defence Equipment & Support - Public Body Review 2025

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The Ministry of Defence undertook a review of Defence Equipment Support as part of the Cabinet Office’s Public Bodies Review Programme between April and August 2024.

The review aimed to assess whether DE&S was:

  • Operating efficiently, realising at least 5% RDEL (resource departmental expenditure limits) savings against the 2022/23 financial year budget baseline.

  • Operating with efficacy, established in the correct form for delivery and with a clear purpose.

  • Operating with accountability, with clear and effective sponsoring and communication in place.

  • Operating with good governance structures across its board and subcommittees in line with Cabinet Office guidance. The review’s first stage was a Self Assessment Model (SAM).

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Published 30 January 2025

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