However, 2025–26 is a transitional year as the changes bed in. The Department has started to roll out new processes so that programmes beginning this year adhere to the faster timeframes. The Department’s senior leadership team will monitor progress using a refreshed dashboard.39 However, the Department said it will take several years for the new approach to reduce average times because of legacy programmes that had started before April 2025.40 32 Qq 22, 32 and 46 33 Q 47 34 Q 47 35 Q 29 36 Q...

However, 2025–26 is a transitional year as the changes bed in. The Department has started to roll out new processes so that programmes beginning this year adhere to the faster timeframes. The Department’s senior leadership team will monitor progress using a refreshed dashboard.39 However, the Department said it will take several years for the new approach to reduce average times because of legacy programmes that had started before April 2025.40 32 Qq 22, 32 and 46 33 Q 47 34 Q 47 35 Q 29 36 Q 22 37 Qq 28 and 33 38 Qq 11, 22, 23 and 24 39 Q 37 40 Q 36 13 2 Future Parliamentary scrutiny of defence spending plans The 2025 Strategic Defence Revie Type: conclusion | Number: 20 | Response status: accepted Government response: 4.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Autumn 2025 4.2 This government has endorsed the Strategic Defence Review’s vision and accepts all 62 recommendations. The implementation of the Review’s recommendations will fo