The government has published a ‘Digital, data and technology playbook’, which sets out key policies and guidance for how digital projects are assessed, procured and delivered.33 We asked whether this would be the primary tool for driving some of the change that was needed. DSIT described the purpose of the playbook as “how do we buy well and manage well” 28 Qq 69–71 29 Qq 7, 51 30 Q 48 31 Qq 49–50 32 Letter from the Cabinet Office, 13 March 2025 33 Cabinet Office, The Digital, Data and Techno...

The government has published a ‘Digital, data and technology playbook’, which sets out key policies and guidance for how digital projects are assessed, procured and delivered.33 We asked whether this would be the primary tool for driving some of the change that was needed. DSIT described the purpose of the playbook as “how do we buy well and manage well” 28 Qq 69–71 29 Qq 7, 51 30 Q 48 31 Qq 49–50 32 Letter from the Cabinet Office, 13 March 2025 33 Cabinet Office, The Digital, Data and Technology Playbook, March 2022, updated June 2023 15 and that it would be a joint production with the digital sourcing strategy.34 While the digital playbook Type: conclusion | Number: 21 | Response status: accepted Government response: 3.5 The government agrees with the committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: December 2025 3.6 The government is taking forward the actions outlined below on which we will update the Committee on progress in December 2025: 3.7 The Digital, Data and Techno