Although HM Treasury rejected cluster bids for funding, it approved a funding envelope of £300 million to cover the period up to 2024–25. This was to support these clusters to deliver the strategy and to address the risk that departments could be left with unstable and unsupported systems in the interim.21 The Cabinet Office told us that it considered these bids were ambitious, both in terms of the amount of central funding that could be allocated and the length of time it would take to go th...

Although HM Treasury rejected cluster bids for funding, it approved a funding envelope of £300 million to cover the period up to 2024–25. This was to support these clusters to deliver the strategy and to address the risk that departments could be left with unstable and unsupported systems in the interim.21 The Cabinet Office told us that it considered these bids were ambitious, both in terms of the amount of central funding that could be allocated and the length of time it would take to go through the process. Access to this funding was contingent on the approval of cluster business cases by the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury, which clusters Type: conclusion | Number: 13 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: November 2023 Communication is constant with HM Treasury in regard to how funding can be ensured in the 2024 Spending Review (SR24). There is knowledge and experience within the fund