The National Audit office (NAO) has highlighted key concerns to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) regarding their Army 2020 restructuring programme, stating the failure to test its feasibility could result in significant risks in the UK’s armed forces going forward.

The key concerns included a lack of contingency plans to stop recruiting shortfalls, a failure to provide agreed ICT support and the provision of ‘weak data’. As part of the 2020 programme the Army has awarded Capita a contract to help with their recruitment, however the MOD has been accused of not providing Capita with the correct infrastructure that is vital to them running its this contract.

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