Full Report - National Audit Office

PART 2Estate rationalisation is complex given 10operational requirements but theDepartment is making some progressThe Department has established a process for 11identifying its estate requirementContinued focus on estate rationalisation is needed 12if the Department is to meet its disposal targetsFunding is a major risk to the delivery of estate 14rationalisationPART 3Good progress has been made towards 16delivering a better quality estate butthe Department now needs to ensurethat risks are managed and the fullbenefits realisedA new structure for the management of the estate 17combined with new contracting arrangements isbeing rolled out and is already delivering benefitsCultural change is a significant risk to 21implementation which the Departmenthas recognisedUncertainty over both programmes and funding 24is hampering deliveryThere is no current mechanism to ensure delivery 25of the benefitsRisk management is still maturing and is not 26presented as a coherent whole to the DefenceManagement BoardThe Department has more to do to ensure that 26quality improvements are deliveredAPPENDIX1 Study methodology 292 The Defence Estate 30Photographs courtesy of Defence Estates