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Westminster insiders on why gov't IT is doomed
News According to Bacon, the government needs to publicise the results of internal reviews of projects by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) so ministers are no longer able to sweep negative findings under the carpet, citing delays to... [26 Mar 2009]
IT helps sloppy contract handling cost UK £160m
News The chaotic implementation of the Rural Payments Agency computer system, and the subsequent problems with payments to farmers, is flagged as an example of "serious... [18 Dec 2008]
£1.5bn farm subsidy chaos: "Inept" planning blamed
News The Rural Payments Agency is responsible for administering the Single Payment Scheme, introduced following a 2003 reform of the way EU Common Agricultural Policy subsidies are handed... [06 Sep 2007]
Farmers' IT system hurt by lack of testing
News The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Rural Payments Agency aimed to start payments in February and make 96 per cent of... [18 Oct 2006]
Farmers to finally get £1.5bn subsidy cash after IT woes
News By the end of April, less than half of the £1.5bn of subsidies owed to farmers had been paid by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA). But incoming Department for Environment, Food and... [12 May 2006]
Government services miss online deadline
News Energy Group Online Services, Services to Insolvency Practitioners, and redundancy payments at the Department for Trade and Industry. Live Fish Movements Licenses, Waste Management Licenses, Discharge Consent Licenses;... [12 Apr 2006]
MPs blame IT for late payments to farmers
News The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is currently facing "substantial" problems in making payments to farmers on time after the government switched to a new handout scheme.... [29 Mar 2006]
Warnings "ignored" as gov't IT project cost doubles
News The House of Commons Committee on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said it was "deeply unimpressed" by the failure of the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to implement... [24 Jan 2006]
Third of government helpline calls go unanswered
News Other helplines shamed by the figures include the Benefit Enquiry Line, the Child Support Agency and the Rural Payments Agency. More than a third of all calls to... [09 Dec 2005]
Farming subsidy IT system to cost £90m
News The Department for Environment is to spend at least £90m on a major overhaul of IT systems in the Rural Payments Agency (RPA). According to agricultural advisor ADAS, CAP reform and the... [29 Jul 2005]
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