MOJ · MOJ_0537_2526-Q1
Department page: Ministry of Justice
| Data as at | Rating | End date | Whole-life cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Amber (the department's own assessment) | 9 March 2029 | £1,024.83m (in 2024/25 prices) |
Each year’s cost is shown with its price basis. Costs are not compared between years: the March 2024 and March 2025 reports state no price basis, and from March 2026 costs are in 2024/25 prices.
This is the department’s own commentary. It may use different prices from the table above, so its figures may not match.
Rating: The Delivery Confidence Assessment (DCA) rating at 25/26-Q4 is Amber. This is largely due to anticipated reduction in funding resulting in the potential for changes in project scope.
Schedule: The programme's end date at 25/26-Q4 is scheduled for 09/03/2029. The project is on track to deliver against the baseline schedule.
Cost: The programme's Whole Life Costs for 25/26-Q4 are £1,024.83m. The Whole Life Costs are based on the most recent business case and include optimism bias.
Names, figures, dates, ratings and commentary are as the department reported them. Where a rating, cost or date is withheld, the file’s wording is shown. Every major project →