MOJ · MOJ_0539_2526-Q2
Department page: Ministry of Justice
| Data as at | Rating | End date | Whole-life cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Amber (the department's own assessment) | 31 March 2028 | £149.6m (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) for financial year 25/26-Q4 is Amber. This is driven by complexities in aligning policy, legal and delivery partners on future digitalisation.
Schedule: The project's end date at 25/26-Q4 is scheduled for 31/03/2028. This is primarily due to the following factors‚ The project is on track to deliver against the baseline schedule.
Cost: The project's Whole Life Costs in 25/26-Q4 are £149.6m. The Whole Life Costs are based on the most recent business case and include optimism bias. All costs have been reported in 2024/25 base prices in line with NISTA requirements. This is a change from previous years where costs were reported in nominal prices. All costs reflect this accounting reduction regardless of any actual changes.
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 →