Spending Review: Defra Given £300m Fund to Tackle Legacy and Boost Digital Services

Spending Review: Defra given £300m fund to tackle legacy and boost digital services

Whitehall’s environment department will minimise use of contractors and pursue tech reform in the coming years, with its broad stable of agencies and public bodies a particular area of focus The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has been equipped with hundreds of millions of pounds to invest in the coming months in upgrading legacy systems and improving digital services – in the central ministry and across its stable of arm’s-le…

Defra hit with major cuts in 2025 Spending Review

The UK Government’s 2025 Spending Review has delivered a complex message to the environmental sector: major capital commitments for clean energy and carbon capture sit in stark contrast to sharp operational cuts to the very department charged with environmental stewardship. While Chancellor Rachel Reeves pledged a real-terms increase of 2.3% in total departmental spending across the review period, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural A…

Spending Review sidelines waste resources sector as Defra faces major

Defra faces 2.7 per cent annual budget cuts while local authorities receive undefined funding for major waste collection reforms, raising questions about implementation capacity for circular economy initiatives. News Industry Industry Legislation Government UK Central Government UK Local Authority Breadcrumb Section UK Central Government Main Magazine Feature 0 Remove Mag Cover bottom Date (Materbi) Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Keyword…