Exceptions to Cross-Government moratoria on spend in MOD
To help tackle the budget deficit, the Government introduced a new and ambitious approach to take out costs and waste in central government operations in order to protect essential jobs and services on the frontline. Measures include a significant programme of renegotiating contracts with major suppliers and a strict moratorium in five key areas of discretionary spend: consulting, ICT, recruitment, marketing and property.
The only exceptions to the moratoria permitted in the five key areas above have been published by all Government departments with the MOD’s detailed below.
Date: 16 Dec 10