If a crime does not contribute to plod coffers, they are not interested.

“Alex Salmond would make a big deal about a ‘Full Scottish Breakfast’”

That would be the Full English Breakfast with a couple of Deep Fried Mars Bars and a large bottle of Buckfast on the side, I assume…

A contract is put out to tender. The successful bidder designs the system. Then someone from the government size asks for another feature to be added that was not on the original spec.

They are told this will cause a delay as the entire system will have to be re-designed, but insist on the change. There are delays as the new feature caused problems with the core code which must, therefore, be re-designed.

The civil servant who introduced this change is replaced. His replacement wants to know why the project is so late and over budget. At this point the replacement decides to have the new feature removed. Which means that the code has to be redesigned again. Either that or he/she wants changes of their own. Which stops another part of the system working. Which must be redesigned. But then the code must be re-worked. Then a minister is shown the system and asks why it cannot perform another function not really related to the project. This is added. Meanwhile the launch date is pushed even further back and the cost escalates. Beyond all reason.

This is why my Brother-in-Law tries to avoid working on government IT contracts.