Fresh figures from the Home Office’s accounts show it spaffed £1.3 million on software licences it did not even use. The report explains:
“A fruitless payment of £1.3 million due to the purchase of software licences which were later deemed unsuitable and non-cancellable””
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As Guido revealed earlier, hundreds of civil servants in the Home Office are spending their working hours carrying out union duties, costing £1.4 million – up by 25% since Cooper took office. The taxpayer may have a view on Cooper should be spending that taxpayer cash on. UK DOGE recommends costs are cut here…
UPDATE: Shadow Minister for Crime, Policing, and Fire tells Guido:
“Frontline services are crying out for support, yet Labour’s Home Office chucking £1.3 million on software it couldn’t use and couldn’t cancel. This money could have paid for average annual salary of 43 new police officers to keep our streets safe. If they can’t even manage a licence agreement, how can anyone trust them to run a department, let alone protect Britain’s borders?”
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”