UK ministers have questioned the government's decision to seemingly downgrade huge public sector tech projects as HM Treasury takes a greater role in so-called "mega-projects."

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UK major projects, including a string of nationally important tech roll-outs in central government, have in recent years been tracked by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, a joint unit between the Treasury and Cabinet Office.

In April 2025, the Labour government, elected in July 2024, combined the IPA and the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) to create the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority, which is under Treasury control. Its planned role combines strategy and delivery of infrastructure as

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