To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the Darlington Filestores site has not been included in the re-tendering bid for the Document Management and Associated Services (document storage) contract; and what his Department plans to do with the files held at this facility.
Answered on
9 September 2015
The decision for a single storage solution has been driven by the Department’s Business Strategy;
· To increase digitalisation and move to digital by default which will reduce physical storage requirements.
· To reduce DWP estates requirements.
· To reduce costs and provide greater value for money for the taxpayer.
Answered by
Department for Work and Pensions