Written question asked by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 March 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 March 2020. It was answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 March 2020 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Fishing Catches: Software

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2020 to Question 21400 on fishing catches, whether the catch recording app was assessed by the Government Digital Service on the basis of the technical functionality of the app only and without regard to other related data systems.

Answer: The assessment undertaken by the Government Digital Service (GDS) focused on ensuring that during the development of the catch recording application the Service Standard had been considered and met. The GDS Service Standard covers a wide range of specific elements including understanding users and their needs, making services simple to use and choosing the right tools and technology. It is available to view on the GOV.UK website at: www.gov.uk/service-manual/service-standard. Other data related systems were not reviewed or assessed by GDS.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 27650
Session: 2019-21
Related items: Fishing Catches
Tuesday, 3 March 2020
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Software Fishing catches Government Digital Service
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk