Information Rights Unit
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David Ball
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By email: request-1099536-
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Date: 16 April 2024
Our ref:
FOI2024/24462
Dear David Ball
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)
Thank you for your request, which was received on 7 March, for the following information:
“Would you please provide the number of “Bugs” (that is errors, defects, faults etc) that have
been reported to BAE Systems Applied Intelligence concerning the Connect Computer
System since its inception in 2010 until the present day 2024.
Please characterise by category, which might be minor, major, critical or whatever
categories are used.”
Our response
We can confirm that we hold some information within the scope of your request.
The previous system for reporting issues with our systems was decommissioned in
November 2020, and the information held on the old reporting system was not transferred.
Furthermore, the BAE portal, which is the replacement system used to log such incidents,
was upgraded in October 2022 and its historic data was not transferred. Therefore, we are
unable to provide information before that time.
Since October 2022, the total number of incidents raised with BAE Applied Intelligence
concerning Connect is 9. These were all classed as priority level 4, which means they
impacted fewer than 10 users. Also, none of these incidents have had an impact on any
customer’s tax records.
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