You are spot on there. Here is Tom Loosemore (one of the originators of the Government Digital Service) explaining how it came to be: https://parliamentlive.tv

You are spot on there. Here is Tom Loosemore (one of the originators of the Government Digital Service) explaining how it came to be: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/abfe49d3-f24c-4b93-b8e4-840ff9f03794?in=10:33:56 https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/abfe49d3-f24c-4b93-b8e... Unfortunately the spend control that GDS had, has been removed.