out-of-date

It is understood millions of additional pounds had to be spent correcting flaws; including ripping out equipment that had become out-of-date due to the ongoing delay.

The NHS advises people not to eat food from "bulging or damaged cans", and to avoid eating off-smelling preserved foods, or those stored at the incorrect temperature or which are out-of-date.

"They're relying on stale, out-of-date databases and resources and making a big deal out of this to score political points and to seed this narrative that our elections are fundamentally broken and plagued by noncitizen voting, so that if their side loses, they can point to that as the reason why," Diaz argued.

When bureaucracies fail, it is often because the people who staff them become resistant to change and therefore rely on out-of-date knowledge.

Many residents joined action groups to raise concerns about a range of fire safety issues including out-of-date equipment.