High-profile social care reviews have highlighted the need for comprehensive record-keeping. James Foley, vice-president for customer experience at BT smartnumbers, asks whether the electronic recording of meetings could improve trust […]...
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‘I don’t buy into the idea that Tech City is taking over’: Tech North’s new leader on autonomy, councils and northern humbleness
What can the body charged with boosting the tech industry in the north of England offer local government? According to its new director Richard Gregory, a lot. Rebecca Hill reports....
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Land Registry privatisation must not affect open-data pledge, says Tory MP Bernard Jenkin
Privatising the Land Registry could create a “real and unavoidable tension” between the profitability of privatised operations and the government’s open data ambitions, Bernard Jenkin, the chairman of the public […]...
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Supreme Court rules Scottish government’s Named Persons scheme unlawful
Judges have said that the Scottish National Party’s controversial Named Person scheme is unlawful and lacks safeguards for the sharing of sensitive information....
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GOV.UK to take more responsibility for local links as Local Directgov is retired
The Local Directgov site that councils use to manage links for their services could be retired as early as next month, with more control of those links moving to GOV.UK, […]...
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EU data protection agencies remain apprehensive about Privacy Shield
The influential group of European Union data controllers has said it is still concerned about the final version of the Privacy Shield agreement between the EU and US, but will […]...
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HMRC picks Accenture for cloud-based tax system
HMRC has signed a four-year deal with Accenture for the provision and management of the tax authority’s cloud-based tax management system...
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Improving Whitehall IT systems faster would have boosted morale, says Maude
Former Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has said that he would improve Whitehall’s IT and technology much more quickly if he had his five year’s in the role again....
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Inconsistent leadership could scupper replacement of Aspire contract, HMRC told
The replacement of HMRC’s £10-billion Aspire IT contract needs “firm and consistent leadership”, the Public Accounts Committee has said....
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GOV.Notify in public beta testing
The GOV.UK Notify system is to start sending messages to people applying for student finance and UK visas as part of the government’s invite-only public beta testing....
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