Committee chairman asks to see contingency plans for replacement of existing customs programme as doubt is cast on readiness for Brexit...
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Contracting site claims half of contractors could be caught inside IR35 as deadline looms
Analysis comes amid reports that the contractors behind HMRC’s own tax status assessment tool are set to leave the public sector because of the clampdown...
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GDS publishes framework to signpost digital, data and technology career paths
Taxonomy sets out career paths and capabilities for 37 roles...
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Verify business case ‘undermined’ by its performance, as GDS ‘struggle to adapt’ to changing role
NAO says GDS has a ‘long way to go’ in a report that lays bare the problems faced by the government’s flagship identity assurance programme Verify...
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Data reveals imbalance in effort-to-gain ratio for GDS spend controls team
NAO urges GDS to use ‘proportionate effort’ on spend controls as data shows lowest cost digital projects take up most of the spend controls team’s time but deliver the smallest savings ...
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Scottish government launches its first register
Authoritative list of Scottish local authorities enters alpha as Whitehall announces registers of government organisations, prisons and administrative regions...
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NAO: DWP child maintenance systems struggled with IT problems
IT errors on two of the government’s Child Support Agency schemes – which are in the process of being closed – led to backlogs and miscalculations, according to a report...
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The National Archives sets out two-year plan to ensure digital future
Archives Unlocked strategy focuses on the potential of digital to increase resilience and innovation, as £1m fund set to boost digital training...
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DWP seeks user-centric service designers with policy skills
Lead service designer role offered at a salary of around £91,000...
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Statisticians need to ‘get beyond publishing the same numbers every month’
National statistician outlines ambitious plans for ONS Data Science Campus to ‘mobilise the power of data’ for decision-making...
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