The new yearly analysis from ministers’ advisory body reveals that – despite pay packets on par with any in government – almost one in five digital leaders departed for the […]...
Read More
4 Minutes
2 Minutes
Data doyen sought for £150k role as head of Office for Local Government
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has launched the recruitment process to find and appoint a chief executive for the new body to help councils better use information […]...
Read More
2 Minutes
Emergency alerts system: MPs to grill Cabinet Office over failure rate and lack of information on process
Members of Parliament’s Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee are to quiz senior officials after more than two million people failed to receive a message in a recent nationwide test […]...
Read More
2 Minutes
HMRC urges citizens to download app as tax credits deadline nears
Department reveals that close to 30,000 people have already renewed using the mobile application as cut off point nears for those yet to make the annual update to their claim […]...
Read More
3 Minutes
Ofcom requires £113m extra investment and 100 new staff to deliver online safety regulation
Watchdog has recruited 350 workers to support role as UK’s internet safety regulator but law has still yet to be passed and full regime will take two years beyond that […]...
Read More
4 Minutes
DWP commits £70m to algorithms and analytics to tackle benefit fraud
Department’s accounts reveal that, after initial use to assess claims for UC advances, machine learning has been deployed to analyse benefit claims in other areas considered to be higher risk […]...
Read More
2 Minutes
Government offers £160k for chief data officer
Cabinet Office set to fill position first trailed in 2017 transformation strategy, with successful candidate based in CDDO and given responsibility for areas including breaking down barriers to data sharing […]...
Read More
6 Minutes
Surprising sources for skills and 10,000 problem passwords – eight things we learned at PT Cyber Security Conference
More than 100 delegates gathered at our annual event last week to discuss how the public sector can address their biggest security priorities and challenges, and tackle threats head on […]...
Read More
2 Minutes
Government signs off first data adequacy agreement to share police information
Home Office announces that UK law enforcement has regained the ability to share information more easily with officers in Guernsey following the completion of government’s first adequacy process since Brexit […]...
Read More
3 Minutes
DfE garlanded for school attendance data collection
Statistics professionals at the Department for Education have been recognised for the impact of their work to help improve the quality of information on school attendance and related safeguarding issues […]...
Read More