Provisions in the law which came into force in February have been used for what appears to be the first time, with the department redacting details of goods and providers […]...
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GOV.UK App launches nationwide
The new mobile program through which government intends citizens will access a comprehensive range of departmental services is now open for widespread public download via the two major smartphone platforms […]...
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DfE and DWP ‘exploring options’ for free school meals enrolment via UC claims process
Ahead of eligibility being widened to include 500,000 additional schoolchildren, government has been urged by campaigners to implement automatic enrolment for pupils that will soon qualify for a free lunch […]...
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Departments told to prep for new digital finance data system
HM Treasury is preparing to implement a new digital system that is intended to support a better centralised understanding of spending in real time, while lessening compliance burdens on agencies […]...
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HMRC opens bidding for £500m hyperscale contract to address ‘increasing levels of technical debt’
The department has concluded that it wishes to appoint one of the market’s biggest cloud firms to lead modernisation, which has a 2028 deadline for successfully exiting three Fujitsu datacentres […]...
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GDS unveils colourful £500k refresh of GOV.UK
Monochrome logo replaced with more blue, with a redesign that government hopes ‘works for everyone’, while other new features, such as animation, to become evident on incoming app and wallet […]...
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Scottish Government shows progress on broadband rollout
Holyrood’s flagship programme for boosting connectivity across the remote and rural areas of Scotland rolled out broadband to an additional 7,000 homes beyond its target for the 2025 fiscal year […]...
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DWP plans £11m engagement to ensure long-term future of AI-powered ‘conversational platform’
A system which invites callers to describe enquiries in their own words was deployed in 2022 and the department now wishes to engage with the market to explore future capabilities […]...
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NHS claims approval of new GP IT system breaks duo’s 25-year dominance
Green light has been given to a new digital platform from Medicus, giving the firm licence to enter a market that has, for decades, been dominated by EMIS and TPP […]...
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Glasgow services downed and citizen data ‘presumed’ stolen after cyberattack
The local authority for Scotland’s largest city has announced that a breach was first discovered last week, since when numerous services have been impacted, including parking, registration and refuse platforms […]...
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