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HMRC seeks to appoint ‘ID issuer’ to comply with EU legislation and tackle £2bn annual tax gap caused by illicit tobacco trade 

Department signals intent to make better use of data as role as head of nascent team is advertised

Failure of project to improve safeguarding checks also casts doubt on department’s capacity to successfully deliver the Emergency Services Network, report finds

New application, which was developed internally, will ultimately run in AWS environment

Last year thousands of IT deals were awarded to small local players, newly published figures indicate

Paul Maltby claims councils must first renew ageing infrastructure before realising the benefits of machine learning and automation 

Supplier sought for two-year project to provide health-service workers and employers with digital platform

Philip Hammond vows that every building in the UK will have access to an FTTP network within 15 years

Disaggregation work continues but CGI’s dominance is disrupted only by a fellow outsourcing giant

Select committee report calls for algorithms to be added to a ministerial brief, and urges departments to publicly declare where and how they use them

Site allows private renters to search records of past offences and file reports of bad practice

Businesses given chance to make upfront tech investments with help of new fund

New hub for ANPR data to be used by police forces across the country

Theresa May uses speech in Macclesfield to announce plans to work with technology sector and NHS to improve diagnoses

With new internet-safety legislation due later this year, respondents to a government consultation have urged the creation of a dedicated regulator with the power to punish

Changes to the legislation made last year – which had been expected to have a big impact on IT contractors – have also brought in £410m in extra revenue, the tax agency claims

National body looks to draw up an ‘evidence-based strategy’ for forces’ use of social platforms

After ICO punishment, CPS claims new digital evidence-transfer system will mean such a breach can never happen again

Department picks out a range of issues as ‘areas of research interest’ for the coming years

Cabinet Office advertises for replacement for Campbell McCafferty, who has held the role since it was created in 2016

Parliamentary select committees publish report revealing that fallen outsourcer sent a £160m ‘ransom note’ to the government days before its collapse