Scotland proposes more virtual courts
Increased use of technology is among ‘basket of measures’ considered to clear case backlog
East Suffolk looks to smart towns
Felixstowe, Beccles and Saxmundham are to benefit from increased connectivity and data-gathering...
Contact-tracing app downloads top 10 million
Government claims almost half a million businesses have printed QR-code posters
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Fiona Deans to take over as leader of GDS
Chief operating officer to take interim charge as director general Alison Pritchard joins ONS
Driving test website brought to a standstill by heavy traffic
Newly reopened service encounters technical difficulties after seven million attempts to book a test within 12 hours
Better call Maude – former minister drafted in to review Cabinet Office
Minister who oversaw procurement revamp and creation of GDS gets a second shot at driving Whitehall reform
Broadband vouchers for underserved parts of Scotland
Businesses and homes in hard-to-reach areas will receive up to £5,000
MPs tell ICO to ‘stop sitting on its hands’ and act on government data-protection lapses
Cross-party group of parliamentarians issues challenge to regulator
ONS to ramp up coronavirus data-gathering
Government announces expansion of fortnightly survey
Government issues call for innovations in ‘less lethal’ technology
Ideas sought for safer ways to limit harm wrought by violent offenders
Scotland commits £15m to help low-income households get online
More than 20,000 families could benefit from extension of programme
Exam algorithm to be reviewed by regulator
Computer modelling process to be examined after it emerged that Ofqual turned down help from experts that refused to sign NDA
Cabinet Office floats £2m short-term contract to address ‘weaknesses’ in data-handling
Department seeks commercial support in meeting targets set out in independent review
Government scraps all algorithmic grades for A-levels and GCSEs
Education secretary and head of Ofqual apologise as English students join peers from the rest of the UK in having their awarded grades scrapped
Hancock vows to ‘double down on huge advances’ made in NHS use of tech during coronavirus crisis
Health secretary says recent events have shown both patients and medical staff ‘want to use technology’
Major departments show marked decline in prompt-payment performance
Data shows that suppliers have been waiting longer to be paid as government deals with coronavirus crisis
Cummings and Co to move into Cabinet Office hub with ‘real-time performance data’
A number of senior Downing Street figures are to be given space at the central department’s HQ at 70 Whitehall
Scottish judiciary supports move to remote juries
Jurors could view proceedings from cinemas
Public testing begins on new NHS contact-tracing app
Software based on Apple and Google systems made available to Isle of Wight residents, with those in Newham to follow shortly
Scottish Government backtracks on exam grading
Pupils grades will be decided on teacher’s judgement after widespread criticism of impact of ‘deprivation algorithm’
Met Police leader laments ‘trial by social media’ after criticism of Labour MP traffic stop
Deputy commissioner condemns ‘damaging’ abuse against both officers and Dawn Butler
Recruitment of government CDIO ‘still ongoing’, Cabinet Office claims
Applications for newly created perm sec-level position closed more than 10 months ago, since when updates have been scarce
Survey reveals increase in cybercrime concerns during lockdown
One in five feel more at risk
Government claims digital imprints will make online campaigning ‘more transparent’
Cabinet Office launches technical consultation on new proposals