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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

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

DCMS committee continues to pursue Facebook CEO as chair says ‘we expected detail – we got excuses’

Research programme to explore how moves to the internet can be made to best effect

Police defends technology’s deployment as ICO increases scrutiny and campaign group calls for immediate cessation of use

Outsourced deal to replace Universal Jobmatch worth almost £3m a year, award notice reveals

Department issues contract notice seeking external supplier for two-year contract to install unified communications environment

Potential 10-year deal will be open to all police and fire services and will feature up to 20 suppliers of back-office technology

Oliver Dowden, whose ministerial brief contains responsibility for GDS, has claimed that the recent move of data policy to DCMS ‘should not be seen as a change of direction’

Local authorities given chance to bid for slice of funding