London police to roll out live facial recognition technology
Critics ramp up opposition as force announces controversial kit will go into live operational use
Nicola Sturgeon warns of risk of ‘communities left behind’ by new technology
Scotland’s first minister says AI and automation will bring both opportunities and dangers
Civil service top dog Manzoni to leave government
As Cabinet Office perm sec, departing CEO oversaw digital transformation agenda
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HMRC spends another £1.2m to finish O365 rollout
Department gets green light for third round of spending on software to complete deployment
Oxfordshire seeks £100k digital leader
Tech chief sought for district and county authorities’ partnership
Home Office seeks £3m partner to support digital response to ‘unprecedented number of challenges’
Department issues contract notice for organisation that can provide an array of commercial and project-management capabilities
Scottish and UK governments must work together better on broadband, report finds
Study from The Federation of Small Businesses urges Holyrood and Westminster to ‘bury the hatchet’
Government drops plan for age-verification for adult websites
The introduction of a so-called porn block has been shelved, culture secretary confirms
Government sets aside £400k for sex education training website
Schools to be given online resources to assist with rollout of new mandatory curriculum
Rail minister instructs train firms to get on board with smart ticketing by next year
Companies asked to send details of plans to make digital options the default by next year
Public Health England offers £118k for ICT leader
Executive agency recruits for leader to spearhead tech operations
HMRC still searching for new digital chief
Jacky Wright’s duties are being covered internally ‘in the very short term’
Suppliers picked for major Yorkshire and North East police IT framework
Four resellers chosen for potential £40m deal to provide all hardware and software
GDS issues call for public sector APIs
Agency invites submissions from central and local government
DfE looks to improve use of social media
Department seeks to reduce calls and emails from the public via more effective use of digital channels
Government consults on microchipping for cats
Environment secretary seeks evidence on whether use of technology should be compulsory for pet owners
Minister admits deportation risk for EU citizens who miss Settlement Scheme deadline
Brandon Lewis says ‘immigration rules will apply’ for those who fail to complete digital application
NHS App to allow biometric login
Newly released code allows developers to embed additional security features
GDS carbon footprint ‘equivalent to 400 homes’
Digital agency looks to bring emissions caused by its online services down to zero
Legal Aid Agency seeks head of digital
MoJ-sponsored entity looks to appoint leader to spearhead transformation
HMRC floats £24m in contracts to support key digital platforms
Up to four suppliers to be appointed to deals to provide services for digital tax and transaction-monitoring systems
Kingston and Sutton appoint MHCLG tech chief to lead IT shared services
London boroughs make senior appointment