Guidelines first published by GDS in 2016 have recently been updated to feature a new section dedicated to advice on the use – or, rather, avoidance – of offensive language […]...
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HMRC to seek new supplier for £300m Northern Ireland trade service digital deal
A consortium led by Fujitsu was appointed to a major tech contract in 2021, and the department now intends to relet this deal and sign a new agreement in 2026 […]...
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Crown Prosecution Service seeks new CDIO to oversee 300 staff and £85m tech budget
The government agency responsible for prosecuting criminal cases across England and Wales is offering a yearly salary of £140k in its bid to appoint a new digital and IT leader […]...
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Ex-Whitehall chief Chisholm approved for BT role
Government’s appointments watchdog Acoba has approved Alex Chisholm to take on a post supporting BT’s engagement with Ofcom, as well as assisting with the firm’s ‘strategy, governance, oversight and assurance’ […]...
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NHS review finds ‘decade of missed opportunity’ on digital
The former health minister’s assessment has found that many individual organisations are still in the early stages of transformation, while even the widely adopted NHS App could improve user experience […]...
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HMRC adds IT system testing to personal data use cases
Department makes second update to privacy notice in a short period of time, with the latest version advising citizens that their information may be used to test new departmental platforms […]...
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Scottish Government considers merging desktop and mobile device deals into £200m framework
Devolved authority is seeking feedback from suppliers in an RFI exercise to inform a future procurement in which incumbent deals with HP may be combined into a single IT contract […]...
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Labour tech stalwart Chi Onwurah to chair DSIT committee
Former engineer and holder of various shadow briefs had been slated to take on a ministerial post but has now been elected to sit at the head of select committee […]...
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DfE signs £20m deal to digitise assessment of reception pupils
The department’s Standards and Testing Agency has been working on a digital version of the Reception Baseline Assessment since 2018, and has appointed a supplier to support its upcoming launch […]...
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‘The public deserves better’ – ICO scolds Surrey Police over FOI backlog
The UK’s data protection regulator has issued a formal reprimand to the south east force after its rate of compliance with Freedom of Information requirements has fallen to almost 50% […]...
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