GDS adds gender non-binary options to employee records
Digital agency claims that gathering more data will help ensure greater diversity in hiring new recruits and career progression of existing staff
Government launches unified online portal for gender-recognition applications
Service was ‘developed and tested with trans people’ to help reduce administrative burden of...
NHS Covid app update expands symptom checklist and softens guidance for English users
Latest version of software removes suggestion users may have coronavirus and countdown clock –...
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Universities to run major research examining impact of digitised services on ethnic minorities
Researchers from five institutions will participate in £3.3m project examining whether channel shift has reinforced existing inequalities as well as creating new ones
Black former GDS employee given six-figure settlement after claims of ‘racial abuse' by managers
Former deputy cabinet secretary cited need for Cabinet Office to look at issues of race ‘at a systemic level’
Richard III: Leicester looks to bring king’s resting place to life with £100k augmented reality project
Local authority seeks supplier partner to provide technology for visitor centre
‘Misleading’ – stats agency lambasts ministers over omission of computer crime from figures
MP expressed concern that government’s claims overlooked ‘a large, serious and growing area of crime’
Work begins on online platform for government’s ‘Civilian Reserve’ to support future crisis response
Government plans to assemble collective of external experts that can be deployed to assist ministers and officials in responding to future crises
‘Wreaking havoc’ – local government bodies call for law change to support remote participation
Sector bodies issue open letter calling on government to enact legislation allowing meetings to adopt a hybrid model in the long term
Defra to create UK-wide digital system to collect rubbish information
Department seeks feedback on platform for use by refuse-handlers
Edinburgh rolls out iPads to all secondary pupils
About 40,000 devices will be deployed by the end of 2022 in partnership between local authority and tech firm
Minister urges officials to end ‘reliance on video meetings’ – but unions hit back at return-to-office demand
Departments told to fill up buildings once again, but representatives claim any insinuations about productivity are ‘nonsense
Government testing identifies accessibility issues on 99% of public sector websites
CDDO monitoring found that vast majority of sites did not wholly comply with regulations
‘Shambles’ – ageing IT systems cited as MPs scold DWP for £1bn pension underpayment
PAC finds that department failed to understand importance of keeping tech up to date
Home Office signs £17m deal with IBM to support core Border Force platform
Contract covers ongoing maintenance as well as upgrades
Working from home: guidance ends in England but remains in Scotland
Government called time on policy yesterday, but advice is set to remain in place north of the border until next month
Consumer regulator seeks £100k leader for algorithm work
CMA created team last year to better understand and oversee the use of automated technologies in business
Scottish Government launches app to find free period products
PickupMyPeriod program allows users to find one of 700 locations where free products can be collected
Cabinet Office head of news to oversee anti-misinformation unit
Post as departmental media relations leader comes with salary of up to £118k
Home Office to spearhead anti-encryption public comms campaign
Report claims efforts led by advertising firm will aim to stoke concern among parents and could feature public stunts designed to alarm passers-by
Right to rent: Home Office to enable third-party digital ID checks for landlords
Private sector service providers will be certified to verify identities of prospective tenants and employees
NHS app to suggest ‘healthier alternatives’ for parents
Technology will enable users to scan barcodes
MPs criticise Rees-Mogg over ongoing opposition to remote voting
Leader of the House of Commons tells committee that his parliamentary colleagues ‘do not necessarily take electronic voting as seriously’
Social media: Duty of care expected to include ‘human moderation’ of harmful content
Minister says that regulator is likely to require firms to use both manual and automated checks