Government launches unified online portal for gender-recognition applications
Service was ‘developed and tested with trans people’ to help reduce administrative burden of gaining legal recognition of gender
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 –...
Government seeks ‘better outcomes’ by linking data on homelessness, crime and addiction
MoJ-led series of pilot programmes aim to better connect information to improve outcomes for...
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EXCL: Government buys £700k software to monitor death threats against ‘high-profile individuals’ involved in vaccine rollout
DHSC claims it will not ‘tolerate harassment of staff’
DWP chief sets 2022 goal of ‘using new technology to make it easier for customers to engage with us’
Peter Schofield discusses the importance of collaborating across organisational boundaries, and why Mary Berry is his ideal New Year’s Eve guest
GDS invites civil servants to join new user research panel
Digital agency seeks colleagues to help assess services in development
Regulator proposes measures to loosen Apple and Google’s ‘vice-like grip’ on mobile users
CMA calls vendors to make it easier for users to switch between the two platforms
Parliament backs vaccine passports despite 100-strong Tory rebellion
MPs vote through the use of Covid passes
Venues urged to update verifier app as Covid Pass restrictions loom
Nightclubs, concerts, and sports fixtures will be required to check patrons Covid status from Wednesday
Afghanistan evacuation hampered by ‘chaotic’ IT systems
Whistleblower also claims understaffing and a lack of guidance harmed efforts to evacuate vulnerable Afghans
DBS checks to become first service to move to new government-wide login
By spring 2022, process of checking someone’s criminal record will become first of ‘hundreds’ to switch to incoming system
Scotland to accept negative test results as alternative to vaccine passport
Citizens will be able to display email or text confirmation of LFD test
NHS Covid Pass to be rolled out to 12- to 15 year-olds
Minister promises documentation will be available via digital and non-digital routes
Sturgeon points to growing importance of data in policy design
Scottish Government first minister cites crucial role played by information and analysis in supporting pandemic response
Government app to offer Wulfrunians cinema tickets and shopping vouchers for eating their greens
West Midlands city to work with DHSC on pilot of new tech platform
Justice secretary scolded for leaking stats on transgender prisoners to press
UKSA chair says giving data to journalists ahead of official release ‘risks misinforming the public’
Government hopes transparency standard can build trust in departments’ use of algorithms
New guidelines created by Central Digital and Data Office
Home Office: Video asylum interviews blighted by tech issues and lack of training, report finds
Immigration watchdog cites IT issues as key contributor to growing delays in asylum decisions
New cyber laws aim to ‘put a firewall around’ citizens’ smart devices
Firms that breach guidelines could face multimillion-pound fines
‘Work from home where possible’ – Northern Ireland updates Covid advice
Ministers issue statement aimed at ‘strengthening the message’ on mitigations for virus transmission as winter looms
Scotland will not extend vaccine passports to pubs, restaurants and theatres
Government also announces that negative tests will be accepted at large events and nightclubs
Booster jabs included on NHS Covid Pass
Digital documents now offer users ability to demonstrate third dose of coronavirus vaccination
How DWP hired 13,500 new work coaches – without meeting a single one
Faced with a Herculean hiring drive as coronavirus restrictions took hold, the department could not recruit candidates in the usual ways. PublicTechnology finds out it what did instead.
Cabinet Office explores creation of £5m digital platform to manage all government grants
Department claims system would ‘completely reset the way in which government, public sector bodies, charities, SMEs and citizens interact’