Consultation reveals widespread opposition to proposed data-sharing laws for government login system
Overwhelming majority of respondents voice disapproval but government will press on with plans to bring forward legislation
Small boats: Home Office spends £1.5m on tech ‘to track migrants and their property’
Department signs two-year with firm specialised in barcodes and tracking
Digital minister: ‘It’s important to the government that the British public has confidence in how we use their data’
In a piece written for PublicTechnology, parliamentary secretary Alex Burghart...
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Cabinet Office guest speakers to be subject to social-media vetting
Officials will reportedly be asked to look over five years of posts to check there is no ‘potentially problematic material’
DBS trims customer service centre hours as strike begins
Staff working on agency’s webchat, helpline and email support begin walkout
Energy costs: Government plans upgrades for financial support and advice portal
Online platform from BEIS aims to provide a unified service through which citizens can check eligibility for government support
Edinburgh seeks £12m support for digital inclusion and growth projects
Local authority makes bid for funding from central government
Home Office retains £1.5m contractors to manually fix data issues with immigration systems
Department brings in external support for missing or duplicate entries across Atlas and CID systems, both of which are in use
Home Office to trial £500k ‘biometric self-service kiosks’ at immigration offices
Those attending appointments in Croydon or Solihull may be able to use automated checks
Final lockdown announcement set hourly traffic record for GOV.UK
More than three million people visited government’s website as Boris Johnson informed the country of new restrictions
HMRC looks to expand access to Government Gateway
Tax agency adds new documents and methods through which citizens can prove their identity
DWP and Scottish Government in dispute over IT costs of welfare devolution
Authorities working to resolve disagreement concerning ‘digital investment activity’
‘Disappointing’ – Cabinet Office rejects MPs’ recommendations for FOI-vetting unit
Parliamentary committee had called for more transparency and data of mysterious team
DWP fraud and error at ‘record level’ as annual bill hits £8.5bn
Department recently received spending review settlement to invest in automation
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 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 – except for Welsh users, who are still told to isolated and get tested
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 those with complex needs
Scottish minister criticises UK government broadband rollout for leaving hardest-to-connect places to last
Finance secretary Kate Forbes claims that implementation in Scotland has begun with remote and rural areas
‘This lack of transparency could undermine trust’ – DWP scolded over failure to publish research data
Parliamentary committee writes to department urging greater openness
DWP signs potential £50m Atos deal for IT system to support personal independence payment assessments
Platform will go live with assessment providers next summer
Net zero: Government warned over data inconsistencies
Auditors cite need for better leadership as PAC chair reminds departments that ‘good data leads to good decisions’
Digital minister: ‘I’m one up from a Luddite – but I am grasping this enthusiastically’
PublicTechnology met with the recently appointed Heather Wheeler, who reveals that overcoming difficulties with tech has been ‘an absolute joy’ – although she still appears to have some challenges with unfortunate remarks
Immigration status: Home Office recruiting staff to expedite online checks for employers
Minister also claims that new services and tech will reduce demands on digital platform