As the department works on a major new suite of services for those whose income tax is deducted directly from their pay cheque, a supplier has been retained to assist […]...
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Minister: ‘There are no circumstances in which the government will sell the public’s digital ID data to private companies’
Questions and controversy surrounding the major tech scheme show no signs of abating, but ministerial leaders continue to allay concerns and talk up the benefits of the proposed identity system […]...
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EU claims new verification app offers ‘powerful tool to protect children’
As the UK consults on possible steps to improve digital safety for children and young people, leaders of the European bloc have hailed the imminent launch of a new tool […]...
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AI age estimation has been tested on 2.5m pics and shown signs of ‘workable results’ at pace, minister claims
Authorities are considering various ‘promising scientific and technological methods’ to support the immigration system, with AI claimed to offer possible operational and cost advantages over alternatives such as MRI scans […]...
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Capita offers to foot bill for extra staff working on Whitehall pensions crisis
Public money has helped deploy ‘surge staff’, but a leader from the tech firm has said that ‘Capita recognises there should be a limit to the cost to the taxpayer’ […]...
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DVLA reveals AI-powered automated contact centre agent has cut call times significantly
The government body that manages vehicle licensing has revealed that hundreds of thousands of callers to its helplines now interact with an automated agent which can understand and address queries […]...
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DWP’s £300m Pensions Dashboard scheme commissions security review ahead of provider connections
With the deadline for employer and other private schemes to connect to government infrastructure now just six months away, the responsible ALB is probing security implications and potential assurance mechanisms […]...
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One Login: GDS to create ‘easily digestible version’ of privacy impact report
While the government service, which began operating almost five years ago, has conducted a Data Protection Impact Assessment, the full unedited results of the exercise seem unlikely to be released […]...
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Government sheds light on sharing of personal finance data ‘to distinguish between financial hardship and deliberate non-payment’
The use of information will support a new approach to repayment of debts owed to the state that, ‘while supporting people in difficulty, will maintain a firm approach’, government claims Departments will share […]...
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DSIT seeks candidates to join job-share for Space Agency top job
Government entity responsible for leading national policy and delivery of programmes related to space travel recently named a director, who will work alongside a new partner to be appointed shortly […]...
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