Ongoing work to roll out new sign in system across all departments hits half century milestone, with DSIT setting out an intention to extend adoption to 100 services during 2025 […]...
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ICO tells local government to show ‘empathy and action’ on data protection
Data watchdog demands improvements from councils and organisations across all sectors and issues reminder that a breach is ‘not just an admin error: it is a failure to protect someone’ […]...
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‘Digital with a human touch’ – DWP sheds light on £200m plan to modernise State Pension and nine other benefits
Department outlines further details of the objectives, costs, and savings of the ongoing Service Modernisation Programme, which aims to transform the delivery of key services accessed by 20 million citizens […]...
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Government ‘committed’ to £300m DWP Pensions Dashboards but delivery plan revised after project reset
The new government will proceed with the project to provide an online hub for citizens to access pension info, although the programme will narrow its focus in the short term […]...
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Ofcom CEO: ‘Our expectations are high and we’ll come down hard on those who fall short of online safety laws’
With just a few weeks until the UK’s new internet safety laws come into effect, the head of the regulator charged with enforcing them is planning for a ‘pivotal year’ […]...
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DWP reveals £5m-plus project to digitise Maternity Allowance processes
Department awards contract for tech supplier to support ongoing ‘modernisation’ work for service that currently requires thousands of claimants to print and post paper forms in order to access benefits […]...
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DWP works on single digital channel for non-UC benefit recipients to manage info
Social security minister Stephen Timms has revealed that claimants of the state pension, as well as benefits related to disability and low income, could benefit from new central online tool […]...
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Anti-disinformation unit studies civil unrest and foreign interference – but still no word on staff numbers
A new administration now oversees the work of the prosaically named National Security Online Information Team, but questions from opposition MPs about its costs and staffing continue to go unanswered […]...
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UK and US governments sign online child safety agreement
Transatlantic ministers have agreed to cooperate via new initiatives such as the establishment of a dedicated working group that will research the impact of online platforms on young people’s wellbeing […]...
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Minister slams ‘scandal’ of failure to update digital inclusion strategy since 2014
Chris Bryant, a minister at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, has claimed the new administration will make it a priority to rectify the previous government’s lack of action […]...
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