Home Office report finds that many requests for external data lack the necessary rationale and are often geared to probing a victim’s reliability, rather than establishing facts of the incident […]...

The head of the Public Accounts Committee pushes back on the department’s claim that fraudsters could benefit from the release of data on whether automation is hampering legitimate benefit claimants […]...

The Scottish AI Register is currently populated on a voluntary basis, but ministers have announced that organisations will soon be required to publish AI usage case files for public scrutiny […]...

Expert from BBC TV show Scam Interceptors encourages regulators to make greater use of technology and data, while urging ministers to increase diplomacy and public education efforts to tackle fraud […]...

A study commissioned by the department finds that government could help citizens gain confidence and connectivity after revealing that, for some benefits, almost half of service users lack internet access […]...

After suffering various ‘IT incidents’ over a period of months, regulators are now on the case as a Guardian investigation reports that tens of thousands of people have been affected […]...

A dedicated group – featuring representatives from organisations including Privacy International and Big Brother Watch – has been formed to hold to account government’s identity programme on issues of privacy […]...

The funding pledge – announced as a trailer for the budget – is intended to enable the department to implement a new system to support the delivery of service for […]...

The department’s new engagement with incumbent supplier runs for three years and also includes provision for customised consultancy projects and training offerings, with performance to be measured on four KPIs […]...