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DWP Personal Independence Payment tribunal decisions stored as ‘digital images’ on casework system

Departmental minister claims that assessors from Atos and Capita have access to case details, but some information – including tribunal decisions – is recorded in static digital images rather than […]...
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GDS leads audit of GOV.UK content after MPs flag ‘racist language’ in departmental documents

Cabinet Office unit had been tasked with combing through government’s website to identify and help departments remove offensive language, after ‘racial slurs’ were found comment in several documents and comments […]...
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Cyber Security Week News Society and welfare

ICO issues data protection warning over domestic abuse victims after DWP and local councils reprimanded

After revealing details of various organisations that have been censured in the last 15 months, the UK’s information watchdog has warned that the failure to protect data can cost lives […]...
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Cyber Security Week News Society and welfare

DWP cites complexity and ageing IT as it squashes plans to integrate New Style benefits into UC

Department’s response to report from advisory body reveals that new versions of JSA and ESA will not – as originally intended – be melded into Universal Credit unless infrastructure can […]...
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