
EXCL: DWP reverses policy prohibiting staff use of ChatGPT and other LLMs – except DeepSeek
The department has amended its formal Acceptable Use Policy to clarify that, with one notable

Cumberland Council offers £125k for innovation chief to ‘lead major change and generate new income streams’
Authority in the north west of England is inviting applications for a senior executive post

Downing St updating secret contingencies for Russia cyberattack, report claims
According to national newspaper stories, UK ministers are seeking to amend and modernise national defence

Software vendors encouraged to adhere to new government-issued security principles
Customers buying products are advised that they can require tech providers to undergo independent testing

GDS seeks £100k-plus director duo to oversee public sector AI and service transformation
The organisation at the heart of government’s new digital centre wishes to appoint leaders to

Scottish schools suffer cyberattack
A local authority in Scotland reveals that it is working to ensure there is ‘minimal

HMRC picks five-year £8m partner to take over Basic PAYE platform
The department has appointed a firm to take on responsibility for ensuring that key digital

Government LLM pilots to assess potential ‘employee satisfaction’ uplift
The minister for AI has indicated that a range of tech options and use cases

Academics progress work on ‘near-unhackable’ quantum internet
Led by experts from Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University, researchers have unveiled new platforms to support the

DWP body adds £18m to core digital deal for Pensions Dashboard programme
Since first being implemented in 2021, the contract’s value has expanded by two thirds and

AI court transcripts will need ‘similar accuracy’ levels to 99.5% human standard
While the MoJ is investigating the potential use of automated systems in the criminal justice

Government commits £157m to broadband in Scottish Highlands and islands
The largest contract awarded as part of government’s Project Gigabit programme aims to bring fast

Ministry of Justice seeks new group CTO
The chosen candidate will be appointed to a £100k-plus senior management role and tasked with

NHS providing ‘tailored support’ for 19 trusts yet to adopt EPR
With less than 11 months left until a deadline that has already been pushed back,

‘Dinosaur’ – MPs’ report calls for urgent HMRC modernisation
In the same week as a pending significant expansion of staff and duties is revealed,

DWP restores full service for disabled drivers after six-week issue for some users
Of the 1.4 million citizens qualifying for exemption from vehicle tax, those born in a

NHS signs £12m deal for ‘next generation cyber’ tune-up
The health service’s central nationwide body has put in place an agreement of up to

More than 200 areas bid for AI Growth Zone status
After Culham in Oxfordshire became the first designated tech hotbed earlier this year, authorities around