
MHCLG seeks digital doyen to help prep for lowering voting age to 16
Making good on manifesto commitment to allow more than a million extra voters to take

Labour MP: ‘Trust in AI is built through competence – not glossy PR’
Member with tech policy background has argued for the creation of rules that address specific

DWP seeks additional change and delivery expertise for £2.5bn shared services scheme
Leader of quartet of departments uniting operations on software infrastructure is advertising a contract worth

Government to recruit permanent chief digital officer via open competition
The senior role as government’s overall digital leader, and head of the new and expanded

Scottish GPs’ tech ‘not fit for purpose’
Sector leaders tell a parliamentary committee that surgeries are reliant on hardware and software from

HMRC AI and tech to support plan to collect extra £500m tax from most wealthy
Senior leaders have appeared before MPs to outline plans to make more and better use

Hackers access up to 20 years’ worth of personal data on Oxford election workers
City’s local authority reveals that services were disrupted as a result of systems being disabled

Cabinet Office handed £50m to make Whitehall ‘more productive and agile’
The transformation fund trailed by chancellor Rachel Reeves earlier this year has now been allocated,

DWP online tool processes disability benefit claims ‘20 days faster’
Work on an entirely digital service for claimants of PIP support began more than 10

HMRC taps vendor risk-management software to keep tabs on 500 suppliers
The government tax department has entered into a new engagement for the provision of specialist

Scotland plans comprehensive ‘digital refit’ of public services
Following on from the establishment of a new expert body to advise government on tech

One Login data: GDS promises ‘no marketing or profiling’ and explanation for disputed decisions
Newly published documents indicate that, if users contest a decision, government ‘will generally prove that

ICO warns air fryers and fridges about ‘collecting excessive information’
The UK privacy watchdog has released advice for makers of connected doorbells, thermostats and more,

Tech chief Metreweli named first female leader of MI6
The Secret Intelligence Service, which is responsible for security and intel operations outside of the

HMRC opens anti-fraud centre as stated losses from recent phishing campaign increase by £2m
Following recent criminal activity in which hackers successfully accessed the online PAYE accounts of 100,000

NHS retains IBM on £7m deal for round-the-clock cyber monitoring
The health service has worked with Big Blue on the operation of its national cyber

New top UK supercomputer back in the mix with £750m SR25 funding
The creation of a new and extremely powerful machine was planned by the previous Tory

Government Gateway to be ready for retirement ‘during this parliament’, minister claims
After a quarter century in operation and almost a decade on from the initial commencement