
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

HMRC reveals £600m planned spend on new contact centre deal
The department, which has previously outlined plans to update legacy services with a new system

Home Office seeks leader to boost data quality across department
Department advertises a vacant post for a recruit to sit at the head of a

Spending review: Departments told to find 1% annual technical efficiency savings
With agencies across government offered a transformation fund to help promote agility and efficiency, the

Parliament buys £340k open-source intel tool to monitor threats
A new system from a specialist AI firm will be deployed to help track security

GOV.UK design guidelines to undergo ‘review’ in light of Supreme Court gender ruling
In answer to enquiries from parliamentary colleagues, ministers have indicated that guidance document, overseen by

Online child safety: Ofcom gives tech firms checklist of 40 measures
The UK’s telecoms and online harms watchdog has provided companies with a range of steps

NHS progresses use of AI note-taking for patient consultations
Government publishes details of what it claims has been a successful trial, in which a

Free school meals: DSIT and DWP support work on data and digital means to identify eligibility
Ministers have revealed that government’s education agency is working with colleagues in other bodies to

Major Whitehall tech projects see improved evaluation
An assessment made by experts from the centre of government concludes that, in recent years,

‘Feel confident to probe’ – AI buying guide to help councils
The LGA and LOTI have unveiled a new set of guidelines designed to support authorities

HMRC plans £1bn CRM system to form ‘backbone of customer management’
Government department publishes details of plans to buy and deploy a new hosted software platform

MoJ seeks people and capability chief to lead transformation and shared services
The ministry is advertising a vacant post at director general level with a remit of

Government reveals AI vs human tests for policy reports – but who won?
Last year, two Whitehall agencies commissioned the expert team known as the ‘nudge unit’ to

‘Possible market distortion’ – government taps watchdog for advice on £136m Post Office subsidy for Horizon replacement
The Department for Business and Trade has proposed giving the public corporation significant funding to

Ofcom bans call-diversion technique and claims move makes UK ‘world-leader’
Global titles could previously be leased out by networks, which the watchdog claims allowed bad