
Hertfordshire police leaders encourage public to use app to submit evidence
Software enables citizens of the county to provide evidence of various crimes, and will be

New ONS head works to improve culture
New interim leader of statistics agency acknowledges that organisation needs to improve ability of staff

NHS allocation algorithms ensure donated ‘organs now go to the people who would benefit most’
System processes data at a nationwide level and provides doctors in hospital transplant centres with

All government credentials to be digitised by 2027, minister claims
As work progresses on creating electronic versions of the driving licence, as well as National

Ofcom proposes new online harms requirements for tech firms
The watchdog for online safety has opened a consultation in which the public and industry

DfE spends £100m on quartet of digital and data deals
The department has signed four engagements with specialist suppliers that will provide technical support across

Redbridge seeks leader to ‘modernise services and improve digital inclusion’
Outer London borough in the north east of the capital is advertising a vacant digital

New DSIT head Mian ‘hugely optimistic about how science, tech and AI can improve lives’
Tech department’s former director general for digital technologies and telecoms Emran Mian moves into the

Major DWP-led shared services scheme retains £4m consultants for crucial design phase
A company specialised in advising on transformation of business software has been awarded a contract

‘Analogue in a digital world’ – Westminster Scottish secretary lambasts Holyrood first minister
UK cabinet minister has acknowledged concerns of GPs and claimed that a national app allowing

Lindsay Mason installed as government chief data officer as recruitment opens for permanent hire
Former senior manager at MoD and retail chains is named to post with remit across

Review finds ‘inadequacies’ in ONS decisions and planning
Assessment of culture and performance, led by former departmental leader Robert Devereux, was commissioned in

Procurement Act: HMRC first to use new law’s national security exemption to withhold supplier details across four £16m digital deals
Provisions in the law which came into force in February have been used for what

GOV.UK App launches nationwide
The new mobile program through which government intends citizens will access a comprehensive range of

DfE and DWP ‘exploring options’ for free school meals enrolment via UC claims process
Ahead of eligibility being widened to include 500,000 additional schoolchildren, government has been urged by

Departments told to prep for new digital finance data system
HM Treasury is preparing to implement a new digital system that is intended to support

HMRC opens bidding for £500m hyperscale contract to address ‘increasing levels of technical debt’
The department has concluded that it wishes to appoint one of the market’s biggest cloud

GDS unveils colourful £500k refresh of GOV.UK
Monochrome logo replaced with more blue, with a redesign that government hopes ‘works for everyone’,