
DVLA preps new online licence renewal in bid to address ‘outdated’ digital offerings
The Department for Transport agency recently received approval across the board from a GDS service

Defra Sheep Bureau taps millions of pounds of expertise in ongoing digital drive to transform livestock traceability
ALB of Whitehall environment department reveals that it seconded £5m of personnel to its parent

Senior stats shake-up with new leaders for ONS and UKSA
The statistics agency has named its first dedicated perm sec, while the authority with responsibility

HMRC algorithm for automated council tax valuations offers ‘greater consistency and quality’
Valuation process to begin in a year’s time will, for the first time, use a

Home Office seeks head of cyber detection and response
Department wishes to hear from security leaders who have previous experience of working for organisations

Civil servants identify risks to reform agenda
In a major survey conducted by a Whitehall union, officials have cited various challenges facing

GDS ramps up work to track departments’ cloud usage and costs
The specialist digital unit has put in a place two deals this year to support

HM Land Registry to enable property lawyers to use electronic signatures
Conveyancers, buyers and other service users will shortly be able to file legal documents using

ICO provides ‘most comprehensive’ guidance on document disclosure
Following various high profile incidents affecting public sector entities, the UK’s data protection regulator has

MoJ floats action plan to ‘embed’ AI across department
Proposals include using technology to link offender records, curbing jail violence by predicting likely perpetrators

Charity calls for ‘enforceable guarantee of offline alternatives’ of public services
Age UK supplies PM with a petition supporting its calls for NHS entities, local councils

Two-thirds of officials expect AI to benefit government
A new survey has found that a comfortable majority of civil servants feel upbeat about

EXCL: One Login delivery date revised to 2028 with hundreds of millions of extra spending set to be committed
Documents reveal £115m being spent this year and a 2028 deadline for deployment across ‘all

NHS signs £80m deal to support ‘digital prevention services’
The health service has picked frequent tech partner Aire Logic to deliver a range of

Online influencers invited to Downing Street
A group of 90 creators of content for platforms including YouTube and TikTok were yesterday

Home Office works with GDS to assess possible remote English proficiency tests
The department is currently engaging with both potential tech suppliers and other branches of government

Trade department signs £3.5m deals to boost tech maturity and identify vulnerabilities
DBT has put in place two agreements with major reseller SCC intended to provide greater

DWP deploys AI to predict parents that might default on Child Maintenance
The department has trained a machine learning system on thousands of cases to identify and