ICO reprimands Essex high school over use of facial-recognition tech
Data protection regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office has formally censured a school for failing to
DWP seeks suppliers to help tap into ‘unprecedented opportunity and challenge’ of generative AI
The Department for Work and Pensions – despite banning staff use of ChatGPT – is
Horizon shows need for tighter reins on ‘rogue’ ALBs, minister claims
Pat McFadden – who served as Post Office minister under Gordon Brown and now heads
ICO expenditure grows 15% in FY24 as watchdog grows digital expertise
The UK data protection watchdog committed millions of pounds in additional investment last year to
Covid Inquiry report calls for urgent ‘public debate’ on mass digital and data surveillance
The initial report from the public inquiry led by Baroness Heather Hallett has identified data
BT fined £17.5m for 999 outage as Ofcom finds telco ‘fell woefully short of its responsibilities’
The telecoms giant has been issued with a hefty penalty after a regulatory investigation found
UK Space Agency releases £33m in funding
Agency will provide a new tranche of financial support intended to support growth and innovation
NHS ‘systems back online’ after Microsoft outage but patients warned of further delays
The tech shutdown, caused by a faulty update of security software from CrowdStrike, disrupted both
Home Office signs £3m assisted digital deal as immigration transformation ‘may exclude customers that are not online’
As campaigners have reignited calls for government to reverse plans to wholly digitise the immigration
Feryal Clark named minister for AI and digital government
Once government’s core digital units complete their move from the Cabinet Office to the Department
ICO reprimands Hackney for ‘clear and avoidable error’ – but council claims watchdog ‘has misunderstood the facts and misapplied the law’
The UKs data regulator has issued the council with a formal reprimand, but the two
Microsoft outage: Most GP practices suffering ‘disruption’ as ministers coordinate government response
Patients are advised by the NHS to only contact their local doctor with urgent queries,
Scottish councils face funding pinch over Microsoft licensing changes
From the start of the new school year, institutions north of the border are set
EXCL: Government seeks out ‘high-priority data-quality issues’
The Central Digital and Data Office has entered into a commercial engagement to develop a
Glasgow Council: ‘This is not a technology strategy, and cannot be delivered by technology alone’
Scotland’s largest city has published its first digital plan since 2018, with a focus on
King’s Speech: New laws propose ICO reform and mandatory ransomware reporting
The new Labour administration has revealed a sweep of 40 new laws enshrining measures such
HMRC retains Capgemini in potential £700m deal to support ‘driving platform for tax collection’
Tax agency signs de facto five-year extension for consultancy to continue providing ongoing maintenance and
Government offers up to £100k for leader to ‘set 10-year strategy for digital architecture’
A role within the Central Digital and Data Office comes with responsibility for driving the