
Leicester still unclear on whether citizen personal data was breached in cyber incident
The city council, which discovered security issue two weeks ago, has reconnected most staff and

HMRC backtracks on plans to suspend helpline services
Department announced on Tuesday that ITSA helpline would close half the year and be limited

‘Innovation will win out against increasing demand’, says departing Whitehall ops chief
As government is reshaped by a wider ‘digital revolution’, the departing chief operating officer Alex

HMRC sets 4 June shut-off date for CHIEF customs system
Customs Declaration Service now open for all imports and exports, meaning traders have entered migration

AI tool to help fact-check election claims
Full Fact has created an automated technology which is now used by similar organisations around

HMRC will use digital channels for new vape duty to ‘reduce fraud and error’
After chancellor announced tax on vaping products during budget, department claims that it ‘will look

MoD plans £20m ‘synthetic environment’ for simulation exercises
Ministry plans to boost its use of modelling and simulation tools with a new platform

Cabinet Office and Treasury urged to tackle ‘systemic and cultural barriers’ to data sharing
A newly published independent review of the work of the UK Statistics Authority has found

Home Office plans ‘test cases’ for Microsoft Copilot generative AI tool
Department signs contracts to support experimentation with possible uses of AI and automation tech, including

Strike ballot for ONS staff over demand for two days a week of in-office working
Officials at the Office for National Statistics have until Easter to vote in PCS exercise

Former Scottish minister breached rules over data-roaming incident
Michael Matheson contravened MSPs’ code of conduct by trying to claim £11,000 for charges incurred

HMRC consults on legal changes to collect more data from firms
Tax agency is inviting feedback on proposed legislative updates that will require businesses to provide

ICO probes Home Office over immigration system woes
After suffering various ‘IT incidents’ over a period of months, regulators are now on the

Ministers unveil £1bn package for AI academia
DSIT secretary of state has announced major investment in doctoral training programmes delivered via 65

EXCL: DWP documents disclose ‘potential National Work Service’
Contract related to improving online claims process for Access to Work support instructs that supplier

Government R&D unit unveils £42m project to ‘redefine’ computing and cut costs of AI by 99.9%
ARIA, a public body specialising in ‘high risk, high reward’ STEM research, has revealed that

Government graduate scheme sees hefty drop in applicants
Fast Stream digital, data and technology segment has fared better than all other specialist tracks

Overseas shared services have already delivered £120m in benefits, minister claims
The shared software cluster, which includes the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office as well as