
Surveillance watchdog laments ‘lack of interest’ from departments
Fraser Sampson, who recently departed the commissioner role, has fired a parting shot claiming that

HMRC plans digital service upgrades to deliver ‘consistent, personalised experience’
After usage of dedicated app shot up in 2023, senior leaders reveal plans to issue

NHS App to provide info on average waiting times
Updates to software program used by 30 million people will also include additional information on

Blueprints aim to enable Scottish councils’ use of IoT
Guidance has been issued by Scottish Government bodies with the aim of helping local authorities

Home Office signs £90m deal to cover ‘software tail spend’
Department appoints reseller Phoenix to manage acquisition of tens of millions of pounds of high

Cabinet Office bill for four red-rated legacy IT systems tops £7m a year
A minister for the department has revealed that it has budgeted more than £21m over

Two in five officials complete data training as departments pitch for innovation funding
Cabinet Office has revealed that more than 200,000 civil servants have taken part in the

Cabinet Office signs deal for national ‘cyber performance dashboard’
New tech system will collate data so as to be ‘easily digestible for decision makers’,

HMRC to begin migrating ‘small numbers’ of Government Gateway users to One Login shortly
Tax agency first set out plans to decommission outgoing platform eight years ago, but the

MPs call for clear digital goals for newly appointed perm secs
Public Accounts Committee has called for plans for technology and data targets to be enshrined

DWP expects £600m-plus savings from long-term ‘service modernisation’ scheme
Assessment from departmental head Peter Schofield provides additional financial and operational details of major project

Over 11,000 XL bully dogs registered in first six weeks of online service
Data shows that, with five weeks until the deadline, the number of applications made for

Covid inquiry: Scottish leaders face question over deleted WhatsApps
The ongoing public inquiry into government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis will not receive messages

Policymakers urged to ‘ensure unambiguous rules and plan to share data’ in checklist to ensure digital-readiness of government policy
A checklist of four considerations has been published by the Central Digital and Data Office

Scottish and UK leaders to cooperate on mass exonerations for Horizon victims
Ministers in Holyrood are planning to work with colleagues in Westminster to ensure that new

Cheap train tickets and public-health advice to be broadcast on new government WhatsApp channel
Communications initiative is intended to ‘amplify’ key information for the public, and enable government to

‘We’re not moving fast and breaking things’ – ChatGPT-powered GOV.UK chatbot trials show promise but uncover ‘issues of accuracy and reliability’
Government Digital Service has published details of a recent testing exercise for GOV.UK Chat, which

Ageing and complex tech cited in MoD inventory issues as MPs warn of ‘significant risk to life’
The Public Accounts Committee has published a new report which, among many problems, identifies the