
SME body praises HMRC engagement on Making Tax Digital but warns ‘many challenges remain’
The Administrative Burdens Advisory Board, which aims to represent the views and interests of businesses,

MoJ cyber strategy sets plan to appoint security SRO for all IT systems and create unified staff identity system
Strategy document outlines eight core pillars covering personnel, infrastructure, risks, and culture, with the aim

Government has spent £2.5bn on AI in past decade
Minister reveals expenditure of about a quarter of a billion pounds a year since 2014,

FCDO to swap East Kilbride for Glasgow to widen recruitment options
Departmental workers – including those dedicated to the operation of government’s global digital system for

HMRC to focus tax return helpline on ‘priority calls’ with others pointed to online services
With the deadline for self-assessment filing coming at the end of next month, the department

Tory MP hopes to tackle misinformation with legislative amendment
John Penrose, MP for Weston-super-Mare and former UK Anti-Corruption Champion, is planning to table an

NHS Lanarkshire launches online tool for winter care services
Scottish health board creates a digital platform to ensure local residents can access information on

NHS issues warning over ‘potential serious risks to patient safety’ posed by issues with maternity IT system
Trusts are urged to act after Euroking software from Magentus – which is reportedly used

UK police forces seek £1.5m software to help officers investigate the dark web
National lead agency the City of London Police is seeking to invest in a program

Foreign Office minister warns of Russian ‘cyber interference’ in UK politics
Specialist groups linked to Russian federal agency FSB have targeted MPs, peers, civil servants and

‘Reducing information by a quarter’ – HMRC plans to streamline customs declarations
After consultation reveals many traders and intermediaries find data provision ‘burdensome’, government response details plans

Johnson pegs 5,000 missing messages on WhatsApp ‘somehow automatically erasing things’
Former prime minister tells Covid Inquiry that lack of detail from messages sent during key

New chair of corruption watchdog looks to focus on AI
Former senior Army officer Doug Chalmers has been appointed to lead the Committee on Standards

DWP aims to offer nationwide online access to Personal Independence Payments in next 12 months after ensuring ‘functionality and stability of service’
Minister reveals that limited digital testing – which began four years ago – is intended

Government Property Agency preps for rollout of new Whitehall-wide security-pass system
About 60,000 civil servants are already using new GovPass smart card system, as property unit

Hebridean council works on data recovery following cyberattack
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar on the island of Lewis continues investigative and remedial work after

NHS Scotland invests in online cognitive behavioural therapy software
NHS Scotland has signed a multimillion-pound deal for the provision of a digital tool through

CCS rethinks £400m electronics framework and ditches exclusive lots to encourage SMEs
Government procurement agency goes back to the drawing board for three-year deal covering a wide