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
Data and transparency bodies issue call for ‘revival’ of open government
A wide range of organisations, including the Open Data Institute and Transparency International, have written
Watchdog tells public to ‘read the privacy notice’
The Information Commissioner’s Office has urged citizens that, while lengthy and labyrinthine data-usage documents may
‘Not fit for purpose and seriously compromised’ – urgent calls for new government to rethink digital immigration plans
Campaign groups, charities and immigration lawyers have reignited work to raise awareness of the dangers
Industry body warns digital secretary of half a million ‘missing women’ in tech industry
In a letter to new minister, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has warned that
NHS signs £20m eight-month cloud deal to ensure ‘continuity to operationally critical systems’
The central health service body has retained IT reseller Softcat, with which it has worked
Labour appointments include DWP minister for transformation and leader for NHS data platform
As the UK’s new governing party continues to appoint ministers to its team, an array
Report calls for ‘Making Public Spending Digital’ procurement overhaul
Think tank Demos has published a report calling for much greater use of technology and
Home Office launches major programme to transform civil registration
Transparency documents outline plans for government and citizens – who typically travel 50 miles to
HMRC concludes trials of ‘causal AI’
The department, which is understood to be exploring a range of possible use cases of