
Government review set to recommend establishment of senior ‘change manager’
Former minister and long-term government reform advocate Francis Maude has given an insight into the

Government to recruit 2,500 techies through apprenticeships and talent schemes
Cabinet Office unveils plans for hundreds of jobs to be created via various initiatives targeted

Covid Inquiry will not receive Sunak’s WhatsApps as PM claims messages were not backed up
PM tells public inquiry indicating that he would have expected civil servants to save messages

New owner of remote NHS GP service pledges no disruption or staff cuts after Babylon bankruptcy
After entering financial difficulties, GP at Hand operator Babylon Health was bought out of administration

NHS to hold ‘national conversations’ with public over patient data use
Health service is to host a series of major ‘engagement’ events over the course of

Government preps plan for new £5bn contact centre and outsourcing framework with two years to spare
The Crown Commercial Service has published a future opportunity notice outlining its intent to engage

Online service launched to apply for GOV.UK exemptions
Government departments – who must be granted approval for using an alternative platform – can

‘Solid progress’ – Home Office decides it no longer needs £60m back-up plan for programme to replace police database
With a margin of error of only a few months in long-term project to replace

One in five of government’s most critical services have met ‘great standard’
Fifteen months on from the publication of government’s three-year strategic plan for digital and data,

Scottish care homes to trial AI to detect pain among dementia sufferers
National regulator has approved plans for use of app – which is designed to analyse

Government expands legacy tech definition to cover downtime and dearth of expertise
Newly published guidance reveals framework through which departments are asked to assess the risks posed

Government hopes new £20m jobs site will support quicker and easier Whitehall recruitment
The Cabinet Office has invited bids for a digital supplier to support the creation of

UK Space Agency unveils £65m funding scheme
Government agency unlocks its latest trance of financial backing to support projects that could use

Financial watchdog explores synthetic data to tackle fraud
Anti-fraud teams from the Financial Conduct Authority and the City of London are working with

Cabinet Office minister: ‘I want to rebuild the system to unlock transformation’
Speaking at the techUK Building the Smarter State event in London today, Jeremy Quin told

ICO issues data protection warning over domestic abuse victims after DWP and local councils reprimanded
After revealing details of various organisations that have been censured in the last 15 months,

Efficiency review programme to examine digital progress at 45 government agencies
A range of arm’s-length bodies will be put under the microscope this year as part

Biometric data watchdog calls for expansion of remit
The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner believes that, given how widely biometric data is used across the