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DVLA chatbot supported half a million citizens ‘without human intervention’ in FY26 Public spending watchdog to probe digital ID plans ‘Live streaming and covert cameras’ – DWP seeks £2m suppliers for surveillance tech MoJ Justice AI unit seeks squad of engineers to ‘build products with real-world impact’ Minister: ‘We will impose some form of age or functionality social media restrictions for children’ Cabinet Office adds £60m to core digital delivery deal Whitehall chips in as digital inclusion drive nets thousands of devices  Government spends £60k on podcast promotion for digital ID consultation

Features

8 Minutes
Economics and finance Features

Trade bodies air concerns over HMRC Making Tax Digital expansion

Jim Dunton March 23, 2026
Data crunch suggests more than 800,000 people will need to switch to department’s new submission system for income next month, as sector organisations report ‘frustration and ‘uncertainty’ among their members […]...
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Digital ID consultation: Bad news for ‘annoying people’, good news for future governments – and five other things we learned

March 12, 2026

Secret clouds, returnship schemes and machine-readable spend data – what’s in government’s digital roadmap?

January 23, 2026

What is the cost of DWP’s UC anti-fraud algorithm?

January 21, 2026

Identity politics: What do we know so far about government’s digital ID plans?

December 30, 2025

Opinion

7 Minutes
Defence and Security Highlights Opinion

Accountability without capacity will not make public services more secure

May 1, 2026

AI in the justice system must promote legitimacy, not just productivity

March 25, 2026

Falling is inevitable, but learning is a design choice

March 19, 2026

Government should lead by example on professional standards for IT and digital

March 13, 2026

Does transformation need a transformation?

March 10, 2026