Whitehall job cuts could fund recruitment of top tech talent, report finds
Paper from IfG think tank encourages departments to put savings towards boosting skills in key areas
Tech giants paying ‘significantly more tax’ following HMRC digital services levy
Tax agency raised £83m more than expected during 2021 fiscal year
Public covid probe seeks data leader to take on ‘critical role for the inquiry’s reputation’
Post comes with £70,000-plus salary and responsibility for data protection
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Government guidelines aim to tackle ‘frictions and barriers’ in departmental data-sharing
New governance framework sets out to help solve ‘non-technical’ challenges
Fraud challenges see HMRC and DWP named among ‘departments of concern’
Public spending watchdog points to issues with controls on fraud and error
EXCL: Wall of silence surrounds plan for nationwide collection of citizens’ internet records
Online notice reveals controversial trials are to be expanded into a national service – about which government, law enforcement, watchdogs and all the UK’s major ISPs declined to answer questions from PublicTechnology
‘Unacceptable’ – departments scolded over costly IR35 failures
Parliamentary committee finds that government bodies have struggled to comply with tax reforms – which have long been unpopular with IT contractors
ICO hits facial recognition firm with £7.5m fine and order to delete all UK data
Regulator finds that collection of online images was not fair, transparent or lawful
Scottish ministers failing to meet response deadline for correspondence
New permanent secretary claims he wants to improve service levels
NHS signs £30m deal for ongoing support of Covid testing digital platforms
Accenture picked as supplier of choice for two-year contract that will cover support and ‘disaggregation’ activities
NHS signs £4.5m deal to ‘transform’ demographic data use and better match patients to records
Work aims to make it easier for NHS number to be found, which contract says will help reduce issues such as false death notices
Majority of firms collect personal data, government report finds
Potential of data economy – and importance of protecting information – highlighted by study
Revealed: Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme expects up to 2,500 Covid claims with £6m medical assessment firm appointed
Commercial documents reveal existing scheme for rare instances of severe adverse reactions expects approximately twentyfold increase in usage
Statistics watchdog warns PM again over inaccurate claim on employment increase
In his ninth such proclamation in the last six months, Boris Johnson cited a rise of 500,000 since 2020 – rather than a decline of 588,000
HMRC kick-starts project to create £180m digital one-stop-shop for UK traders
Digital supplier sought to support work over the coming year
Supplier blacklists and non-compliance investigators: Government’s new procurement regime
Bill introduced during Queen’s Speech proposes a range of reforms
Scotland recognised for world-class research
All 18 institutions across the country saluted by new report
Supercharged: Inside the ONS plan to become a data-science 'powerhouse'
Five years after being established, the Data Science Campus of the ONS wants to do more to help address government's biggest policy issues – while still retaining its innovative edge. PublicTechnology finds out more.
Nuclear clean-up agency seeks £2m-a-year partner to help improve cyber-resilience
Specialist firm sought to help identify areas where security could be bolstered
Public-health agency explores use of satellites to collect Covid data
UKHSA undertakes workshops and consultancy exercises
Ancient IT reportedly stopped Sunak raising benefits to keep pace with inflation
Reports claim that chancellor was advised that payments of legacy benefits could only be increased once a year
Data must be central to improving the criminal justice system
Better use of information is crucial to improving people’s experiences with justice agencies and reducing recidivism, according to Georgie Henley of techUK
Boardrooms ‘lack understanding of cybersecurity’, government report finds
An annual study has identified core technical and incident-response skills gaps
Government warned it lacks insight on £10bn of local spending each year
Think tank identifies a lack of data on the delivery of local services