ICO set to issue fewer public sector fines to avoid ‘data breach victims being punished twice’
Penalties for public bodies often impact services – rather than shareholders – according to commissioner John Edwards
Government sets up £20m compensation pot for victims who fought to expose Post Office IT scandal
Increased funding is set to more than double the money received by those who brought group legal...
Civil service cuts: DfT brings in £100k consultancy to help identify ‘options for digitisation’
Two-week ‘headcount efficiency review’ engagement aims to find possible cutbacks that could be...
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National Crime Agency to revamp systems for banks to provide intel on organised crime
Law-enforcement entity seeks partner to help deliver programme to replace ageing platforms
NHS app to widen users’ access to health records
Strategy makes commitment to allow patients to view a greater range of information
Digital is ‘essential’ to civil service job cuts plan, departments told
Memo to finance and HR chiefs advises ministries to work with CDDO to assess potential tech projects
Watchdog warns of potential for ‘predatory’ firms to tap up mid-ranking officials
Eric Pickles suggests companies could exploit potential of recruiting digital regulation specialists and warns ‘departments are rubber-stamping things that are plainly wrong’
EXCL: Government hopes to announce new chief digital officer ‘very shortly’
Civil service chief tells PublicTechnology that process to recruit tech supremo is now in its ‘final stages’
Great expectations: Government unveils new digital and data strategy
A new three-year plan sets out ambitious objectives for departments’ use of tech, including a commitment to improve scores of the biggest citizen services. PublicTechnology gets the lowdown from civil service chief operating officer Alex Chisholm.
Immigration status: Home Office recruiting staff to expedite online checks for employers
Minister also claims that new services and tech will reduce demands on digital platform
Scotland offers £7m for latest round of public service tech accelerator
Scottish Government launches new set of challenges to which innovative solutions are invited
Former minister Maude mooted to lead review of civil service operations
Newspaper report cites Whitehall sources claiming renowned reformer may be brought in to assess governance and accountability across government
New Welsh Government operations chief to help drive transformation
Tim Moss announced as COO with remit to support three-year vision
Government reform: Suspending Fast Stream will deprive departments of key tech and data skills, critics claim
Reported plans to pause graduate scheme are criticised by unions, former ministers and think tanks
Leader appointed and £4.1m allocated to retire GOV.UK Verify
Platform to close next year, as initial projections for uptake of One Login system are revealed
Procurement agency unveils chief commercial officer role
Newly created CCS post comes with potential £194k pay packet and remit including driving ‘digital agenda’
Home Office offers £85k for automation chief
New senior hire will oversee ‘key strategic focus’
MPs maintain scrutiny of Cabinet Office FoI hub
Parliamentary committee takes steps to try and ensure independence and rigour of upcoming review
‘A core part of national infrastructure’ – ministers consider regulating to make the cloud safer
Consultation launched seeking feedback on risks and mitigations for systems that now underpin a wide range of ‘essential services’
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
GM crops: Scotland and Westminster set for stand-off over ‘gene-editing technology’
UK government ministers write to Scottish counterparts but get seemingly chilly response
Scottish ministers failing to meet response deadline for correspondence
New permanent secretary claims he wants to improve service levels
No move for GDS and CDDO as part of Cabinet Office split
Chunks of central department will move to Downing Street, but digital agencies are to remain part of new-look ‘corporate HQ’ of government