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ICO takes PCs and other electronic equipment from two homes
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Union claims department perm sec has offered assurances
Police Scotland signs £500k deal for body-worn video ahead of COP26
Armed officers will be equipped with cameras
New borders and immigration enforcement chief to oversee conclusion of £400m digital rollout
The Home Office is recruiting a director general for a newly merged post, a key responsibility of which will be overseeing the final stages of its troubled digital borders scheme
‘Too many stories of people deleting NHS Covid app’ – Starmer
PM fails to answer questions about how government plans to stop people from removing app to avoid self-isolation
Former GDS head Cunnington approved for advisory role with Canadian government
Acoba green lights unpaid position at Canada’s equivalent to the DWP
Report calls for ban on ministers using personal devices for government business
IfG think tank claims that ministerial code needs revamp
DfE offers £115k for director of technology
Role comes with remit to manage department’s infrastructure networks and staff devices
How can the government innovation strategy position the UK for success?
The upcoming government plan should rethink the UK’s R&D system and use public procurement to support innovative companies, according to Neil Ross of techUK
Government faces calls to extend EU settlement deadline and rethink digital-only status
Former shadow Brexit minister Paul Blomfield warns of ‘Windrush-style scandal’
Education secretary Williamson proposes ban on mobile phones in schools
Cabinet minister labels devices ‘distracting and damaging’
ICO ‘looking carefully’ at ministers’ alleged use of Gmail for government business
Reports claim that three DHSC ministers have used private accounts
Test and Trace still dependent on thousands of external consultants, watchdog finds
A report from the National Audit Office has revealed that the number of consultants employed by the programme rose in the early months of 2021
Big Tech politics, blurred lines, and power: why the government must take back control
Online platforms and the major public cloud firms have great – and growing – power. Authorities must now make sure this comes with the requisite responsibility, according to Simon Hansford of UKCloud
GDS seeks candidate from within civil service to lead GOV.UK
Successful applicant will be appointed to nine-month contract
Cabinet Office data on work of ALBs found wanting
Central department is not well-equipped to oversee and support the work of arm’s-length bodies
GP data collection: ‘Only required information will be accessed’, minister pledges
Nadine Dorries claims that mass information-gathering has been ‘proactively promoted’
Head of government Brexit Opportunities Unit to help revamp regulation and ‘drive innovation’
Cabinet Office seeks head for team designed to help UK capitalise on new status as independent nation
MI5 seeks chief data officer who is ‘comfortable with ambiguity’
Role comes with £100k-plus pay packet and remit to help lead transformation programme
National Infrastructure Bank opens to support investment in digital
New institution based in Leeds will have £12bn to invest