Public counters across the UK are also to remain closed but government body indicates no jobs will be lost

Facility near York due to open in 2025

The new digital application processing platform was originally due to be fully implemented by 2019

Former Cabinet Office minister begins review of civil service effectiveness

More than three million people visited government’s website as Boris Johnson informed the country of new restrictions 

Tax agency adds new documents and methods through which citizens can prove their identity

Authorities working to resolve disagreement concerning ‘digital investment activity’

New Hermes platform is intended to provide a ‘modular, scalable solution’

Users of the new service – which is due to fully replace the outgoing system next year – have found statements incorrect or missing

But tech firms also see continued challenges, including overlapping frameworks and lack of clarity on social-value requirements

A pipeline of both technical and commercial skills, and proper consideration of the ethical implications is needed to ensure organisations are not left behind, according to Laura Foster of techUK

Department recently received spending review settlement to invest in automation

Former civil servant picked as Whitehall’s top techie

CCS starts work on proposed digital service that would allow public bodies and citizens to assess spend by comparable organisations

Specialist firm has previously provided similar services for outgoing Verify service

Asda, Tesco, Morrisons all experimented with cameras and AI software that estimates a patron’s age, while a pop-up bar in Manchester trialled ‘biometric finger-vein technology’

Brace of positions in DCMS addressing national digital policy, infrastructure and online harms must now be refilled after resignations of Julia Lopez and Chris Philp

Local and central government experts joined a recent PublicTechnology webinar discussion exploring strategies to modernise public services and their progress so far

Simon Case tells MPs that adopting new technology is one of three key strands supporting efforts to reduce civil service headcount

Two-week ‘headcount efficiency review’ engagement aims to find possible cutbacks that could be achieved through use of technology

Government unveils plan to ‘replace Victorian infrastructure’ across routes in counties to the immediate north of the capital