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
DfE retains security provider for cyber incident response in £500k deal
Department signs contract with defence contractor BAE
Scottish ministers failing to meet response deadline for one in four FOI requests and PQs
New permanent secretary claims he wants to improve service levels
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Cabinet Office explores creation of £5m digital platform to manage all government grants
Department claims system would ‘completely reset the way in which government, public sector bodies, charities, SMEs and citizens interact’
Net-zero policy project aims to model potential tech and societal changes
Research initiative from government scientists will study data on trends
UK export credit agency offers up to £130k for digital head
Newly created role comes with remit to create digital strategy and lead 90 staff
Navy seeks £3m-a-year support partner for Top Secret IT operations
Tender seeks external team of up to 25 experts to support the most sensitive domains
Recruitment firm handed £18,750 to find ‘highly specialist’ UK cyber ambassador
DIT seeks candidate to promote work of UK security firms
Suppliers picked for £5bn NHS digital records framework
A total of 46 firms make the cut in procurement vehicle for document-management tools and printing services
Scottish surgeons to use digital simulation in training
Education programmes will also incorporate 3D-printed organs
Calls for procurement ‘Domesday Book’ of government supply deals
Repository of contracts would increase transparency, according to TUC leader
Home Office seeks £140k head for border transformation plans
Director general post comes with remit to oversee 600 staff and £2bn budget
Union calls for new laws after report finds public servants’ concern over snooping tech
Studies finds more than a third of public sector workers are conscious of being monitored at home
Scotland considers extension of vaccine passport scheme
Deputy first minister indicates digital passes may be required in more hospitality and leisure settings
HMRC warns 24,000 Post Office card account holders of payment cut-off
Those who receive benefits in this manner must update details or face cessation of payments
Private email and messaging accounts subject to FOI laws, says information commissioner
Elizabeth Denham indicates that application of legislation is determined by nature of information, not technology used
Brexit: Border systems and processes still need ‘much more work’, says NAO report
Auditors’ assessment praises work that has taken place so far but warns of ongoing threats to successful delivery
MoJ retains Xerox as long-term print partner in £50m deal
US IT giant signed to new contract that could extend to seven years
Government commits £250m for NHS digital diagnostics to help ease waiting lists
Money will help speed up processes and free up clinicians’ time, according to health secretary
Home Office plans to offer UK visitors option to upload images and fingerprints for forensic immigration checks
Government conducts ‘feasibility trial’ for new technologies
NHS Covid app: Contact tracing alerts creep up again
Although still nowhere near the peaks of the summer, notifications rise by almost half in two weeks – despite cases remaining steady
Party leaders clash over prisoners’ use of mobile phones
Scottish Tories call for pandemic measure to be revoked, but SNP chief Sturgeon declines to do so
Switch to remote working saved 500 HMRC jobs
Tax agency’s annual accounts reveal that redundancy programme was scaled back as a result of flexible working arrangements introduced in response to coronavirus crisis
NHS £10m in centralised contracts offer GPs video consultation services
Procurement documents reveal deal signed via framework covers second half of 2021