Home Office review of labour shortages delayed over data problems
Issues arise in assessment of areas that may benefit from allowing employers to sponsor visas for overseas workers
IPO seeks new chief exec to lead digital and data transformation
BEIS-sponsored agency floats £100k leadership post
HMRC using ‘digital prompts’ to ensure wealthy people pay enough tax
Departmental report reveals use of technology and data to help identify possible shortfalls
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Government reveals ambition to drastically reduce cybercrime
Consultation launched on how to ‘reduce the security burden on citizens’
GDS floats another £4m bench agreement for on-demand digital project support
External supplier will enter into two-year deal to respond to departments' urgent requirements
ONS signs £15m partner for consumer price index
Data analytics firm will help statisticians select products for ‘basket’ of goods
PM must address UK’s poor energy efficiency, report finds
Think tank the Institute for Government claims that country cannot properly deal with spiralling prices without addressing underlying issues
Cabinet Office opens up on recruitment fees for second unsuccessful attempt to hire government digital head
Department releases information on appeal under FOI rules – 18 months after PublicTechnology made request
IBM picked as core partner for NHS App in £50m deal
Four-year contract with tech vendor came into effect this summer
‘Nations of innovators’ – Scottish Government looks to deepen Danish ties
New trade facility opened in the capital city of the world’s leading digital government
Law proposes ‘explicit duty’ for online firms to design services to prevent illegal content
Government continues to tweak and reinforce the provisions of the Online Safety Bill
Companies House revamps online filing for businesses
Agency unveils new features for WebFiling account
Home Office looks to test services with those lacking digital confidence
Department seeks support finding research participants from potentially excluded groups
Scotland gets multimillion-pound broadband boost
Scottish and UK governments both kick in funding to support programme
HMRC seeks £9m partner to support transformation of debt management
Department details plans to replace legacy systems and enable new government-backed services for citizens in financial difficulty
Estonia parries ‘extensive cyberattack’ launched after removal of Soviet monuments
Government CIO says assault on both public bodies and commercial firms went ‘largely unnoticed’
Cabinet Office guest speakers to be subject to social-media vetting
Officials will reportedly be asked to look over five years of posts to check there is no ‘potentially problematic material’
Internet firms offered DWP benefit-checking service in bid to cut household broadband bills
Government claims that only 1.2% of eligible recipients have so far taken advantage of social tariff
‘Vital for national security’ – former minister urges rethink on plan to diverge on EU data laws
Lord Kirkhope claims costs of failing to maintain close ties with Europe will outweigh even the government’s claimed benefits of £11bn
DBS trims customer service centre hours as strike begins
Staff working on agency’s webchat, helpline and email support begin walkout
Police investigated 4,300 cyber offences last year – but charged fewer than 100 criminals
The proportion of offences resulting in a formal charge increased slightly, but remains at barely more than one in every 50
Incoming G-Cloud and Digital Outcomes frameworks formally delayed as work continues on new buying platform
Procurement agency says public bodies can continue to use incumbent vehicles
Energy costs: Government plans upgrades for financial support and advice portal
Online platform from BEIS aims to provide a unified service through which citizens can check eligibility for government support
Minister lauds CCS among ‘highest-performing parts of government’ after £3bn savings in FY22
Procurement agency saw £27.6bn spent through its agreements in the last fiscal year, including £2.2bn directly with SMEs