HMRC shared 5,000 citizen records with local councils in pilot ‘to analyse vulnerable and overlapping debtors’
Newly published information-sharing register reveals programme took place last autumn
Full-fibre networks could provide £60bn boost by 2025, report finds
Study from Openreach quantifies economic impact
Scottish Government appoints adviser to assist tech economy
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Q&A: HMRC tech chief on how the department is ‘leading the way on government cloud adoption’
Daljit Rehal tells PublicTechnology about his priorities for the tax agency’s digital services and its programme to reform billions of pounds of tech procurement
Payments: From cost-centre to efficiency-driver
Adyen explores how streamlining a payment process can create efficiencies throughout an organisation
BEIS leaks details of business leaders in email offering advice on honours nominations
Email addresses exposed by BCC mix-up
HMRC gets £280m Budget boost to improve tech and tackle fraud
Tax agency supported by chancellor
Treasury found ‘lots of positives’ in virtual spending review process
Director general of public spending says remote work enabled people to be brought together more quickly
Delayed publication of coronavirus contracts ruled unlawful
Court finds that Matt Hancock broke the law
HMRC confirms leader for £300m cloud migration programme
Denise Dourado formally appointed as SRO
Government consults on land laws relating to installation of telecoms infrastructure
Changes to legislation in 2017 have not had desired effect
HMRC vows to improve tax-gap data
Department supports call from MPs for more information
HMRC seeks £125k leader for Making Tax Digital programme
Department seeks head to oversee possible expansion to cover corporation tax
National statistician: ‘Digital census presents new opportunities and challenges’
Sir Ian Diamond discusses the use of data during the pandemic, and how the ONS will balance this ongoing work with the demands of the national census next year
DWP head: ‘This year we’ve brought forward transformation projects that were planned for the future’
Perm sec Schofield on how the department made rapid investments in digital solutions to enable homeworking
HMRC head Harra on a year of ‘finding solutions to unprecedented problems’
Tax agency boss discusses the difficulty of relying on videoconferencing to care for staff during a tough time
HMRC chief admits call-handling struggles have ‘imposed on the patience’ of customers
Jim Harra tells MPs performance improved in second half of the year
DWP inks £2m Capgemini partnership to deliver ‘unconstrained innovation’
Department signs contract that looks to improve use of emerging technology
New law allows government to fine networks flouting Huawei ban £100,000 a day
Ofcom will be given additional powers under new legislation
Scottish Government investment bank puts £12.5m into Glaswegian laser firm
New national institution puts money into tech start-up
HMRC picks boss for new transformation unit
Joanna Rowland to take on DG-level post
Scotland promotes free town-centre WiFi
New toolkit launched for towns across the country
Spending review postponed again
Doubt cast over plans to use CSR to address legacy tech
Scottish Government offers support for local online firms
Local traders can bid for grants of up to £5,000