‘Not in line with spending policies’ – ICO apologises for buying £6,000 of chocolate
Data protection watchdog says that money was spent on gifts to recognise employees’ hard work – but should not have been drawn from public funds
CCS unveils £4bn digital transformation framework
New procurement vehicle for limited number of suppliers will sit alongside long-standing Digital...
Review of EU laws aims to remove ‘overbearing regulations’ on data and tech
Citizens will also be invited to submit ideas for ‘reducing or eliminating regulation’
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HMRC data shows £2bn widening of tax gap
Departmental analysis shows rate rose from 5% to 5.2% in 2019/20
CCS announces £2bn big data and analytics market
Procurement framework to meet public sector’s growing need for big data and analytics
NHSX publishes post-pandemic guidance for digital healthcare
Health secretary Sajid Javid says guidance gives a clear direction to drive NHS tech
GDS signs £12m two-year AWS hosting deal
Contract offers 11% discount under vendor’s Volume Commitment Programme
Sunak encourages young people to return to the office
Chancellor says the connections made in the early part of his career would have been harder to forge ‘over Teams and Zoom’
HMRC sets 2023 shutdown date for CHIEF customs platform
One year shy of its 30th birthday, outgoing system will be finally and fully replaced by Customs Declaration Service
Cabinet Office warned procurement shake-up could ‘promote competition over collaboration’
Parliamentary committee flags up risk to innovative partnerships between public bodies and third sector
National Infrastructure Bank opens to support investment in digital
New institution based in Leeds will have £12bn to invest
Whitehall procurement pros told to look beyond lowest bid
New guidance urges buying teams to prioritise social value
NHS Test and Trace discloses new consultancy deals
Ernst and Young and James Harvard won just-reported contracts in March and April
Government broadband scheme seeks input from residents of UK’s most remote areas
DCMS consultation especially keen to hear from tourism businesses
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
Former Skyscanner senior exec Mark Logan will advise on how IT industry can help drive recovery
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