How the police wants to use AI and analytics to ‘adopt a public-health approach to crime’
Critics have claimed that an analytics project being led by West Midlands Police is bringing the dystopia of Minority Report to life. But superintendent Iain Donnelly tells PublicTechnology that he is determined to use tech and data ‘as a force for good’
Jail sentence for UK hacker who took a nation offline
Anti-cybercrime leaders say Daniel Kaye was a ‘talented and sophisticated cybercriminal’
Scottish FOI laws to be reviewed
Information Commissioner tells parliamentary committee that ‘society and demands and experts...
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MoJ plans £10m rollout of in-cell telephones for prisoners
Justice secretary claims move could help reduce reoffending and ‘turn prisons into places of decency’
The biggest stories of 2018 – part two
We revisit the big news and major events from the second half of 2018
The biggest stories of 2018 – part one
We take a look back at the major developments that shaped the first half of the year
The three public sector technology trends that will define 2019
PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall picks out the topics and trends that will dominate the year ahead, and revisits the predictions of a year ago to see any of them came to pass
ICO investigates police over possible ‘excessive use’ of rape victims' personal data
Watchdog to work with law enforcement, lawyers, and victim groups
Border tech and UK sat nav among projects boosted by government’s £2bn Brexit prep package
HMRC, Defra, and the Home Office are the major beneficiaries of departmental funding
Home Office seeks £20m partner for border threat assessments
Supplier sought to support rollout of advance border control service
UK nearing ‘cliff edge’ on post-Brexit police data sharing, MPs warn
Home Affairs committee says it will be ‘near impossible’ to reach agreement on access to criminal databases
EU citizens without Android devices could have to travel 250 miles to scan documents for settlement scheme pilot
EU citizens working in the NHS and higher education sectors can now apply for settled status in the UK – but those with an iPhone could face a long journey if they wish to do so
Criminal checks agency concludes that new IT system is ‘not suitable for further rollout’
Disclosure and Barring Service will relaunch procurement exercise after calling time on IT refresh led by Tata Consultancy Services
MoJ digital chief: ‘Prisons have been bypassed by the digital revolution – that is our next really big challenge’
Tom Read, CDIO at the Ministry of Justice, talks to PublicTechnology about how he believes technology and digital services could help turn prisons from a ‘Victorian dungeon to a rehabilitative space’
MI6 chief calls for tech-enabled ‘fourth-generation espionage’
In rare speech, top spy Alex Younger claimed that ‘the digital era has profoundly changed our operating environment’
Police chiefs team up with Cisco for officer cybersecurity training drive
Forces can sign up to send their officers on courses run by IT firm’s training scheme
Watchdog raises concerns over Police Scotland ICT funding
Audit Scotland claimed there is a ‘lack of clarity’ about £300m tech transformation plans
Met Police gang database in ‘serious’ breach of data-protection laws, ICO finds
After being hit with enforcement notice, the London force is working with the regulator to improve its practices
Government to build £1m digital tool to help crack down on prison gangs
‘Digital categorisation service’ that will identify high-threat prisoners is a ministerial priority
Current police ICT systems are in desperate need of change
John Kellet of public sector digital specialist Eduserv looks at what at the results of the annual Police ICT Survey tell us about the force’s tech set-up
Home secretary backs development of anti-online grooming tool
Sajid Javid and Microsoft host hackathon to create program that will be rolled out to tech firms for free
MSPs probe data privacy concerns over Police Scotland’s cyber kiosks
Law enforcement earlier this year bought 41 of the devices for use across the country
Government to use barcode scanners in next wave of voter ID pilots
Trials to continue despite criticism of earlier efforts from numerous civil society groups
Home Office awards £8m biometrics deal to Mastek
Indian tech services firm adds application development contract to the £5m DevOps and support deal it won earlier this year