ICO urges Capita customers to ‘check their position’ after 90 organisations report data breaches
Technology services firm has revealed two data-compromising incidents in recent week
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Small boats: Home Office spends £1.5m on tech ‘to track migrants and their property’
Department signs two-year deal with firm specialised in barcodes and tracking
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MoJ reprimanded by ICO after ‘bags of confidential documents’ exposed for over two weeks
Sensitive data was left unsecured in prison holding area, according to data watchdog
Courts service unveils £24m plan to expand video hearings system nationwide
HMCTS reveals remote processes have become an ‘integral part’ of the justice system following the coronavirus crisis
Home Office starts search for £1bn ESN partner and system to measure ‘coverage and quality’ of supplier networks
Department opens bidding for firm to replace Motorola in delivering core user services
Lancashire Police faces no ICO action over Nicola Bulley case – but forces reminded of data-protection responsibilities
Regulator issues advice for law enforcement after concluding investigation into high-profile disappearance
Full deployment of Common Platform pushed back another year to 2025
Courts service leader tells MPs that ‘core functionality’ will be in place in the next year
Rochford District Council pins data breach on Capita’s ‘unsafe storage’
Authority claims it is taking ‘swift and decisive action’ in response to incident it claims affected several councils
‘Cabinet Office is blocking all UKSV’s valiant attempts at reform’ – PAC chair
MPs publish scathing report finding vetting service is not being properly resourced
Home Office biometrics scheme delays delivery date and faces cost ‘pressures’
Updated assessment reveals £27m in additional spending and possibility that department ‘will consider reduced programme scope’
Government urged to update product safety standards for internet age
Parliamentary committee laments pace of progress so far in changing rules
Cabinet Office invests £140k in digital platform for officials to anonymously report bullying
Department invests in browser-based tool that can be accessed via intranet
Three ‘working closely with government’ after many users fail to receive emergency alert
Cabinet Office claims that ‘vast majority of compatible phones’ received test message
HMRC ramps up crypto crime capabilities with £850k software tool
Tax agency acquires software to help ‘keep pace with new developments’
Scottish courts deploy VR to help prepare witnesses
Tech headsets will be used to enable those giving evidence to experience a virtual environment
Home Office signs £8.5m deal to expand use of immigration casework prioritisation tool
Technology is also set to be used to prioritise workloads in other areas of departmental operations
Government can boost confidence in services by doing better on FoI
The UK’s data watchdog has created a range of resources to help public-sector organisations comply with their transparency obligations, according to the ICO’s Deborah Clark
WhatsApp and private email banned for government use at higher security tiers
Officials are warned that, if they choose to use non-corporate channels, they must 'be prepared to defend your choices'
TikTok hit with £12.7m fine for unlawful use of children’s data
ICO investigation finds that video platform failed to prevent more than one million underage users signing up
Courts service discloses £25m deal for ‘squads’ to improve Common Platform
CGI won three-year contract to support HM Courts and Tribunal Service in improving much-criticised system
ICO to fast-track public interest Freedom of Information complaints
Regulator expects to give up to a fifth of complaints faster treatment
Police seeks tech to investigate crypto crime
City of London force plans to spend £1.8m on forensics investigation service available to all UK law-enforcement agencies
Digital reporting and more local data to tackle anti-social behaviour
Action plan includes digital one-stop shop, expanded crime survey and improved data collection and sharing