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Braverman floats criminalisation of ‘highly encrypted devices’

25 January 2023

Government consults on proposals to create new offences to clamp down on technologies it believes are enabling serious crime

EXCL: Home Office and Motorola terminate £400m ESN contract as search for replacement supplier begins
20 January 2023

Tech firm will continue to support Airwave system but its deal to develop the replacement has...

Government vetting processes hampered by ‘old and unstable’ technology
20 January 2023

NAO report finds ageing IT is a major contributor to the performance issues at UKSV

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Cabinet Office migrates data as Covid fraud hotline is wound down

18 January 2023

Dedicated reporting tools for coronavirus-related scams are being shuttered and case information transferred to law-enforcement entity

Government must earn public trust that AI is being used safely and responsibly

5 January 2023

Leaders from two of government’s core digital and data units – the CDDO and CDEI – introduce new guidelines intended to promote transparency in the public sector’s use of algorithms

Extremism increasingly spread via mainstream apps and sites, government research finds

16 December 2022

MoJ-backed study concludes that specialist sites and the dark web are no longer the only means of online radicalisation

Scottish officials granted right to switch off outside working hours

15 December 2022

New policy stipulates Scottish Government workers should not be asked to answer calls and emails beyond contracted hours

MoJ leads £4m deal for heat and motion sensors to measure government office occupancy

14 December 2022

Technology will be used to provide reports broken down by agency, directorate and team

‘Significant escalation’ – Christmas strikes planned over courts IT system dispute

13 December 2022

Legal advisers and court associates vote to take industrial action over controversial Common Platform 

Common complaints – why the ICO is considering revamping FOI casework

7 December 2022

A ‘perfect storm’ of factors helped create a significant backlog of information-access complaints – but the data watchdog has a plan to improve. PublicTechnology takes a closer look.

‘Poor and misleading’ – statistics chief criticises DHSC over post concerning nurses’ pay

1 December 2022

Chair of UKSA Robert Chote responds to concerns raised about update posted by department’s Twitter account

ICO chief: “We are not ‘going easy’ on government”

29 November 2022

Commissioner claims that fining public bodies simply creates a ‘money-go-round’

Scottish Prison Service doubles digital team

28 November 2022

Organisation has also made significant use of contractors

EXCL: Cabinet Office alerted to data breach – and fails to respond for 10 days

25 November 2022

Personal details of civil servant and supplier exposed by inadequately redacted document, discovered by PublicTechnology

Digital Markets Unit grows headcount to 70

25 November 2022

Specialist unit of competition regulator builds staff numbers with legislation to provide it with powers slated for introduction before April 2024

National Crime Agency plans digital ‘front door’ for tech firms to report child abuse

23 November 2022

New system will enable agency and online platforms to fulfil respective obligations outlined in Online Safety Bill

Courts workers to strike again over IT system problems

22 November 2022

Industrial action to include one-day nationwide walkout and series of regional strikes

New digital markets legislation promises greater competition and fewer fake online reviews

17 November 2022

Timeline for introduction of new law is set out by chancellor

Scottish guidelines on police use of biometrics take effect

17 November 2022

Move to introduce code of practice for the likes of facial recognition and fingerprints is believed to be a world first

Former digital secretary Dorries slams successor over Online Safety Bill amendments

16 November 2022

Former DCMS minister says her replacement Michelle Donelan ‘does not understand’ pending legislation

Home Office criticised for tepid response to online fraud

16 November 2022

NAO report concludes that department has undertaken ‘limited’ action in the past five years and has ‘lacked clarity of purpose’

Home Office signs long-term renewal for ‘disaster victim identification’ software

15 November 2022

Department invests £80,000 in continued use of specialist technology platform

DfE scolded after breach enabled ‘prolonged misuse of 28 million children’s personal data’

8 November 2022

Department spared £10m fine despite ‘serious breach of the law’

MoJ signs £20m partner for ‘product enhancement’ of controversial Common Platform system

7 November 2022

IT firm will help transition system – labelled ‘unworkable’ by critics – into ‘business-as-usual’ operations

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