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Watchdog to work with law enforcement, lawyers, and victim groups

HMRC, Defra, and the Home Office are the major beneficiaries of departmental funding

Supplier sought to support rollout of advance border control service

Home Affairs committee says it will be ‘near impossible’ to reach agreement on access to criminal databases

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

Disclosure and Barring Service will relaunch procurement exercise after calling time on IT refresh led by Tata Consultancy Services

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’

In rare speech, top spy Alex Younger claimed that ‘the digital era has profoundly changed our operating environment’

Forces can sign up to send their officers on courses run by IT firm’s training scheme

Audit Scotland claimed there is a ‘lack of clarity’ about £300m tech transformation plans

After being hit with enforcement notice, the London force is working with the regulator to improve its practices

‘Digital categorisation service’ that will identify high-threat prisoners is a ministerial priority

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

Sajid Javid and Microsoft host hackathon to create program that will be rolled out to tech firms for free

Law enforcement earlier this year bought 41 of the devices for use across the country

Trials to continue despite criticism of earlier efforts from numerous civil society groups

Indian tech services firm adds application development contract to the £5m DevOps and support deal it won earlier this year

MPs on the Home Affairs Committee have called for more funding and leadership after publishing damning appraisal

National Audit Office warns that 11 of the 12 IT systems in use at the UK border are at risk of being unready if the country leaves the EU without a deal

City council and Department of Justice put £120k in funding up for grabs

Entries must provide tracking technology to monitor staff inside buildings