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Newly published information-sharing register reveals programme took place last autumn
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Stirling Council backs online network for mental-health support
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Settled status: NHS, and government systems can cross-check records to reduce burden on digitally excluded, minister claims
Government still has no plans to issue physical documents
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Immigration minister insists high-tech Brexit passports are ‘rigorously tested’
Security-focused documents are put through their paces in exercises designed to mimic 10 years of travel
MPs find data gaps caused up to 800,000 to miss out on shielding support
The Public Accounts Committee finds a lack of information and collaboration could have seen many ‘slip through the net’
Trials to monitor smart meter data in elderly care
Scottish institutions to work with consenting older citizens to track energy usage
Two thirds of workers did not work from home at all in 2020, ONS data finds
Last year saw a big rise, but comfortable majority still work on-site
Ministers encourages citizens concerned over Facebook leak to visit Have I Been Pwned? website
Up to 11 million UK accounts recently saw personal information published online
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HMRC spends £3m on ‘trace and investigate’ software to provide UK citizen data
Connexus technology will provide officials with access to a wide range of personal and business information
Scottish parliamentary candidates urged to back data ethics and diversity campaign
Prospective MSPs encouraged to sign pledge to 'democratise data’
EU citizens can still access digital status on expired passports, says immigration minister
Updates are encouraged but not mandatory
Bradford to create ‘brick-for-brick virtual clone’ of city centre
Open-source project hopes to improve policy design and service delivery
Booking website crashes minutes after expansion of vaccine programme
All adults aged over 45 can now book an appointment to be immunised
More than half of GP appointments now conducted face to face
Thirteen million consultations took place in person in February
Government faces opposition to Covid status certification from across political spectrum
Opposition parties and its own MPs may vote against plans when given the chance to do so
Government abandons proposals for algorithm to calculate housing need
MHCLG announces it will not proceed with plans
Data governance is fundamental to our post-pandemic world
Coronavirus has shown the power of data and, according to Sue Daley of techUK, it is crucial that the UK implements the right laws to govern its use and protection
Foreign holidays still illegal but citizens ‘urged not to delay’ passport applications
Government says those requiring a new document should get online ASAP
Government to trial coronavirus ‘status certification’
Plans include use of NHS Covid-19 app to display vaccination or test results
Government plans £5m trial of apps that reward healthy behaviour
Citizens may be financially remunerated for their diet and exercise habits