ICO hits facial recognition firm with £7.5m fine and order to delete all UK data
Regulator finds that collection of online images was not fair, transparent or lawful
Scottish ministers failing to meet response deadline for one in four FOI requests and PQs
New permanent secretary claims he wants to improve service levels
NHS signs £30m deal for ongoing support of Covid testing digital platforms
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DWP hopes to reduce three-month processing wait for National Insurance number applications after launching digital service
The suspension of services last year has caused a backlog
Government taken to court over failure to publish data on mass events
West End legends back legal campaign demanding release of information
Big Tech politics, blurred lines, and power: why the government must take back control
Online platforms and the major public cloud firms have great – and growing – power. Authorities must now make sure this comes with the requisite responsibility, according to Simon Hansford of UKCloud
DWP told to improve data sharing with Scottish Government on child benefits
Parliamentary committee flags up issues with flow of information
DVLA presses on with ‘digital service enhancements’ to reduce 60,000-a-day mailbag as strike action continues
Minister says that agency will push on with digitisation work to reduce administrative burden
Scotland seeks tech solutions to public sector problems
CivTech initiative launches sixth iteration
Cabinet Office data on work of ALBs found wanting
Central department is not well-equipped to oversee and support the work of arm’s-length bodies
GP data collection: ‘Only required information will be accessed’, minister pledges
Nadine Dorries claims that mass information-gathering has been ‘proactively promoted’
GDS ramps up researcher recruitment
Digital agency looks to boost teams dedicated to GOV.UK, government as a platform, and digital identity
MI5 seeks chief data officer who is ‘comfortable with ambiguity’
Role comes with £100k-plus pay packet and remit to help lead transformation programme
Takeaway app to deliver support for Covid testing
Government to work with Deliveroo to help combat new variants
Information commissioner speaks out against current uses of facial recognition
Data watchdog says all investigations conducted by her office of live systems have found illegality
Commons committee scolds government for failure to address transparency concerns
PACAC claims its recommendations have not been sufficiently engaged with
Vaccine passports pose discrimination and data protection risks, MPs find
PACAC claims that government has not made a convincing case for introducing a certification scheme domestically
Court judgments to be published on single website
Government claims moving information to National Archives site is ‘boost for open justice’
NHS app: Government considers vaccine-status options for clinical-trial participants
Thousands of citizens vaccinated as part of research schemes currently need to request a letter to demonstrate that they have been vaccinated
Government facing legal challenge as DCMS admits use of automatically deleting messages
Campaign groups Foxglove and The Citizens to launch court case in two weeks if practice is not stopped
HM Passport Office picks Atos for £20m five-year digital support deal
Home Office agency to work with French IT heavyweight
Scotland appoints leaders for AI strategy
Thirteen-strong team of tech experts brought together
NHS spends £2.7m on extension to system capturing patient data from vaccine centres
Platform covers the collection of both clinical and non-clinical information
Website aims to reimagine citizens’ relationship with land
Scottish Land Commission opens new digital platform