Poor data and lack of strategy perpetuate Whitehall skills gaps, report finds
Study from the IfG disputes notion civil service is dominated by generalists, but that experts’ impact is stymied
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
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Wales clearing data backlog of thousands of Covid cases after IT system maintenance
Authorities insist delay in publishing data has not affected individuals receiving results
Companies House implores firms to file accounts online to avoid delays
Registrar cites lack of staff at HQ
Users will have more control over personal data under new regulatory regime, minister pledges
Recently created Digital Markets Unit has a remit to enforce code on Google and Facebook
NAO finds Test and Trace outsourcing saw ‘substantial resources spent on staff providing minimal services’
Call-handlers were unoccupied half the time, auditors’ report found
Union raises concerns over Cabinet Office bullying
Head of PCS union says that seeming drop in instances of bullying does ‘not reflect the sad reality’
Ofqual hunts digital and data chief
Qualifications regulator offers £80k in bid to recruit DDaT director
Home Office renegotiates £100m AWS deal
Department re-signs contract under terms of new MoU
MPs point to lack of data as major barrier to closing government skills gaps
PAC finds that the Cabinet Office lacks the right information to address a dearth of expertise in areas including digital and commercial
ICO urged to protect workers from surveillance software
MPs, unions and academics call for rules on the use of tech that can monitor remote workers
Home Office supplier spending on immigration casework tool nears £30m
Accenture wins two more contracts totalling £5m-plus
Minister pledges to improve access to Covid testing ‘via non-digital routes’
Users are encouraged to use online platform, but DHSC insists other methods can be used
HMRC chief admits call-handling struggles have ‘imposed on the patience’ of customers
Jim Harra tells MPs performance improved in second half of the year
No algorithms for Scottish pupils’ grades in 2021
Exams for 16-to-18-year-olds have been cancelled across the country but UK government remains insistent they will continue in England
Regulator claim success in bid to get Apple to open up on apps’ use of data
App Store will now feature more privacy information following campaign by CMA
Analysis: how has coronavirus impacted local government IT spending?
PublicTechnology analysis of government data shows that the volume and value of IT and digital services contracts in the local government sector has been hit this year
Government urged to bring in emergency legislation to combat vaccine disinformation
Shadow minister and campaign group call for new laws
Northern Irish business leaders voice ‘grave concerns’ over HMRC border IT systems
Industry representatives anxious about customs and goods-movement services
How automation and data-sharing enabled DWP to transform the state pension service
After a digital and data revamp, more than half of claims are entirely self-service, product owner Vicky Coatesworth tells PublicTechnology
Government immigration advisers flag concerns over availability of data
Chair of Migration Advisory Committee calls for more timely information
Union calls for private care homes to be subject to FOI laws
Unison Scotland urges change in legislation after ‘lethal failures over Covid’