Information commissioner’s term extended to allow successor recruitment
Elizbeth Denham will remain in post until November, at request of secretary of state
EXCL: Digital minister says government will pass law to make smart devices safer ‘as soon as we can’
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Report calls for ‘more power’ in Whitehall to be centralised
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Rees-Mogg presses on with plan to end virtual parliament on 1 June
Commons leader reiterates his intention that MPs should return within two weeks, despite cross-party criticism
Cambridge University suspends all face-to-face lectures until summer 2021
Institution declares that lectures will be provided in online-only form
Scotland begins trials of contact-tracing platform
NHS Scotland is testing its contact-tracing program ahead of a nationwide rollout due later this month
MoJ signs two new suppliers to provide electronic tags for early-release scheme
Government has bought 2,000 extra tags – but only prisoners 55 have been released so far
Home Office to hold online advice events for Windrush victims
Digital initiative aims to help people understand what support is available to them
How Barnsley Council is building its own IT services and sharing them ‘for the greater good’
The authority’s IT manager Richard Kingston explains why local government needs to collaborate for the benefit of citizens
More than 10,000 a day signing up for Verify
GDS reveals measures taken to increase capacity include splitting traffic and investments made by the two commercial partners
Digital is needed now more than ever
PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall salutes the outstanding efforts of public sector technologists in helping to respond to coronavirus
DCMS quizzed over guidance for dating sites
No specific guidance has been issued for sector, but minister says department would ‘expect everyone to be aware’ of social distancing
How Denmark aims to ‘create trust’ in contact-tracing tech
The CEO of Danish tech firm NetCompany tells PublicTechnology why the country’s existing digital infrastructure could help encourage adoption of its soon-to-launch coronavirus response app
DWP to end benefit payments to Post Office card accounts
Claimants will be required to use bank account as minister salutes work of 'hidden heroes'
HMRC told to improve IT systems after £7bn tax-reporting bungle
Statistics regulator publishes report that flags up necessary improvements
Lack of internet leaving child asylum-seekers ‘completely isolated’
Scottish charity warns of families stuck in lockdown without access to education resources
Scotland to adopt ‘fully virtual parliament’
System will be implemented over the next few weeks
WATCH: Lessons learned during agile delivery – address accessibility upfront and avoid technical debt
Following the design and launch of a new service for the registration of drones, delivery partner BJSS passes on some advice for others embarking on agile projects
Government to keep Verify in house for another 18 months after ‘unprecedented demand’
The spike in usage prompted by the surge in Universal Credit claims has prompted the Treasury to approve another tranche of funding
WATCH: How the Civil Aviation Authority embraced agile
When legislation required the UK aviation regulator to build a service for registering drones, it turned to user-centred design and agile development
MoJ diverts funding to increase remote support for crime victims
Charities will receive an additional £600,000 allocation
It’s all about you? Service discovery beyond organisational boundaries
The discovery phase is the time to set the course for transformation. Service-design professionals need to ensure the journey is embarked upon throughout – and beyond – their organisation, believes Gordon Haywood of BJSS SPARCK
MPs and ministers take part in first virtual Commons session
Foreign secretary Dominic Raab was given a remote grilling yesterday
Could coronavirus be the catalyst for digital democracy and national transformation?
The Covid-19 pandemic has profoundly changed how we live. Neil McEvoy of DigitalScot.net asks how the new way of life might impact what happens once the current crisis is over.