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Don’t abuse stats during election campaign, UK Statistics Authority chair tells party leaders
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Public safety ‘imperilled’ by lack of interoperable police ICT network
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‘Tragedy in waiting’: Government slammed over potential six-month gap in emergency service communications
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GDS to provide ‘greater clarity’ on Technology Code of Practice
Rules for digital projects to be iterated again in collaboration with spend controls team
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London boroughs pass Socitm’s mobile parking permit test
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Theresa May announces plan to hold early general election
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More than a third of public servants say their organisations are missing digital opportunities
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GDS research reveals procurement bugbears
Government to test ‘model contracts’ in a bid to bring procurement into the digital age
BT bags £100m contract with Met Police
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Government ‘clearly failed’ to properly test Register to Vote site ahead of EU referendum
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NHS England names seven global digital exemplars for mental health
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‘A symbolic moment has passed’: Prospective city mayors have missed the chance to champion tech
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HMRC starts search for permanent chief digital information officer
Tax authority offers £180,000 for digital DG some six months after Mark Dearnley headed back to the private sector