Departing Land Registry chief Simon Hayes talks lockdown, hybrid working and fighting the perfect storm of staff shortages and record demand
03 Sep Digital, Data & Technology

Departing Land Registry chief Simon Hayes talks lockdown, hybrid working and fighting the perfect storm of staff shortages and record demand

Hayes reflects on transformation, choices and challenges at HMLR as he departs after six years in post to become chief exec at Sports England
by Jess Bowie
Government to create data protection team to boost cross-department compliance
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Government to create data protection team to boost cross-department compliance
MPs grill Legal Aid Agency over cyberattack that prompted system shutdown
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MPs grill Legal Aid Agency over cyberattack that prompted system shutdown
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
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Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
£17m refresh of Civil Service Jobs planned in bid to tackle recruitment challenges and attract new talent
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£17m refresh of Civil Service Jobs planned in bid to tackle recruitment challenges and attract new talent
Cabinet Office wants to give ‘innovative company’ a long-term contract to provide updated version of the platform used to advertise all government roles
Digital 'gurus' to be parachuted into government from private sector in secondment pilot
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Digital 'gurus' to be parachuted into government from private sector in secondment pilot
Similar initiatives will be launched in areas including science and engineering
DSIT plucks housing director general for key digital role
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DSIT plucks housing director general for key digital role
Emran Mian takes over digital role from Susannah Storey, who has joined DCMS as its new permanent secretary
Making civil servants' jobs easier with 'nerdy tech' - Mark Thompson interview
13 Jul 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Making civil servants' jobs easier with 'nerdy tech' - Mark Thompson interview
The next phases of government’s data revolution have the potential to truly transform the way the civil service operates, but business cases are not enough to deliver results. Suzannah Brecknell talks to Mark Thompson, director of data, platforms and interoperability in the Cabinet Office’s Government People Group
HMCTS ‘consistently underestimated’ complexity of Court Reform Programme
30 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
HMCTS ‘consistently underestimated’ complexity of Court Reform Programme
MPs say staff have borne brunt of failings as service spends 90% of £1.3bn budget achieving just over half of project’s goals
HMRC and DWP to start using One Login within the next year
26 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC and DWP to start using One Login within the next year
GDS sheds light on plans to continue rollout of government-wide system over the coming months
DCMS names former DG as new permanent secretary
22 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
DCMS names former DG as new permanent secretary
Susannah Storey returns to the newly-refocused DCMS as its top civil servant after short stint at DSIT
MPs launch probe into cross-Whitehall strategic thinking
22 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
MPs launch probe into cross-Whitehall strategic thinking
Liaison Committee will examine how well government identifies opportunities, as well as risks and threats
ICO to probe use of personal data in government anti-disinformation work
16 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
ICO to probe use of personal data in government anti-disinformation work
Data watchdog will speak to Cabinet Office and DSIT following media revelations about social-media monitoring
'The more bids that are evaluated, the better the AI output will become': Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
13 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
'The more bids that are evaluated, the better the AI output will become': Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
CSW asked a cross-section of officials to play around with ChatGPT and establish how good it is at some of the everyday tasks they perform in their jobs. Here, Jack Perschke, director for public sector at Content+Cloud, considers what ChatGPT could mean for public procurement.
'The PQ response read as more frank and open than we might be happy to clear': Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
13 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
'The PQ response read as more frank and open than we might be happy to clear': Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
CSW asked a cross-section of officials to play around with ChatGPT and establish how good it is at some of the everyday tasks they perform in their jobs. Here, Gemma from the Department for Work and Pensions gives it a shot at answering a parliamentary written question... and applying for a grade 7 job
'It didn’t seem to grasp the rationale': Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
13 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
'It didn’t seem to grasp the rationale': Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
CSW asked a cross-section of officials to play around with ChatGPT and establish how good it is at some of the everyday tasks they perform in their jobs. Here, Greg from the Department for Business and Trade asks for help designing net-zero policy
'Make up an imaginary policy idea, and write a ministerial submission': Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
13 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
'Make up an imaginary policy idea, and write a ministerial submission': Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
CSW asked a cross-section of officials to play around with ChatGPT and establish how good it is at some of the everyday tasks they perform in their jobs. Here, Henry from the Department for Business and Trade sees how well it can craft a ministerial submission.
Education policy in the style of Shakespeare: Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
13 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Education policy in the style of Shakespeare: Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job?
CSW asked a cross-section of officials to play around with ChatGPT and establish how good it is at some of the everyday tasks they perform in their jobs. Here, William from the Department for Education puts his team's sassy chatbot, Ariadne, to the test...
Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job? CSW's panel put it to the test
13 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job? CSW's panel put it to the test
We asked a cross-section of officials to play around with ChatGPT and establish how good it is at some of the everyday tasks they perform in their jobs. See how well it did...
'This is a really big deal': Could ChatGPT change how civil servants work?
13 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
'This is a really big deal': Could ChatGPT change how civil servants work?
From "radical efficiencies" to "hallucinations", we explore the implications for government officials of large language models like ChatGPT
DSIT made up of 800 DCMS staffers and 935 from BEIS
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DSIT made up of 800 DCMS staffers and 935 from BEIS
Newly created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is still working on employee transfers, minister reveals
Lunch with... former DLUHC digital chief Paul Maltby
06 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Lunch with... former DLUHC digital chief Paul Maltby
The ex-government tech maven sits down to discuss digital reform, transparency and what makes a good minister
MoD begins work on IT system to register and track evacuees from crisis zones
06 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
MoD begins work on IT system to register and track evacuees from crisis zones
Ministry reveals it has begun work on concept phase of potential software tool to manage information on 10,000 people
Civil service must stop ‘accepting outdated technologies’
02 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Civil service must stop ‘accepting outdated technologies’
Former HMPPS leader Jo Farrar says SCS must take on responsibility for using digital to drive outcomes
DfT swerves call for DVLA strategic review
01 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
DfT swerves call for DVLA strategic review
Department refuses to commit to scope and timescale proposed by Public Accounts Committee
MoJ reprimanded after ‘bags of confidential documents’ exposed for over two weeks
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MoJ reprimanded after ‘bags of confidential documents’ exposed for over two weeks
Sensitive data was left unsecured in prison holding area, according to data watchdog
‘It appals me’: ex-GCHQ director condemns government WhatsApp use
31 May 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
‘It appals me’: ex-GCHQ director condemns government WhatsApp use
David Omand says informal comms should not be used to discuss important government information
'Engage, evolve, embed': Behind the policing science and tech strategy
25 May 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
'Engage, evolve, embed': Behind the policing science and tech strategy
Policing’s chief scientific adviser Paul Taylor shares how the new science and technology strategy was developed – and what will be needed for it to succeed