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
DSIT staff numbers increase by more than half as GDS moves in
05 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
DSIT staff numbers increase by more than half as GDS moves in
MPs launch probe into MoD’s Afghan data breach
04 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
MPs launch probe into MoD’s Afghan data breach
Government warned of need to go 'further and faster' to improve data security
01 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
Government warned of need to go 'further and faster' to improve data security
Out with the old, in with the new: GDS head Tom Read looks to the future
13 Dec 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Out with the old, in with the new: GDS head Tom Read looks to the future
Government Digital Service's chief exec salutes new talent and tells us about the need to protect crucial teams 
Know your worth: how the Government Office for Technology Transfer is helping unlock the value of knowledge assets
08 Dec 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Know your worth: how the Government Office for Technology Transfer is helping unlock the value of knowledge assets
GOTT has been set up to help public sector organisations make the most of their knowledge assets. Its chief outlines its priorities and how it will help departments to realise the value of their intellectual resources
Look to the future: Sarah Healey on the challenges of digital policymaking
07 Dec 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Look to the future: Sarah Healey on the challenges of digital policymaking
As DCMS perm sec Sarah Healey argued in a recent speech, policymakers should not assume in the face of monumental change that a policy response is impossible
Red team security unit to test departmental defences with hostile reconnaissance
06 Dec 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Red team security unit to test departmental defences with hostile reconnaissance
Specialist supplier will search for – and attempt to take advantage of – ‘vulnerabilities and exploitable information’
HMRC phone lines closed over 'technical issue' – MPs demand answers
05 Dec 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC phone lines closed over 'technical issue' – MPs demand answers
Suspension of helpline services a "serious concern", Treasury committee chair says
The fast and the curious: Anita Friend on the Defence and Security Accelerator's 'defendable' decisions
02 Dec 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
The fast and the curious: Anita Friend on the Defence and Security Accelerator's 'defendable' decisions
Anita Friend tells CSW how DASA finds and funds innovation to serve national security, why she trusts her staff, and how managing crises has framed her approach to work
ICO 'not going easy on government', data watchdog chief says
01 Dec 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
ICO 'not going easy on government', data watchdog chief says
Commissioner claims that fining public bodies simply creates a ‘money-go-round’
Civil service job cuts 'should fund better pay for top new recruits'
01 Dec 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Civil service job cuts 'should fund better pay for top new recruits'
Performance-related pay and “senior specialist” roles would help departments attract more outside talent, IfG says
NAO sounds alarm as funding shortfalls threaten departmental shared-services drive
30 Nov 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
NAO sounds alarm as funding shortfalls threaten departmental shared-services drive
Cabinet Office “doesn’t know how much has been spent or what benefits to expect”, watchdog warns
DBS back-office staff threaten ‘indefinite’ industrial action
29 Nov 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
DBS back-office staff threaten ‘indefinite’ industrial action
PCS chief says billionaire employer can “easily” end pay dispute – plus, more HMCTS strikes announced
Cabinet Office alerted to data breach – and fails to respond for 10 days
28 Nov 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office alerted to data breach – and fails to respond for 10 days
Personal details of civil servant and supplier exposed by inadequately redacted document
Cabinet Office warned of ‘serious risk’ to services as UKCloud customers hit with sevenfold price increase
22 Nov 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office warned of ‘serious risk’ to services as UKCloud customers hit with sevenfold price increase
Customers that cannot pay fees seven times higher than contracted price face a race against time to migrate data from collapsed £40m public sector hosting firm
Union announces more HMCTS strikes over 'unsustainable' Common Platform
21 Nov 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Union announces more HMCTS strikes over 'unsustainable' Common Platform
Strikes over IT system rollout will include one-day nationwide action at 66 courts in the UK
DfT names winners of £5m rail innovation fund
16 Nov 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
DfT names winners of £5m rail innovation fund
Projects include self-charging trains, suicide-prevention technology and new ways to carry freight
HMRC’s new complaints-management system will be ‘ready in weeks’
11 Nov 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC’s new complaints-management system will be ‘ready in weeks’
Delayed CHART project on course for January delivery, tax-collection agency says
Cabinet Office fine over honours data breach slashed by 90% amid ‘economic pressure’
11 Nov 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office fine over honours data breach slashed by 90% amid ‘economic pressure’
ICO says £500k penalty was proportionate, but reduction signals changing approach to public sector
Integrated data is key to understanding climate change 
09 Nov 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Integrated data is key to understanding climate change 
With Cop27 underway, deputy national statistician Alison Pritchard explains how getting the foundations right on data will help the world stand its best chance of securing its future
DfE avoids £10m fine over 'woeful' breach of children's data
07 Nov 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
DfE avoids £10m fine over 'woeful' breach of children's data
"Serious breach" of law meant database of 28 million pupils' details was used for gambling age checks
Cab sec urged to investigate if Braverman email breach broke insider-trading law
02 Nov 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Cab sec urged to investigate if Braverman email breach broke insider-trading law
Home secretary has denied Labour claims she may have leaked market-sensitive information
Braverman sent official documents to her personal email six times
31 Oct 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Braverman sent official documents to her personal email six times
Home secretary admits breaches in letter to MPs
MoD digital plan 'hampered by skills gaps and ageing tech'
28 Oct 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
MoD digital plan 'hampered by skills gaps and ageing tech'
Department needs to hire scores of technical staff and spend billions on IT upgrades to deliver on strategy, NAO finds
Culture shift: Sarah Healey takes the long view on digital policymaking in government
24 Oct 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Culture shift: Sarah Healey takes the long view on digital policymaking in government
The DCMS looks back through the decades at how government's approach to digital policy has evolved
Users report Home Office system providing wrong person’s immigration details
24 Oct 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Users report Home Office system providing wrong person’s immigration details
Minister admits department is "aware of technical issues" in settled-status digital platform
‘Over-ambitious’ HMPPS electronic tagging plan ‘threw away’ £100m
24 Oct 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
‘Over-ambitious’ HMPPS electronic tagging plan ‘threw away’ £100m
MPs “unconvinced” of MoJ's ability to oversee overhaul of electronic tagging after “long history of poor performance"