Darren Jones: Digital ID will provide foundation for modern public services
11 Mar Digital, Data & Technology

Darren Jones: Digital ID will provide foundation for modern public services

Chief secretary to PM says Digital ID can save tens of millions of pounds each year by reducing need for call centres and paperwork
by Tevye Markson
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Red team security unit to test departmental defences with hostile reconnaissance
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HMRC phone lines closed over 'technical issue' – MPs demand answers
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ICO 'not going easy on government', data watchdog chief says
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Civil service job cuts 'should fund better pay for top new recruits'
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NAO sounds alarm as funding shortfalls threaten departmental shared-services drive
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DBS back-office staff threaten ‘indefinite’ industrial action
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Cabinet Office alerted to data breach – and fails to respond for 10 days
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Cabinet Office warned of ‘serious risk’ to services as UKCloud customers hit with sevenfold price increase
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