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 scraps cross-department chief digital officer role
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Government scraps cross-department chief digital officer role
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DSIT launches ‘GDS Local’ unit
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Departments to undergo independent audits of cyber resilience
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The global threats faced by the UK are increasingly digital. Amid reports of cyberwarfare in Ukraine, CSW hears from key voices on the biggest threats and what the public sector can do to minimise them
DHSC names IT firm as £18m ‘delivery partner’ on Covid pass Exclusive
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DHSC names IT firm as £18m ‘delivery partner’ on Covid pass
Netcompany to provide “operational management, incident management and support” as Covid pass use winds down within UK
The shift to agile working may be fraught with complications – so how can public sector organisations get it right?
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The shift to agile working may be fraught with complications – so how can public sector organisations get it right?
Embracing uncertainty; active listening; strong leadership – Antonio Weiss explores the foundations of good agile approaches
UK ‘behind other countries’ in making government services digital first, GDS boss admits
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UK ‘behind other countries’ in making government services digital first, GDS boss admits
Tom Read tells PublicTechnology Live about how the agency’s future priorities were informed by its peers in Ukraine
Thinker Taylor: the policing chief scientific adviser on police dogs, facial recognition and digital forensics Exclusive
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Paul Taylor was named the first national policing chief scientific adviser last year. He tells Beckie Smith how he’s working to improve the way science and technology is used in policing – and the “Del Boy moments” he’s had along the way
Dstl kickstarts regional expansion with Newcastle office
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Defence R&D lab is investigating opportunities to open more hubs around the UK
Ministers, officials and advisers should not use Whatsapp for important government business, think tank says
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Ministers, officials and advisers should not use Whatsapp for important government business, think tank says
An inquiry into use of private mobile phones in government hears that officials use private devices on a "daily basis"
New DCMS agency to oversee digital identity laws
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New DCMS agency to oversee digital identity laws
Legislation to be passed to put digital IDs on same legal footing as physical documents
‘Ben’s pretty cross’: MoD launches inquiry after hoaxers target defence secretary
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Wallace says he terminated Teams chat with “Ukraine PM” after his questions became increasingly “ridiculous”
Read the March 2022 edition of Civil Service World
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Read the March 2022 edition of Civil Service World
Defence Equipment & Support chief exec Sir Simon Bollom on the "pinnacle" of his 40-year career and experts reflect on cyber threats in this month's Security & Policing focus