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
24 Oct Digital, Data & Technology
MPs grill Legal Aid Agency over cyberattack that prompted system shutdown
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
24 Oct Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
‘Taking more control of IT strategy’ – HMRC to close in-house tech firm
19 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
‘Taking more control of IT strategy’ – HMRC to close in-house tech firm
Staff will either become civil servants or move over to commercial providers
Machines advise, people decide Partner Content
18 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Machines advise, people decide
Machine Learning systems could be enormously valuable in government, but carefully managing the development and operation of those systems is crucial to realising their full potential for the benefit of public services
2022: the year the public sector fights back Partner Content
17 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
2022: the year the public sector fights back
Tim Skinner, public sector director at NetApp UKI, discusses the challenges organisations face moving into 2022, and also the ways they can overcome these obstacles
Data watchdog warns civil servants not to delete messages amid party probe
14 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Data watchdog warns civil servants not to delete messages amid party probe
ICO says “erasing, destroying or concealing” relevant information is a criminal offence
Home Office appoints panel to advise on 'scientific' ways to verify age of asylum seekers
07 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Home Office appoints panel to advise on 'scientific' ways to verify age of asylum seekers
Ethical concerns have been raised over the plans for medical age assessment
Artificial intelligence without digital discrimination Partner Content
04 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Artificial intelligence without digital discrimination
Machine learning has huge potential to address government challenges but it is accompanied by a unique set of risks. Civica explains the challenges involved in deploying this technology in the public sector, pointing to a less hazardous path
How tech defined the biggest stories of 2021
31 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
How tech defined the biggest stories of 2021
Digital and data once again had a starring role in supporting – and, occasionally, hampering – the government’s work this year. Sam Trendall looks back
‘Thriving in the face of unprecedented challenges’: National Archives chief Jeff James on an ‘encouraging’ year
30 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
‘Thriving in the face of unprecedented challenges’: National Archives chief Jeff James on an ‘encouraging’ year
2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. The National Archives Office chief exec and keeper tells us about 12 more months of dealing with Covid as well as new challenges
‘The pressure has not let up’: Tom Read on leading GDS with honesty and empathy
28 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
‘The pressure has not let up’: Tom Read on leading GDS with honesty and empathy
2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. The Government Digital Service chief tells us about 12 more months of dealing with Covid as well as new challenges
'Our aim is to be more expert, engaged and collaborative': Joanna Davinson on setting up CDDO
24 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
'Our aim is to be more expert, engaged and collaborative': Joanna Davinson on setting up CDDO
2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. The Central Digital and Data Office's executive director tells us about 12 more months of dealing with Covid while pushing ahead with new challenges
DCMS body flags need for artificial-intelligence work to be audited
24 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
DCMS body flags need for artificial-intelligence work to be audited
AI assurance will help build trust in technology, says Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
Cabinet Office calls in headhunters for £145k CDIO job
23 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office calls in headhunters for £145k CDIO job
Recruitment campaign follows repeated attempts to find top digital leaders
‘The Brexit impact was massive’: IPO chief exec Tim Moss on an unprecedented year
21 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
‘The Brexit impact was massive’: IPO chief exec Tim Moss on an unprecedented year
2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. The Intellectual Property Office chief exec tells us about 12 more months of dealing with Covid while pushing ahead with big new challenges
Lack of digital know-how at top of government contributes to IT failures, MPs say
10 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Lack of digital know-how at top of government contributes to IT failures, MPs say
Public Accounts Committee highlights failure to understand issue of decades-old ‘legacy’ systems used in border control and state pension
'Thousands of emails went unread': FCDO handling of Kabul crisis 'chaotic', whistleblower claims
07 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
'Thousands of emails went unread': FCDO handling of Kabul crisis 'chaotic', whistleblower claims
"Avoidable problems... significantly undermined the efficacy of our evacuation effort”, ex-civil servant says
Digital transformation across the global public sector Partner Content
07 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Digital transformation across the global public sector
Discover how interconnection helps accelerate innovation, efficiency and service delivery
ICO fines Cabinet Office £500k over honours data leak and criticises department’s ‘complacency’
06 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
ICO fines Cabinet Office £500k over honours data leak and criticises department’s ‘complacency’
Breach saw publication of home addresses of award recipients including Elton John and John Manzoni
Former GDS chief gets green light to advise McKinsey
03 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Former GDS chief gets green light to advise McKinsey
Kevin Cunnington's role at management consultancy will be limited to the Middle East
HMCTS staff could strike over ‘fundamentally flawed’ IT system
03 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
HMCTS staff could strike over ‘fundamentally flawed’ IT system
Union says consultative ballot of court officials found 96% backing industrial action
Social care plan 'three steps forward and two steps back'
02 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Social care plan 'three steps forward and two steps back'
Spending a disappointment given scale of crisis in sector, says former minister Jeremy Hunt
NHS Digital and NHSX to be merged into NHS England
25 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
NHS Digital and NHSX to be merged into NHS England
Move will accelerate transformation and enable consistent messaging, leaders of tech units say
How DWP hired 13,500 new work coaches – without meeting a single one
23 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
How DWP hired 13,500 new work coaches – without meeting a single one
Faced with a Herculean hiring drive as coronavirus restrictions took hold, the department could not recruit candidates in the usual ways. So what did it do instead?
UK digital minister joins counterparts in agreement for ‘sustainable and inclusive innovation’
22 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
UK digital minister joins counterparts in agreement for ‘sustainable and inclusive innovation’
Joint statement from 10 governments pledges cooperation in delivering transformation objectives
Cabinet Office explores creation of £5m digital platform to manage all government grants
18 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office explores creation of £5m digital platform to manage all government grants
Department claims system would "completely reset the way in which government, public sector bodies, charities, SMEs and citizens interact"