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
Centre of government ‘lacks proper data’ to monitor arm’s length bodies
23 Jun 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Centre of government ‘lacks proper data’ to monitor arm’s length bodies
National Audit Office warns department-level information deficit could impact Cabinet Office’s ability to drive efficiency and reform
Government pledges to ‘set requirement to share data across departments’
17 Jun 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Government pledges to ‘set requirement to share data across departments’
Reform plan stresses ambition to improve use of tech and data
'No justification' for vaccine passports, MPs say
15 Jun 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
'No justification' for vaccine passports, MPs say
A vaccine-status certification scheme would be discriminatory, PACAC said
DWP data unit ‘helped 540,000 unpaid carers get early vaccinations’
03 Jun 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
DWP data unit ‘helped 540,000 unpaid carers get early vaccinations’
Department made first bulk data transfer to NHS England in February
Data sharing flagged as challenge to realising integrated defence aims Sponsored
02 Jun 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Data sharing flagged as challenge to realising integrated defence aims
Barriers to realising Integrated Review revealed in exclusive research
Lessons from a digital career: John Fitzpatrick’s journey from a Manchester benefits office to leading MoD’s digital transformation
26 May 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Lessons from a digital career: John Fitzpatrick’s journey from a Manchester benefits office to leading MoD’s digital transformation
John Fitzpatrick’s civil service career has gone from a Manchester benefits office to playing a key role in the MoD’s digital transformation. He relives the journey with Richard Johnstone
Minister pledges Central Digital and Data Office will target ‘elephant in the room’ legacy IT
25 May 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Minister pledges Central Digital and Data Office will target ‘elephant in the room’ legacy IT
Newly created entity will also focus on data infrastructure
Scores of GDS staff moved to new Central Digital and Data Office
13 May 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Scores of GDS staff moved to new Central Digital and Data Office
Responsibility for controls and standards has been taken on by new entity
Better integration could save government £850k per digital service, minister claims
07 May 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Better integration could save government £850k per digital service, minister claims
Work to ensure tasks are not replicated across different tools could deliver significant financial benefits
HMRC shared 5,000 citizen records with local councils in pilot ‘to analyse vulnerable and overlapping debtors’
07 May 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC shared 5,000 citizen records with local councils in pilot ‘to analyse vulnerable and overlapping debtors’
Newly published information-sharing register reveals programme took place last autumn
MPs slam lack of planning and poor data in Covid shielding scheme
22 Apr 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
MPs slam lack of planning and poor data in Covid shielding scheme
Some 800,000 people may have “slipped through the net and missed out on much-needed support”
Civil servants warned of spying link to social media contacts
20 Apr 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Civil servants warned of spying link to social media contacts
MI5 says more than 10,000 incidents have been recorded as campaign flags threat from fake business profiles
Defra seeks leader to realise potential of HR data
30 Mar 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Defra seeks leader to realise potential of HR data
Lead sought for transformation programme that aims to make better use of workforce data
Making contact: the inside story of how the government’s Covid app was developed
29 Mar 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Making contact: the inside story of how the government’s Covid app was developed
More than 20 million UK citizens have downloaded the NHS Covid-19 app. One of the leaders of the development process discusses its impact and future plans with Sam Trendall
Data insight is the holy grail of better government decision-making Sponsored
29 Mar 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Data insight is the holy grail of better government decision-making
Government is the mother of all data repositories, but Rohan Malik, Managing Partner for Government and Infrastructure at EY, argues that it needs to use this data well to realise its full potential
MPs find government has ‘presented pandemic data to provoke anxiety, rather than understand risk’
19 Mar 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
MPs find government has ‘presented pandemic data to provoke anxiety, rather than understand risk’
Parliamentary committee calls for more transparency in use of information and accuses Michael Gove of being ‘contemptuous of parliament’
Dominic Cummings rails against Treasury for ‘horrific’ impact on science funding
19 Mar 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Dominic Cummings rails against Treasury for ‘horrific’ impact on science funding
Advanced Research and Invention Agency needs “extreme freedom” from civil service bureaucracy, procurement rules, business cases and pay scales says PM’s former chief spad
PM sets out 10-year foreign-policy vision for ‘increased international activism’
16 Mar 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
PM sets out 10-year foreign-policy vision for ‘increased international activism’
Integrated review of security and defence eyes “tilt to the Indo-Pacific” and new tech hubs
Border tech failures ramp up Home Office’s ‘miserable’ digital record, MPs warn
12 Mar 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Border tech failures ramp up Home Office’s ‘miserable’ digital record, MPs warn
Report blames “lack of effective leadership, management and oversight” for £173m cost of delayed Digital Services at the Border programme
Interview: deputy national statistician on legacy tech, lockdowns and a ‘leap forward’ for government’s use of data
11 Mar 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Interview: deputy national statistician on legacy tech, lockdowns and a ‘leap forward’ for government’s use of data
Alison Pritchard on plans for the 2021 census, ensuring public trust in statistics – and her next epic boat journey
Gove and Hancock rebuked for failing to appear before Covid-19 probe
24 Feb 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Gove and Hancock rebuked for failing to appear before Covid-19 probe
PACAC chair William Wragg says cabinet ministers should not “shy away from scrutiny”
NAO finds government struggled with data needed to build shielding list
12 Feb 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
NAO finds government struggled with data needed to build shielding list
Report finds 126,000 people were told to shield unnecessarily, as well as 30,000 who had already died
‘Bad Science’ author Ben Goldacre to review research use of health data
11 Feb 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
‘Bad Science’ author Ben Goldacre to review research use of health data
Head of Oxford University DataLab to report findings in April
DCMS upgrades Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation role
09 Feb 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
DCMS upgrades Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation role
Department advertises for executive director to lead data-driven technology governance body