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
28 Oct Digital, Data & Technology
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
Minister under fire for replacing phone before it was searched in procurement proceedings
06 Aug 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Minister under fire for replacing phone before it was searched in procurement proceedings
Transparency campaigners question why Lord Bethell’s documents cannot be retrieved
MoD offers first-ever bug bounty to find vulnerabilities in defence systems
05 Aug 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
MoD offers first-ever bug bounty to find vulnerabilities in defence systems
Department runs 30-day exercise in partnership with ethical hackers
Increasing diversity in the civil service Sponsored
30 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Increasing diversity in the civil service
While surface figures show a diverse make-up in the civil service, there is still work to be done argues Multiverse
Government analyses social ‘narratives and influencers’ to support Covid response
30 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Government analyses social ‘narratives and influencers’ to support Covid response
Contract worth £1.4m signed at the start of the year
Legacy tech: Half of government’s £5bn annual IT spend dedicated to ‘keeping the lights on’
28 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Legacy tech: Half of government’s £5bn annual IT spend dedicated to ‘keeping the lights on’
Report identifies continued prevalence of ageing tech as one of the major challenges facing the civil service’s digital ambitions
More than three-quarters of people completed census online
27 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
More than three-quarters of people completed census online
National statistician reveals ONS exceeded target for first digital exercise
NAO report finds ‘consistent underperformance’ of government digital programmes over 25 years
26 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
NAO report finds ‘consistent underperformance’ of government digital programmes over 25 years
Auditors identify pattern of decisions being rushed and ill-informed, while digital leaders lack support
Government urged to review IT policies after phones wiped due to pass code errors
21 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Government urged to review IT policies after phones wiped due to pass code errors
Treasury perm sec Sir Tom Scholar among more than 100 who forgot PIN codes and had devices reset
Investigators seize IT equipment in Hancock CCTV probe
16 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Investigators seize IT equipment in Hancock CCTV probe
Information Commissioner’s Office says inquiry into security footage leaked from Department of Health and Social Care targeted two homes
Over 100 Treasury phones wiped in 2020 after passcode errors – including perm sec's
15 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Over 100 Treasury phones wiped in 2020 after passcode errors – including perm sec's
More than 5% of department's mobile phones were reset after staff entered the wrong pin code
DWP 'stopped large attack' from organised crime during Universal Credit surge
14 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
DWP 'stopped large attack' from organised crime during Universal Credit surge
As the department processed 4.3 million new claims, fraudsters attempted to cash in
Skilling Up in Data and Tech: the vital role of training and career development Sponsored
05 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Skilling Up in Data and Tech: the vital role of training and career development
According to DCMS, there are 100,000 unfilled data roles alone in the UK right now. Lisa Barrett, vice president of Learning, Innovation and Operations at Multiverse, explains how to close the growing data skills gap in the civil service.
Hancock affair underscores need for ministerial code overhaul, report says
05 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Hancock affair underscores need for ministerial code overhaul, report says
Institute for Government also calls for ban on ministers using personal phones for official business
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”