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
OBR chair Richard Hughes quits over Budget-document bungle
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OBR chair Richard Hughes quits over Budget-document bungle
DSIT launches ‘GDS Local’ unit
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DSIT launches ‘GDS Local’ unit
Government shakes up digital leadership
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Government shakes up digital leadership
Home Office tech chief Davinson appointed leader of newly created Central Digital and Data Office while Read arrives from MoJ to head up GDS
HMRC records 12% spike in complaints as customer-service issues continue
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HMRC records 12% spike in complaints as customer-service issues continue
November stats show another increase in call-waiting times and new struggles with answering online and postal queries
Government ‘working towards’ publishing new digital strategy this year
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Government ‘working towards’ publishing new digital strategy this year
Plan was due to be published in autumn last year
Net zero, a new supercomputer, COP26 and a Met Office restructure: Prof Penelope Endersby looks ahead to 2021
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2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
Cabinet Office ‘doesn’t have the data’ to fix civil service skills gaps
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Cabinet Office ‘doesn’t have the data’ to fix civil service skills gaps
MPs say crisis has been exacerbated by short-termism, pay restrictions and significant salary disparities between departments
ONS makes ‘milestone’ move to boost trust in government data
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ONS makes ‘milestone’ move to boost trust in government data
Statistics body floats quality framework to help departments improve their data use
Limited access to data holding us back, immigration policy advisers warn
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Limited access to data holding us back, immigration policy advisers warn
MAC chair calls for improvements to "robustly measure the impact of the new immigration system during a period of huge change"
DfE expands supplier base for laptops scheme
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DfE expands supplier base for laptops scheme
Department brings in two additional IT resellers to supply about 165,000 extra devices
HMRC and Home Office the big winners as spending review commits £600m to ‘fix outdated government IT’
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HMRC and Home Office the big winners as spending review commits £600m to ‘fix outdated government IT’
Document also outlines projection of extra £700m revenue from digital taxation regime
Home Office seeks SRO for troubled emergency services comms network programme
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Home Office seeks SRO for troubled emergency services comms network programme
Official expected to strike "appropriate balance between delivering at pace and managing operational risk" on delayed and over-budget programme
NHS ‘improves accuracy’ of contact-tracing app as downloads near 20 million
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NHS ‘improves accuracy’ of contact-tracing app as downloads near 20 million
Update will end ‘ghost notifications’, government claims
Cabinet Office publishes employee and supplier personal info in data breach
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Cabinet Office publishes employee and supplier personal info in data breach
Improperly redacted contract included names and mobile phone numbers – which remained publicly available four days after department had been notified of breach