Digital, Data & Technology

Over two-year period BPDTS will have grown staff numbers from 451 to 1,124

Successful candidate will oversee the development of a digital strategy as well as providing commercial leadership

Report warns plan to hire 20,000 extra police will ramp up sentencing, prisons and probation work

Minister reveals that, at most recent count, about 3,500 DDaT freelancers were employed by government

Independent assessment will look at department’s quality management approach after longstanding double-counting issue

UK Statistics Authority and ICO issue election warning ahead of five-week information onslaught

Digital secretary confirms that the UK’s next government will be the one to make the call on whether to allow the Chinese vendor to help build the country’s telecoms infrastructure

Tax agency appoints banking bigwig as replacement for Jacky Wright

Digital secretary Nicky Morgan says she will "ensure that processes are strengthened" despite the review finding no impropriety 

Watchdog seeks director to oversee unit and to “create and shape a new function for the CMA"

Department looks to bring in specialist team

Policy contains measures including drone-takedown unit and drive to promote design standards