Digital, Data & Technology

HMRC seeks to appoint ‘ID issuer’ to comply with EU legislation and tackle £2bn annual tax gap caused by illicit tobacco trade 

Select committee report calls for algorithms to be added to a ministerial brief, and urges departments to publicly declare where and how they use them

Cabinet Office advertises for replacement for Campbell McCafferty, who has held the role since it was created in 2016

NAO criticises failure of both parties to recognise complexity of contract to simultaneously run and cut primary care support services

Oliver Dowden, whose ministerial brief contains responsibility for GDS, has claimed that the recent move of data policy to DCMS ‘should not be seen as a change of direction’

Competition launched for IT and digital specialists to propose solutions to societal problems

HM Courts and Tribunals Service remains confident it will deliver on reform plan, despite auditors warning of financial, technological, and legislative challenges

Government Digital Service reveals new model was road-tested with four departments

Newly updated policy implements a pipeline model which could make it easier for departments to self-approve 'business-as-usual' spending

Research from Dods ranks the performance of 29 of the government’s biggest IT suppliers

Government officials reported to have suggested that those applying for the right to remain in the UK could borrow a friend’s Android device

Treasury Committee chair seeks assurances on tax agency’s “approach to international cooperation in the fight against economic crime”