Digital, Data & Technology

Official watchdog investigation also revealed former universities minister Jo Johnson interfered in recruitment process 

Environment select committee calls on department to analyse impact of Brexit on agriculture and introduce fund for UK farmers

Department plans ‘modernisation’ of its work to collect more than £1bn owed to the government each year

Inquiry by MPs found immigration and border system already understaffed, with problems likely to be compounded by uncertainty over Brexit

Tax agency will move 2,700 staff to second Scottish regional centre by 2021

Head of the watchdog, Elizabeth Denham, says ICO will be expected to do “more of everything” as strict new data compliance law comes down the track

Union flags webinar frustration as 1,000 staff fear for jobs

All government departments will sign the Tech Talent Charter, including a pledge to submit anonymised diversity data

BEIS and DCMS seeking head for new jointly run Office for Artificial Intelligence

Plan also proposes “radically” reducing pay differentials between director general roles across departments, but any pay increase above the 1% cap in 2018-19 will need to be paid for by productivity improvements

Perm sec Richard Heaton admitted to being “startled and stunned” by the over-ambitious scheme