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
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Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
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HMRC appoints former senior civil servants as non-execs
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HMRC appoints former senior civil servants as non-execs
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Survey flags departments' failure to measure success of DDaT initiatives effectively
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Survey flags departments' failure to measure success of DDaT initiatives effectively
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AI unit grows to more than 40 staff after move to DSIT
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AI unit grows to more than 40 staff after move to DSIT
i.AI has grown headcount to 60% of its target, minister says
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DWP takes action to tackle call waiting times minister admits are 'longer than we would like'
Minister for transformation says some Child Maintenance Service users are waiting too long for telephone support, but has talked up the use of new systems
Meet Maeve Walsh: The 'civil servant in the wild' who fought for the Online Safety Act
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Interim director of GOV.UK named
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Ash Smith has previously worked on Brexit negotiations strategy in DExEU and in the Home Office's Office for Security and Counter Terrorism
Think tank calls for creation of 'Government Data and AI Service'
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Former chief scientific adviser speaks as hunt for next UK Research and Investment chief exec resumes
'Ask good questions, build good teams': Top civil servants on leading digital from the front
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At PublicTechnology Live, a panel of permanent secretaries and chief executives from key departments explored why tech knowledge has become so crucial for senior leaders
GPA reveals plans for Manchester digital campus as consultation opens
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Two office blocks will form part of the campus, which will include retail units and cycle storage
HMRC 'serious data-related incidents' up by 60% in a year
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29 breaches, affecting more than 35,000 individuals, were escalated to the ICO in 2023-24
Fast Stream adds cybersecurity track in scheme shakeup
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Risk management stream also added to the grad scheme for 2025
The road to net zero is paved with high-quality data
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HMRC seeks chief people officer to lead 'ambitious workforce transformation'
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Number of devices and documents lost by MoD staff climbs
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Number of devices and documents lost by MoD staff climbs
“Inadequately protected” equipment, devices or documents were mislaid on 72 occasions last year
Banks share data with NCA to tackle organised crime
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Banks share data with NCA to tackle organised crime
Data from the scheme - believed to be the largest of its kind in the world - has helped identify eight new criminal networks for further investigation
'We help keep the skies safe': Looking back on 170 years of the Met Office
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'You have to use the technology yourself': How to build AI-ready governments and teams
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'You have to use the technology yourself': How to build AI-ready governments and teams
Leaders should support their teams to take smart, judicious risks and try out new technologies themselves
EU brief moves to Cabinet Office amid MOG changes
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EU brief moves to Cabinet Office amid MOG changes
Cabinet Office takes on two new responsibilities, while several bodies leave the department
Post Office scandal: Civil servants misled me over Horizon, ex-minister says
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Post Office scandal: Civil servants misled me over Horizon, ex-minister says
Lucy Neville-Rolfe says she "lost confidence in the quality of Shareholder Executive's advice"
Digital bodies move from Cabinet Office to DSIT in Labour’s first big MOG change
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Digital bodies move from Cabinet Office to DSIT in Labour’s first big MOG change
GDS, CDDO and AI unit all moving to innovation and technology department
Stronger legislation and data needed boost social value in public procurement, report says
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Stronger legislation and data needed boost social value in public procurement, report says
Demos calls for "Making Public Spending Digital" programme to digitise public sector procurement data
Blair pushes potential for AI to reduce public sector workforce costs
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Blair pushes potential for AI to reduce public sector workforce costs
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Security guards and cleaners at DESNZ and DSIT consider strike action over ‘chronic low pay’
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Security guards and cleaners at DESNZ and DSIT consider strike action over ‘chronic low pay’
Union says it will "keenly watch" how Labour's commitment to "biggest wave of insourcing in a generation" unfolds should it win the election