• New intelligence to fight crime

  Ian Blackhurst, executive director safety and health at Northgate Public Services, explores how putting comprehensive information into the hands of…
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• PAC chair Hillier’s annual report attacks government’s “culture of denial”

  Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier has weighed into the “culture of denial” that continues in Westminster and Whitehall. In…
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• NAO welcomes HMRC progress but highlights risks to delivery of new Customs Declaration Service

  The National Audit Office (NAO) in a progress update report published today has warned that ‘significant challenges’ remain in the…
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• Denham departure may prove further brake on Crown Marketplace progress

  With the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) yet to appoint a chief executive successor to Malcolm Harrison, who is leaving this…
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• EU signs product safety pledge with four online marketplace companies

  The European Commission and four major online marketplaces – Alibaba (for AliExpress), Amazon, eBay and Rakuten – France have signed…
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• Councils urged to apply for £13K EU grant to help fund wireless connectivity

  Councils can apply for a £13k (€15k) EU grant to help implement Wi-Fi before Brexit is finalised. Local authorities have…
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• Defra wants to beef up its EU Exit Delivery team with new deputy director hire

  The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is looking for a deputy director Programme Support for the Digital,…
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• ICO: “Consent is one way to comply with the GDPR, but it’s not the only way”

  The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), in the latest of a series of blogs about GDPR ‘myths’, has discussed the issue…
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• Home Office issues tender for biometrics development

  The Home Office Biometrics (HOB) Programme is looking for a digital partner to develop and support applications for its HOB…
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• Collaborative Advantage: Working with Partners for Better, Cheaper Services

    Collaboration is providing a crucial way for local authorities to cope with ongoing pressure on technology and operating budgets….
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