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The government is currently examining the possibility of enabling the use of automated passport eGates for most people arriving into a UK port.
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A major new report has saluted the Department for Work and Pensions’ desire to innovate, but warned that the organisation faces ongoing constraints and needs to make progress in building “a culture where staff feel confident to try new things”.
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The head of parliament’s public spending watchdog has said he remains “unconvinced” that the civil service has the skills and capability required to benefit from artificial intelligence and other technologies.
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The National Library of Wales has revealed plans to invest a six-figure sum in an online service for citizens to investigate their family history.
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The Ministry of Justice is to begin piloting virtual remand hearings in a bid to process more cases and reduce the criminal courts backlog.
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Lookback: As ministers provide an update on the progress of one of government's key pre-election technology proposals, a reminder of what else was promised.
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Ongoing work on the development of the government’s new National Data Library has so far delivered pages bringing together 80 collections and pointing users towards almost 50,000 individual datasets, according to ministers.
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The National Library of Wales has revealed plans to invest a six-figure sum in an online service for citizens to investigate their family history.
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https://t.co/fWRRqZysei

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The Ministry of Justice is to begin piloting virtual remand hearings in a bid to process more cases and reduce the criminal courts backlog.
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https://t.co/F97bHGRFEW

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A new update on the cyberattack suffered by the Legal Aid Agency in 2025 has revealed that the data which was compromised goes back 30 years more than first thought.
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In focus: As a new study reveals challenges faced by digital ID firms, a reminder that government's own recent work in this area has not gone to plan.
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A survey of almost 50 firms accredited by government’s digital identity watchdog finds 1-in-four do not currently meet accessibility guidelines. The same amount collect and store sensitive demographic information without making any use of it.
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A minister at the Department for Work and Pensions has acknowledged that some disabled benefit claimants face barriers to using digital services through the Access to Work portal.
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A new update on the cyberattack suffered by the Legal Aid Agency in 2025 has revealed that the data which was compromised goes back 30 years more than first thought.
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https://t.co/pBO5AlRQMq

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A minister at the Department for Work and Pensions has acknowledged that some disabled benefit claimants face barriers to using digital services through the Access to Work portal.
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In focus: As a new study reveals challenges faced by digital ID firms, a reminder that government's own recent work in this area has not gone to plan.
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https://t.co/Lr6UcMIC0G

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A survey of almost 50 firms accredited by government’s digital identity watchdog finds 1-in-four do not currently meet accessibility guidelines. The same amount collect and store sensitive demographic information without making any use of it.
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https://t.co/GepS7bjhBR

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The leader of the national domestic counterintelligence agency has used an annual speech to home in on the power of AI, and the increase risk and complexity it is creating.
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An update made to directives advising departments on whether and how to use artificial intelligence in their services has instructed teams to bring in cyber expertise “early” in the development process.
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Prototyping and research specialist Projects by IF has been awarded a contract to explore how data can give users of the https://t.co/no6l9TwC62 App a more joined-up and personalised experience.
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