A cross-party group of more than 20 MPs have banded together to challenge the UK’s data watchdog over its failu…
Privacy group warns of Home Office ‘mega-database’ on the horizon
A new ‘mega-database’ for law enforcement could have calamitous consequences for civil liberties if not s…
Ofqual advisor: Prioritising grade inflation was a political decision
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has attempted to deflect responsibility from the government amid the chaos of th…
Met Police will continue to use facial recognition tech despite ‘unlawful’ ruling in Wales
The Met Police has communicated – via a quietly appended paragraph on its website – its intention to continue using f…
Covid-19 contact tracing to be taken over by new public health body
Boris Johnson’s government has announced it is scrapping Public Health England and replacing it with an entirel…
A-level results algorithm could be unlawful, experts say
The A-level results algorithm that downgraded almost 40 per cent of students’ predicted grades could be challen…
How the A-level results algorithm was fatally flawed
A-level students across the country have been left with a bitter taste in their mouths after receiving a grade lower …
Commission for Smart Government calls for radical Whitehall reform in light of pandemic
The coronavirus crisis has renewed the need for a radical overhaul of the way Whitehall operates, according to a new …
Facial recognition use by South Wales Police ruled unlawful in landmark case
Activists have chalked up the world’s first successful legal challenge against police use of automatic facial r…
The biggest govtech deals of the week (10/8/20)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partners…