Conservatives promise to publish details of Government contracts
The Conservatives will publish all Government contracts with a value of over £25,000 with just a few exceptions (such as threats to national security), if the Party wins this year’s General Election....
View ArticleYears of public sector IT plenty are over
The Government has begun announcing its public sector cuts, including in the IT sector. It plans to cut £95m from IT spending in its first round of cuts. The Government also wants to find £1.7bn from...
View ArticleAll IT contracts to be made public
The new Government has announced that it plans to make all Government contracts open to the public. New IT contracts will be published within the next few weeks, as will tenders for procurement over...
View ArticlePublic sector equality duty consultation launched
A consultation paper on the public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010 has been launched by the Government Equalities Office. Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, which received Royal...
View ArticleEuropean Commission consults on use of public information
The European Commission is consulting over rules concerning the re-use of certain public information. Its purpose is to encourage use of mapping, legal and other information. The Public Sector...
View ArticlePublic body ordered to disclose IT contract against its wishes
The Department of Work and Pensions has been ordered by the Information Tribunal to disclose most of the details of an IT contract. Atos Origin had been the only bidder for the DWP’s contract. After a...
View ArticleGovernment to create Public Data Corporation
The Government has announced that later this year it is going to create a single body to manage public data and control the licensing of it to users. The body will be called the Public Data...
View ArticleThe Budget: what are the implications for planning?
The Budget Report, published yesterday, criticised the planning system, stating that it has “held back investment and created distortions in the way that businesses compete, deterring development and...
View ArticleNearly 1,000 police officers disciplined for unlawful use of personal data in...
Staggering figures have emerged that show that hundreds of police officers have been snooping on people’s personal information without permission. Nearly 1,000 police officers have been disciplined for...
View ArticleGovernment finally switches off life support machine of £11bn NHS programme...
The Government has finally put the NHS Programme for IT out of its misery. It has terminated the project. The programme had been launched in 2002 with the aim of creating a centralised electronic care...
View ArticleInformation Commissioner’s Office consults on new guidance for what...
The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s privacy and information regulator – is consulting on amendments to its guidance as to what information public bodies must disclose and when. Under the...
View ArticlePolice did not need to disclose information on sexual offender stats at...
Ms Smith made a request to Devon and Cornwall Constabulary to disclose the number of teaching staff in schools and colleges in Torbay, Teignbridge and South Hams who had been investigated, cautioned...
View ArticleWhy doesn’t public sector share data more? Law Commission wants to know!
The Law Commission is looking into why public sector organisations do not share data more with each other. At the moment, the body which suggests changes in the law is not sure whether a legal change...
View ArticleOFT wants to see greater competition in supply of ICT to public sector
The Office of Fair Trading has called for better competition in the market for the supply of information and communications technology to the public sector. It is concerned that there are high barriers...
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