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News But transport minister Lord Bassam of Brighton said there is still a question mark over the safety of the devices on public roads and that a German police force had discovered seven major, serious incidents involving the devices.
[20 May 2008]
Round-Up After all, when does a minister ever take heed of the overwhelming advice of advisors when there's a personal crusade at hand? In a statement, anti-fraud minister James Plaskitt said: "This positive and encouraging news from the pilots shows that...
[09 May 2008]
News In a statement, anti-fraud minister James Plaskitt said: "This positive and encouraging news from the pilots shows that this technology is helping to combat benefit fraud. A lie detector test that has slashed benefit fraud by more than £330,000 is...
[07 May 2008]
News The finance minister for India, Palaniappan Chidambaram, decided to extend the tax holiday enjoyed by software companies in the country by one year to March 2010, although this decision must be ratified by parliament.
[06 May 2008]
Round-Up No wait, hang on: the minister has just announced that more than 600 staff at HMRC have been disciplined for snooping on personal data. According to the written answer, the minister added: "HMRC has a strict policy forbidding staff to access...
[02 May 2008]
News The revelation by Treasury minister Jane Kennedy in a written answer to parliament showed that 192 staff had been disciplined last year, 180 in 2006 and 238 in 2005. The government faced condemnation after it emerged that 600 staff at Her Majesty's...
[01 May 2008]
News Home Office minister Liam Byrne defended the spending spike claiming the government was buying in specialist expertise and attributing much of it to major outsourcing contracts and IT projects. Home Office spending on consultants shot up from £7.6m...
[11 Apr 2008]
Round-Up An elaborate stunt dreamed up by anti-ID cards campaigners No2ID and Privacy International is offering a reward for anyone capturing the fingerprints of the Prime Minister or Home Secretary. Both the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary are...
[11 Apr 2008]
Photo Wild West-style wanted posters will offer a £1,000 reward for anyone capturing the fingerprints of the Prime Minister or Home Secretary. The spoof posters, seen here, offer the reward for anyone who can lawfully obtain the fingerprints of either...
[07 Apr 2008]
News It's several years since former Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged to have achieved "universal internet access for all who want it" in the UK. But the latest statistics from telecoms regulator Ofcom paint a picture of a growing digital divide based...
[07 Apr 2008]
News Transport minister Jim Fitzpatrick told Parliament in a written answer: "The agency minimised the impact on its enforcement activities through increased use of encrypted mobile compliance devices, laptops with printing function disabled, and...
[04 Apr 2008]
News Speaking at the unveiling of the plans, Home Office minister Vernon Coker said: "We want to ensure that as far as possible people enjoy the internet in the safest possible environment. Registered child sex offenders could soon be legally obliged to...
[04 Apr 2008]
Photo Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Baroness Taylor, said in a statement: "Leapp is a new, world-class system. UK troops on the ground are to get an eye in the sky that will help save lives by reducing 'friendly fire' and the number of air...
[03 Apr 2008]
News Transport minister Jim Fitzpatrick unveiled the data security changes at the DSA in a written answer to Parliament in response to a question by Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik. Data security at the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has been overhauled...
[28 Mar 2008]
News The announcement comes in the wake of an e-crime discussion meeting between Home Office minister Vernon Coaker, Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) representatives and the Metropolitan Police's head of e-crime Charlie McMurdie.
[26 Mar 2008]
Photo Here Baroness Ann Taylor, minister of defence equipment and support, tries out the controls for the Surveillance Target Acquisition and Weapon Sight system (Staws) and Enforcer Remote Controlled weapon system.
[26 Mar 2008]
News More government funding will be pumped into security technologies, the prime minister has announced. In his speech, the prime minister also said CPNI will begin to provide a higher level of protection to UK organisations that oversee essential...
[20 Mar 2008]
News Schools minister Jim Knight said in a statement: "The next few years will be an exciting time for the Teachers TV service. A consortium led by ITN is in final negotiations over a £50m, five-year contract from the government to provide on-demand...
[14 Mar 2008]
News In a statement, health minister Ben Bradshaw said: "Our use of computer technology in the NHS is becoming the envy of the world. The £12.4bn national NHS IT project will save the health service £1.14bn by 2014, a government report claims.
[13 Mar 2008]
News Defence minister Bob Ainsworth admitted that 4,433 ID cards disappeared in 2006 and a further 6,812 went missing from July 2006 to December 2007. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted that more than 11,000 military ID cards have been lost or...
[13 Mar 2008]
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