5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (411+ words) In a recent update to members of parliament's Public Accounts Committee, Home Office second permanent secretary Simon Ridley said that'the remote testing model will be a positive income source for the department, underpinned by a different financial model.' "The new…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (571+ words) A Home Office minister has acknowledged that the department's plans to move to "fully remote" testing of visa applicants' English-language skills faces "challenges" from cheats using artificial intelligence and other technology. Minister for migration and citizenship Mike Tapp's comments came…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (490+ words) The Home Office has entered into two contracts for the provision of testing and oversight services for digital programmes of work. The department signed a duo of deals on 1 April, each of which runs for three years. Both agreements were…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (712+ words) This relatively small-scale adoption of the new cross-government sign-in service comes as HMRC continues to plan for the migration of tens of millions of citizens from the Government Gateway system that has been in place for 25 years " and formally engaged…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (409+ words) The Home Office has insisted that its proposals to introduce remote language assessments for visa applicants seeking the right to live and work in the UK have the potential to offer "significant benefits" to the department. Currently, the Home Office's…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (651+ words) The Office for Statistics Regulation will carry out a review of HM Revenue and Customs" statistics following recent "high-profile errors. Last month, it emerged that incorrect data supplied by HMRC to the Office for National Statistics meant government borrowing had…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (681+ words) The Home Office has revealed plans to put in place a near-15m deal to increase the use of automated tech and artificial intelligence systems in its surveillance of small-boat Channel crossings. The proposed contract " details of which have emerged just…...

9+ mon, 4+ day ago  (493+ words) The Home Office has revealed plans to directly award a near-40m contract, with the aim of ensuring successful delivery of the "critical" phase of the creation of a new nationwide police database. The department is in the process of replacing…...