David Millward writes in the Daily Telegraph:
People selling scrap metal will have to show proof of identity under a pilot scheme which comes into force next week.
An estimated 240 dealers in north east England have signed up to the project which could be rolled out to the rest of the country as the Government looks [...]
Mark Say writes in The Guardian:
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has cancelled its tender for identity assurance services, claiming it had not followed the relevant procedures for the procurement.
Earlier this month it published a tender notice with the aim of supporting its major programmes, including the provision of universal credit and personal [...]
Antony Savvas writes in CIO magazine:
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is planning to issue a framework contract worth around £200 million for the supply of identity assurance services for 21 million benefits claimants.
The government’s new identity assurance (IDA) systems will support its planned Universal Credit system. The framework deal which is expected to [...]
James Brown writes in Pulse about responses to David Cameron’s announcement on the use of NHS patient records by industry:
But the BMA raised concerns over patient confidentiality. Dr Vivienne Nathanson, head of science and ethics at the BMA said: ‘Whilst the BMA does believe the use of anonymised health data could benefit patients, we are [...]
James Baker writes on the LibDem Voice web site:
Despite the coalition’s initial promises it is business as usual for Whitehall data-sharing projects. What started under the program of ‘Transformational Government’ is now wrapped up in the language of ‘Open Data’. The new language is attractive – after all we all want public data to [...]
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