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04 April 2018 • 3 min read

Evisceration of Government Digital Service confirmed over Easter by Prime Minister's statement to Parliament

The government slipped out just before the Easter weekend news of the transfer of key functions of the Government Digital Service from the Cabinet Office, where it was established in October 2012 u...

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