The ‘Ten Tech Priorities’ behind the UK’s 2021 Digital Strategy

23 April, 2021
In March 2021, the UK Government unveiled its ‘Ten Tech Priorities’ that will form the foundation of the UK Digital Strategy. The priorities are high level but are nonetheless useful guides to the UK government’s key areas of focus for tech in the post-pandemic era. Ten Tech Priorities 1. Rolling out world-class digital infrastructure nationwide … Read more

Horizon Scanning: Digital Regulation

02 February, 2021
Keeping up to date with regulatory developments in the digital space can be a challenge at the best of times! To help our clients stay ahead of the game, we have re-launched our horizon scanning timeline on an interactive new platform, providing an easily accessible way to monitor digital regulation across the UK and EU. … Read more

FCA review of outsourcing by life insurers

18 March, 2020
On 4 March 2020 the Financial Conduct Authority published a short set of findings from its review of outsourcing in the UK life insurance sector. Despite the review’s narrow scope, the FCA’s findings are readily applicable to other outsourcing contexts, so regulated firms outside the life insurance sector should be aware of these. The FCA … Read more

Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector – a new regulatory field?

18 February, 2020
In our latest Public Law blog post, Andrew Lidbetter, Nusrat Zar, Jasveer Randhawa and Claire Hall discuss the Committee on Standards in Public Life’s recently published report on artificial intelligence and its impact on public standards. They comment on the Committee’s recommendations for the governance and regulation of AI in the public sector, aimed at … Read more