Security News > 2020 > July > Cabinet Office takes over control of UK government data: Mundane machinery or Machiavellian manoeuvrings?

The UK Cabinet Office is to take control of government data from the Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport.

"A written statement from Prime Minister Boris Johnson under the heading"Machinery of Government", dated 22 July, reads: "Responsibility for government use of data has transferred from the Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport to the Cabinet Office.

"DCMS will retain responsibility for data policy for the economy and society. This change will help ensure that government data is used most effectively to drive policy making and service delivery. The change is effective immediately."

A Cabinet Office spokesperson said: "This is about making sure that Government departments and the decisions they make are properly joined-up."

In a statement, the Cabinet Office said: "It will allow the Government to make the best use of data to deliver the best possible services for the people of the UK. It will enable cross-Government work to be carried out, ensuring data is managed ethically while providing clear accountability through one central government department."

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