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Phone makers urged to make stolen devices worthless to criminals
The National Police Chiefs’ Council has asked manufacturers to disrupt the stolen phone market, including making IMEI numbers more visible.
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The Folio · No. 35Friday 9 October 2026Jess Entwistle
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Home Office publishes its Immigration Enforcement facial recognition policy
The paper sets out the strategic, operational and legal framework for Immigration Enforcement’s use of live facial recognition.
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Cabinet Office logs £7.8m loss after scrapping recruitment platform
Auditors found departmental clusters were lukewarm on the new system for tracking civil service applicants, which has now been abandoned.
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GDS leads £12m government initiative to support UK data sharing
A three-year programme to help businesses make use of information, starting with government backing for the National Digital Twin Programme.
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Met Police seeks partner to help dispose of criminal tech
The force is sounding out suppliers to manage and destroy phones and storage devices previously held as criminal exhibits.
