Capita has been selected by the Department for Education’s Standards and Testing Agency (STA) to manage the administration, processing and support for all primary school national curriculum assessment (NCA) tests in England.

Capita Local Public Services has been announced as the approved contract supplier to deliver out-of-hours call handling services to Ealing Council and a number of participating local authorities and arms-length management organisations (ALMOs) across London.

Capita has secured a two-year extension to its contract to deliver Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

The Covid-19 pandemic means that many citizens are contacting their local authority online for the very first time. Unable to communicate with officials face-to-face, they expect seamless and effective service through digital channels instead.

Capita today announces it has secured an extension to its contracts with Transport for London (TfL) to continue to manage London’s Congestion Charge, Low Emission Zone (LEZ) and Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).

The use of data analytics and automation can improve the experience of users and deliver savings compared to the more traditional service-desk SLA approach.

The Economic impact of digital inclusion in the UK report has found every £1 invested in building essential digital skills contributes £9.48 to the UK economy.

As political leaders and civil servants react to an ever-increasing array of challenges, we consider how to make time for placemaking and digital projects.

How can levelling-up be truly achieved when there’s still a large gap between those who are digitally included and those in our communities who are not?

For the past five years the number of homeless people in the UK has been rising, with Crisis estimating that up to 200,000 families and individuals are now experiencing the most severe forms of homelessness, including rough sleeping.