DWP staff caught in data breaches
Civil servants at the Department of Work and Pensions caught accessing private files

Labour wants cyber reservists for the armed forces
Ministers should consider creating a cyber reservist force, amongst other measures, says Jim Murphy

ICO and Leveson websites attacked by hackers
The Information Commissioner's Office and the Leveson Inquiry targeted by distributed denial of service attacks

Pupils and parents to deny schools biometric data
Schools are being forced to gain parental permission if they want to use pupils' fingerprints or other biometric data

Students tell college to stop Twitter 'distraction'
Revision tips through text, Facebook and Twitter are negatively received by students

Scrapping appeal rights ''will save millions''
Foreign nationals refused a visa for a short visit to see family members will lose the full right to appeal

Valldata buys Our Lasting Tribute
Charity technology company Valldata has made a successful bid to buy Our Lasting Tribute, the in-memoriam giving site thrown into jeopardy after agency Whitewater went under.

Thomas lambasts 'lack of leadership' in Cabinet Office
Gareth Thomas won some senior charity sector support yesterday after criticising coalition ministers for not representing or listening to sector concerns well enough.

Tax relief cap is needed to deter unscrupulous charities, says peer
Lord Wallace, the Cabinet Office spokesman in the House of Lords, sought to justify the tax relief cap yesterday by claiming that not all charities use their funds in a “public-spirited” manner, making the proposed cap necessary.

Bad volunteers are like a cancer, says Scout Association director
Stephen Peck tells Charity Finance Group conference that charities should have fixed terms for volunteers

Evaluation of National Citizen Service proposes improvements to last year's pilot projects
The youth volunteering scheme was a hit with young people but there are concerns about its future, the report shows

Big corporates to niche companies: Business Charity Awards are announced
Newsreader Huw Edwards hosts black-tie ceremony for winners, including Employee of the Year, Kate Neville of Capital Group Companies; Barclays wins three categories

Big society has failed to fully engage the voluntary sector, Civil Exchange says
Caroline Slocock, director of the think thank, says charities will be crucial to bridging the 'big society gap'

BTCV changes name to The Conservation Volunteers
Environmental volunteering charity hopes its rebrand will raise public awareness of its work