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UK Home Office keeps spreadsheets for asylum cases over database

The UK Home Office has decided to retain its use of spreadsheets for managing asylum cases, despite plans to decommission a legacy database. This decision comes as part of an effort to modernize its IT infrastructure, though the exact reasons for continuing with spreadsheets over a more advanced database solution are not detailed. The move is part of a broader trend in public sector IT where legacy systems are being replaced, but the chosen alternatives sometimes raise questions about efficiency and scalability. AI

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UK Home Office keeps spreadsheets for asylum cases over database

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Home Office ditches legacy asylum database, keeps the spreadsheets

    Years into a major IT overhaul, MPs say the department still lacks reliable view of what is happening across the asylum system