Prison. Bankruptcy. Suicide. How a software glitch ruined lives

Re:Prison. Bankruptcy. Suicide. How a software glitch ruined... by jack_riminton on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @03:02AM (#39010694)

A big problem is they don't want to do the work to understand that, which is the exact outlook the PO had...

"We need some software, ok let's get a big reputable company in to do it for us, we shouldn't get bogged down with all those horrible technical details"

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Re:Prison. Bankruptcy. Suicide. How a software glitch ruined... by zimpenfish on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @04:38AM (#39011349)

Not wanting to defend the PO but it wasn't really their decision - it was a PFI (private finance initiative) foisted upon them by the Tory government of the day as one of their recurring "STOP BENEFIT FRAUD!" lunacies.

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Re:Prison. Bankruptcy. Suicide. How a software glitch ruined... by jack_riminton on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @11:21AM (#39015100)

Wasn't it enacted under Blair?

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Re:Prison. Bankruptcy. Suicide. How a software glitch ruined... by zimpenfish on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @12:41PM (#39016194)

Started in 1994 under the Tories, rolled out in 1999 under Labour as the reduced system after DSS withdrew.

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Re:Prison. Bankruptcy. Suicide. How a software glitch ruined... by jack_riminton on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @01:06PM (#39016478)

Thanks

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