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Students Loans Missing
Thousands of UK students face starting University without a loan. Following IT problems at the Student Loans Company. The system cost £30m. Contingency plans are in place by the government.

Immigration outsources infrastructure
The Immigration and Nationality Directorate has outsourced management and development of its infrastructure.

The deal, worth £200m is with Atos Origin. Covered are networks, helpdesks and applications. Atos will design, build and operate the infrastructure.

Previous IT adventures by the Home Office, of which Immigration is a department, have been notable in lack of success. In 2001 a system to clear the backlog of asylum seekers was cancelled.

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