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Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

AI Council

Preparing to regulate Online Safety: Categorising regulated services

Flood defence plans for Keighley and Stockbridge go online

Preparedness for online safety regulation

ICO backs new data sharing schemes to protect gamblers from harm

Making sure TV and on-demand services remain accessible to all

Digital transformation at the Home Office
 
Recruiters Handbook: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Recruitment Essentials.

Public Sector Recruiters Handbook: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Recruitment Essentials.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have become vital in the public sector:Now, organisations develop programs and policies that promote workplace representation and involvement of people of various ethnicities, races, genders, religions, ages, sexual orientations, abilities, disabilities, backgrounds, and experiences.

More than legal compliance, DEI drives an organisation's growth by focusing on equity:This handbook provides you with insightful suggestions to help you implement DEI initiatives across your recruitment process, and help you take the first steps towards developing a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation.

Access the Recruiters Handbook: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Recruitment Essentials.
 
Editor’s choice of Health, Social Care & Homelessness related items of note:

Controlled drug annual update 2022

Visits to the NHS website’s insect bites and stings page triple this summer

Diagnosis of STIs increases in Wales following wider access to testing

New report identifies potential impacts of CPTPP trade agreement on health, well-being and equality in Wales

Significant A&E demand continues for NHS amid increasing strike pressure

NHS steps up battle against life-threatening infections following successful world-first pilot

Strikes will cause major disruption over the next week, says top NHS doctor

Spotlight on: frontline worker wellbeing

The challenge today: NHS 75 and post pandemic

NHS staff receive pay rise

NHS shingles vaccine will be offered to almost one million more people

Proposed amendments to Health Protection Notification Regulations
 
Editor’s choice of Business / Commercial items of note:

Protecting environment and benefitting business key for Vale of Glamorgan farm

UK businesses to get free government tool to tackle economic abuse

TUC statement on international arrest warrants for Hong Kong trade unionists in exile

New grant funding to decarbonise public sector buildings

£2.5 million funding boost to support vulnerable EUSS applicants

Regeneration investment fund evaluated

UK Space Agency: £20 million UK Space Agency funding to support aerial connectivity

Over £130,000 of local relief charity funds spent on home renovations and antique clocks, inquiry finds

Economy Minister announces further £1 million investment in green vehicle innovation

CIPD - Bolder and broader industrial strategy urgently needed to boost productivity and economic growth across the UK
 
Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

Consumers urged to avoid ‘potentially lethal’ protein powder

July customer newsletter

Supplying Ukraine with cluster bombs sends the wrong message to the world

Latest report highlights significantly low sea ice extent

Dust storms: A shared security challenge for the Middle East

CBI responds to latest Labour Market statistics

The Queen celebrates the 15th anniversary of First Stor

Sentencing Council: Annual Report 2022/23

Changes to the law on the sale of poisons and explosives precursors

“Clear commitment” to inclusion sees ONS retain status as Disability Confident Leader

Annual report highlights policy achievements “in most difficult of times”
 
SME Supplier Locator update...

With the officially stated target and ongoing drive for SME’s to receive £1 of every £3 spent on government contracts, UK public sector spend with SME’s is continually on the increase.

Against this ambitious backdrop, the WiredGov Supplier Locator service has been developed specifically to embrace the SME Agenda and provide the ideal platform for SME’s to promote their services, solutions, accreditation and success stories directly to our ever increasing audience across all government and public sector verticals and Tier 1 suppliers.

Recent arrivals to the SME Supplier Locator service include:

Click here to find out more.

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National education awards celebrate inspiring learners and educators
Winners of this year’s Aspiration Awards have today (12 July) been announced. Created by the leader in vocational and technical learning NCFE, the awards honour learners, educators and organisations across the UK.


Aspiration Awards 2023: Against All Odds Highly Commended – Cerys Ventre
Our Against All Odds highly commended recipient is Cerys Ventre, a student at New College Durham who continues to demonstrate outstanding determination, perseverance and a desire to give back.


Aspiration Awards 2023: Learner of the Year – Harry Disney
Our Learner of the Year winner is Harry Disney, a hardworking individual who gives his all to everything he does and is currently studying the T Level in Health at Loughborough College.


Aspiration Awards 2023: Level 3 Learner of the Year – Diana Wiedemann
To celebrate more learners than ever before, we've introduced highly commended awards – including Level 3 Learner of the Year. The winner of this is Diana Wiedemann, public services learner at West Lancashire College.