WIREDGOV NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

Welsh Government supports new Welsh language digital reading platform

NCFE partners with Learning Vault to drive forward its delivery of digital credentials

Bridging the Digital Divide: Celebrating the Connecting Cambridgeshire Programme

Navigating the AI revolution: what are the tech careers of tomorrow?

New laws to crack down on online prison content
 

Make sure your business complies with The Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Competent Authorities and Information) Regulations 2015

Is this legislation relevant to me?: The Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Competent Authorities and Information) Regulations 2015 (ADR Regulations) affect most business and organisations. Applicable sectors include finance, insurance, energy, retail, leisure services and transport services, to name just a few.

What is Alternative Dispute Resolution?: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) describes a process for resolving disputes between consumers and traders that doesn’t involve going to court. This is done by means of putting the consumer and the trader in contact with a neutral third party, with the aim of assisting a speedy, mutual agreement.

Click here to view our helpful 1 minute video and download the Alternative Dispute Resolution guidance pdf.

 
Editor’s choice of Health, Social Care & Homelessness related items of note:

NICE publishes final draft guidance on Enhertu after commercial discussions conclude without a price to make it a cost-effective use of NHS resources.

NHS staff report record levels of discrimination from the public

Pressure on NHS services remains high

Tell us what your maternity care was like for you in 2024

New treatment option available today for womb cancer

NHS rolls out new immunotherapy for hundreds of women with advanced endometrial cancer

£10 million to support suicide prevention

The 2024 Budget and NHS productivity

Improving the response to homelessness in London: an insight into London PLUS
 
Editor’s choice of Business / Commercial items of note:

FCA to investigate use of personal guarantees in certain small business lending

Chancellor backs British business with pension fund reforms

Boosting business investment is the path to achieving sustainable growth - CBI-Fraser of Allander Scottish Productivity Index

Places for London helps tenants become more sustainable with new business skills training

£5m National Lottery funding is improving the lives of people across Northern Ireland

Additional funding for early learning and childcare staff

Women and Girls Fund launched
 
Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

techUK's first Emerging Space Technologies report is now live!

Essex officer found guilty of having inappropriate sexual relationship with witness

Website feedback survey 2024

The South African election campaign season marks a shift to a volatile new politics

£1.8 billion benefits through public sector productivity drive

Dolphins, voles, bumble bees and salmon all set to benefit from £8.2 million Welsh Government nature boost

Public Inquiry into Emma Caldwell case

Launch of new report unveils the PR industry's role in fighting kleptocracy and money laundering

Podcast explores young people of colour's relationship with sea

ORR: Open access services given green light between London and Stirling

Outcome of investigation into the directors of the collapsed Greensill group

IOPC publishes guidance on Ending victim blaming: Violence against Women and Girls

 
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.

Complheat Heating and Plumbing Ltd

 
Please choose from the links below to view individual sections of interest:
CTSI

CTSI represents trading standards professionals working in the UK and overseas - in local authorities, business and consumer sectors and central government.

 


CTSI partners with CIEH for Conference
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) will be joining CTSI's Annual Conference 2024 on day 2 and 3 - at The Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds.


Apprenticeships in Trading Standards
CTSI is very happy to support Trading Standards Apprenticeships, as an alternative route to progression in this exciting sector. Visit our Apprenticeships Hub.


Government action on youth vaping
CTSI welcomes Government announcement on banning of disposable vapes and further strengthening of tools and resources for Trading Standards.


New clampdown on Fake Online Reviews
CTSI welcomes proposed strengthening of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill that promises to protect UK consumers from the scourge of fake online shopping reviews: "A positive step in the right direction".


UK Product Safety Certification
Are you responsible for the design, manufacture or distribution of consumer products? Or part of the supply chain? Our new Business Certificate of Competence in Product Safety (BCCPS) qualification may be for you