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Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

CyberEM Command: The UK’s strategic leap in integrated modern warfare

One stop shop for tech could save taxpayers £1.2 billion and overhaul how government buys digital tools

Insolvency Service appoints first dedicated crypto specialist to help recover online assets such as Bitcoin

Government Outlines New Super-Complaints Mechanism Under Online Safety Act

Enforcing the Online Safety Act: Ofcom opens nine new investigations

Data (Use and Access) Bill Passes, Ushering in New Era for UK Innovation

Govt property: Short-termism and data gaps harm effort to tackle £49bn maintenance bill

FCA allows firms to experiment with AI alongside NVIDIA

PM unveils AI breakthrough to slash planning delays and help build 1.5 million homes: 9 June 2025

Turning our AI skills ambition into action

 

Turning ambition into action with Serco UK and Europe’s Net Zero Action Plan

We believe public service can be a force for good. Not just in the lives it touches, but in the future it helps us all to build. That’s why we are committing to Net Zero. Not just in principle, but in practice. Because action – not just ambition – is what our planet and its people need now.

“Net Zero isn’t just something we aspire to - it’s something we actively pursue through our Net Zero Action Plan (NZAP). Built on data, driven by collaboration, and focused on real-world impact, our plan ensures that sustainability is more than a goal - it’s a responsibility we embed in everything we do.” Sally Welbourn, Principal Environment, Energy and Sustainability Manager, Serco UK and Europe.

Through our Together to Zero framework and NZAP, we’ve built the foundations for meaningful, scalable change. Read our Together to Zero Manifesto to find out more.

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

Updated guideline to increase access to treatments for early-stage chronic heart failure could reduce deaths and hospital admissions by thousands

Homeless Link responds to Comprehensive Spending Review

NHS first in world to roll out new ‘trojan horse’ therapy for blood cancer patients

NICE leads the way in approving breakthrough treatment for multiple myeloma

Sickle cell patients to get better treatment after £9m boost

NHS waiting list hits two-year low as staff work to ‘turn the tide’

Patients to receive reminders and test results via the NHS App

NHS red tape blitz delivers game-changing new cancer treatment

Thousands affected by contaminated blood scandal to get bespoke NHS psychological care

Millions to benefit from NHS robot drive

 
Editor’s choice of Business / Commercial items of note:

Scotland Office: First government trade mission since UK-EU deal

Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee Statement

Modelling superfunds

Welsh Government extends funding for coastal capacity building

Marine Fund Scotland 2025-26 launches

Chancellor pledges at least £445 million of rail investment as part of biggest ever Welsh funding boost

The King's Fund responds to the Comprehensive Spending Review

Top talent backed with master's funding as Britain's tech experts called into government

IEA - Brace for Budget tax increases

Spending Review will help economy continue to strengthen, says TUC

 
Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

Former Surrey Police officer sentenced for passing policing information to criminals

New artillery factory opens in Sheffield creating 200 skilled jobs

Watch Now: Launch of the National Delivery and Advocacy Plan

UNOCA’s role in early warning, preventive diplomacy and regional coordination is more vital than ever: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Apply to join the Attorney General’s Senior Treasury Counsel (Civil) Group

Strengthening Gaelic and Scots education

International Poets join TfL staff to launch summer poems at Covent Garden station

DfT announces next steps on autonomous vehicle testing and deployment

Young carers encouraged to benefit from support

'Our Living Soils' by Emma Rosen and Rhiannon Thomas out now

 
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.

4i Water Services LTD

 
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Latest Articles


New partnership offers free assessment tracking tools for V Certs
Through the collaboration with Pupil Progress, schools can access free assessment tracking for two subjects designed specifically for NCFE V Certs, giving teachers greater visibility of progress and enabling more informed interventions.


From a £3 million drug addiction to managing a rehabilitation centre
Our new short film 'Addiction and Me: Andy’s Story' tells a powerful story of recovery, resilience, and how education helped one man rebuild his life. It supports the launch of NCFE’s new campaign, Why Should I Care?

Finalists announced for national education awards
Launched by the education charity NCFE in 2018, the Aspiration Awards honour the success of learners, apprentices, educators, support staff and educational organisations from across Britain.

Rewarding volunteering: Good for Me Good for FE and NCFE pilot microcredentials
The new microcredential programme has been designed to recognise students' contributions to their communities through volunteering and highlight the employability skills they gain as a result.

New report finds 1 in 5 lack the digital skills needed for modern life
The No One Left Offline report, part of NCFE’s wider campaign to close the digital skills gap, found that significant portions of the population, particularly younger people and older adults, are struggling with basic digital tasks.