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WiredGov Plus provides a weekly roundup of news from the UK Government and Public Sector. To save your time, we research & validate the links to websites / documents and selectively add additional background links as appropriate.

Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

Online Safety minister travels to Australia to learn key findings from its social media approach

DPA publishes policy brief on digital poverty and homelessness

What One AI Session Inside a Prison Revealed About Human Potential — and the UK’s Biggest Untapped Talent Pool

UK and Australia pact on fast-moving AI security risks

techUK report - Lessons from the AI procurement frontline: Beyond the contract and buying blind: Rethinking AI procurement as a governance function

What to Look for in an AI Upskilling Partner: A Procurement Guide for Organisations

 
Smarter Heating. Lower Costs...Greener Public Sector Future

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We do this through a combined approach using two proven solutions: Heatsave Pro: Optimises how your boiler operates by reducing unnecessary firing cycles, cutting wasted fuel while maintaining the same comfort levels. Energy Save Solution: Improves the efficiency of your heating system by enhancing heat transfer, meaning you get more usable heat from the same energy input.

Across the public sector we typically see:

  • 20–30% reduction in heating costs
  • 12–24 month payback periods (often faster on larger sites)
  • No changes required to existing systems or controls with minimal disruption during installation

Given the ongoing pressure on energy costs across UK Government/public sector organisations, why not explore whether there’s an opportunity to deliver similar savings across your estate?

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

Cold weather surveillance reports show impact on older people and women

Our annual report and accounts 2024/25 published

£340m pharmacy boost brings faster care to your high street

Supermarket scans spotting thousands of cancers

New guidance from MHCLG on Long-Term Rough Sleeping Partnership Plans

STAIRs: What Supported Housing Providers Need to Know

Wales’ diabetes crisis is growing faster than predicted — but it doesn’t have to

The NHS Alliance responds to Milburn review findings
 
Editor’s choice of Business / Commercial items of note:

Statement on the Business and Trade Committee’s report on the regulation of postal services

Care leavers and ex offenders in the West Midlands helped into jobs through new partnership between government and leading businesses

Business leaders put nature on boardroom agenda

Citizens Advice responds to the Business and Trade Committee’s report on the regulation of postal services

A Well-Adapted UK – reviewing the Climate Change Committee’s Fourth Climate Risk Assessment and what it means for business

Progressive action by trade unions, bilingualism and opportunities for workers and citizens to learn Cymraeg

Retail price growth cools in May amid weak demand – CBI Distributive Trades

First Homes Fund open by end of June
 
Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

New tool for sentencers in the Crown Court

Evaluation of the public order offences guidelines published

April 2026 Transaction Data

techUK's Frontier Compute focus

NEET analysis: One in six could be NEET by end of the decade, finds IPPR

Work Foundation - One million young people out of work or education for first time in 13 years

Audit Scotland - Rise in serious cases strengthens need for criminal justice reform

Youth unemployment Milburn Review interim report - LGA response
 
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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Chancellor and Energy Secretary meet with fuel bosses in No11 as government order crackdown on pump prices

Rachel Reeves has written to the Competition and Markets Authority requesting it stays on high alert for unjustifiable price rises on petrol, diesel and heating oil, to support families and businesses.


Over £50 million to help families struggling with soaring heating oil costs

Families to benefit from over £50 million to help people pay for the rising cost of heating oil.


Government to go "further and faster" in becoming energy secure

The Energy Secretary outlines measures to protect consumers and make Britain energy secure.


Your energy bill from April: what’s changing

Billpayers to start benefitting from an average of £150 off the costs of energy bills from April onwards.