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Rory Evans
By Rory Evans, regional director, LHC Midlands and South East
The Warm Homes Plan is not short on ambition. Running to well over a hundred pages, it sets out the government’s intention to deliver the largest programme of home energy upgrades the UK has ever seen.
The headline commitments
Continue reading How to best deliver the Warm Homes Plan – that’s the £15 billion question
A new whitepaper, Readiness is Resilience, has been launched by intelligent automation solutions provider Voicescape designed to help local authorities prepare for local government reorganisation (LGR).
UK local government finances have deteriorated significantly over the past decade and a half. Net debt has doubled since 2010, reaching £122.2 billion in 2024/25, while approximately 43% of
Continue reading Voicescape Launches READY Framework to Help Councils Prepare for Local Government Reorganisation
Defence Secretary John Healey
The UK has announced the biggest ever drone package for Ukraine, delivering at least 120,000 drones for Ukraine this year and driving growth and jobs across the UK.
It comes after the Defence Secretary travelled to Berlin on Wednesday to co-chair the 34th meeting of the 50-nation strong Ukraine
Continue reading UK announces biggest ever drone package for Ukraine to push back Putin
Sodexo has secured a two-year £16 million-a-year extension to its soft FM services contract at His Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth, as part of the Ministry of Defence’s Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP).
Sodexo’s dedicated team of 300 employees provides a wide range of essential services, including cleaning, waste management, catering, retail, leisure
Continue reading Sodexo extends contract at HM Naval Base, Portsmouth for two years
Supply chains are increasingly taking their duty of care for public safety seriously in the interests of protecting people across multiple sectors, according to growing fire safety body Fire Aware.
The fire safety organisation is seeing a behavioural change as a wide range of companies large and small start to adopt rigorous
Continue reading Supply chains starting to make positive change, says Fire Aware
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
Richard Turnbull, Head of Public Affairs at charge point operator (CPO), Believ, has a long-standing career in the electric vehicle (EV) industry. As the market scales and evolves to meet growing EV demand, and continues to adapt, Richard shares his thoughts with GPSJ on the latest policy measures, how
Continue reading Aligning policy and infrastructure: How the UK can accelerate the EV charging rollout
Local authorities are calling for clearer guidance and faster action to ensure the UK’s expanding public Electric Vehicle (EV) charging network is accessible to all drivers, as new research reveals many councils are struggling to deliver inclusive infrastructure in constrained public spaces.
More than half (53%) of councils say balancing the need for accessible charge
Continue reading Local authorities urge action on EV charging accessibility as councils struggle to balance inclusive design with limited street space
Lt Gen Elviss
Lt Gen Elviss assumed command of the Field Army, headquartered in Andover, in March 2024, following his tenure as Chief of Staff (Operations) at the Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood. His leadership as Commander Field Army has been transformative, marked by an unwavering focus on doubling the Field Army’s fighting
Continue reading Army announces three senior leadership appointments to drive modernisation and improve the Army’s offer to NATO
Edtech charity LGfL-The National Grid for Learning has launched a free Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Toolkit for schools across the UK. Designed for senior leaders and Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs), the toolkit provides a practical framework to develop safe, effective and future-ready AI policies, aligned with Keeping Children Safe in Education and Department for Education guidance.
As
Continue reading LGfL launches free Artificial Intelligence Policy Toolkit to help schools put safeguarding first
Hörmann UK is reinforcing its commitment to public safety and infrastructure resilience with a range of certified high-security bollards designed to meet the stringent requirements of public sector and local government environments. The range has been engineered specifically to protect people, buildings and critical infrastructure from unauthorised vehicle access while supporting the operational
Continue reading Certified Security Bollards from Hörmann
Kurt Markley
New certification demonstrates operational rigour and aerospace-grade quality standards for its encrypted hardware storage products
Apricorn, the leading manufacturer of software-free, 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB drives, today announced that it has become the first and only encrypted USB storage device manufacturer to achieve AS9100 certification, the internationally recognised Quality
Continue reading Apricorn Becomes First and Only Hardware-Encrypted USB Storage Device Manufacturer to Achieve AS9100 Certification
Supply chain partners working closely together across multiple sectors can help ensure our buildings are safe for those moving about in them, says growing safety body Fire Aware.
Collaborating on issues including legislation, supply of products and new innovations can all help to create a safer outcome across many sectors facing challenging
Continue reading Collaboration is key to driving fire safety, says Fire Aware
The partial remains of 72 British soldiers who served and died during the First World War have been returned to France from a museum collection.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s (CWGC) recovery unit in France has received the partial remains and will now arrange their interment.
The remains will be placed
Continue reading War Detectives to trace descendants following return of partial First World War casualty remains
A new showcase series is reshaping NHS-supplier engagement. Pioneers at the first NHS host brought together hundreds of staff organisation-wide, along with major tech companies and niche innovators in a single day, already inspiring 10 further NHS providers to follow in 2026.
Highland has launched Elevate, a new health tech event series that
Continue reading Highland launches Elevate – bringing health tech direct to the NHS
The cultural change needed to bring about a shift in fire safety starts with a recognition of a duty of care by all of those responsible across multiple sectors, says growing fire safety body Fire Aware.
Everyone involved in the design, construction, maintenance and letting of the built environment needs to understand
Continue reading Safety is now a duty of care across multiple sectors, says Fire Aware
Can the seemingly intractable problem of delayed hospital patient discharge be solved by the creation of a single responsible body?
By Norman Niven, CEO at The Medication Support Company and former director at BUPA
What seems to be the problem?
Perhaps the biggest challenge facing the NHS is greater numbers
Continue reading The Long Goodbye
By Steve Rose, IMS Project Strategic Finance Lead at Somerset Council.
Steve Rose
When Somerset Council was formed as a new unitary authority, as part of the largest shake-up in local government in 50 years, five district councils became one. With that came the significant task of unifying systems, services and teams to ensure
Continue reading UNIFIED PAYMENTS FOR UNITARY COUNCILS: THE KEY TO FINANCIAL INSIGHT AND SMARTER DECISIONS
Cloudhouse research highlights public sector skills gaps and reactive technical debt as key factors shaping IT modernisation
New analysis from Cloudhouse, based on a survey of UK public sector IT decision-makers, reveals significant technical debt across government technology estates – and an urgent need for modernisation as AI adoption accelerates.
The Cloudhouse State
Continue reading 7 in 10 UK government IT leaders say outdated systems are hindering AI adoption
Today, as the Government unveils its long-awaited SEND White Paper, education experts at Momenta Connect are calling for the Government to listen to responses to the white paper consultation and provide clear guidance on how we will build this brave new vision for SEND.
The SEND system in England is considered “broken”
Continue reading Mind the gap: New Government SEND White Paper is a welcome first step – but schools need to know how we get there
The transfer of powers from Parliament to Cheshire and Warrington has been confirmed today, giving local people and leaders more control over the region’s future.
The Parliamentary Order to formally establish the Combined Authority has been approved and signed by Minister for Devolution, Miatta Fahnbulleh.
It means the Cheshire and Warrington Combined
Continue reading Major step forward as powers move from Westminster to Cheshire and Warrington
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