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By Melissa Sorenson, Executive Director, Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA)
Melissa Sorenson
The expansion of Right to Work legislation in October 2026 places additional responsibilities on organisations operating across increasingly complex labour supply chains. For public-sector employers, compliance is not optional, nor is it new. But as local authorities, NHS trusts and
Continue reading Right to Work Has Changed: The Challenge for Public Sector Employers Is Proportionate Implementation
Stacey Brown
By Stacey Brown, National Investigations Manager at Bakers Basco
When we talk about waste crime, attention tends to focus on fly-tipping, illegal dumping and unlicensed waste operations. But there’s another problem that receives far less attention: valuable reusable equipment finding its way into waste streams, recycling facilities and businesses where
Continue reading Not Everything in the Waste Stream Is Waste: Why 2027 Must Bring a Rethink on Equipment Recovery
Almost nine in ten respondents whose organizations have adopted Service Integration and Management (SIAM) are confident it has delivered a positive return on investment, according to the latest Global SIAM Survey 2026, published by Scopism and sponsored by Atos. However, just 26% say their organizations formally measure the financial savings or cost avoidance
Continue reading New Research Strengthens the Business Case for SIAM, as 89% of SIAM Adopters are Confident that their Investment is Paying Off
By Dr Tej Samani
When the ONS publishes its next figures on young people not in education, employment or training on 26 November, attention will turn to how we help them back. We should also ask what happens earlier, while they are still in school. Have we taught them how to learn?
Continue reading We need to intervene earlier – before young people disengage, we must teach them how to learn
Electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO) Believ has partnered with the Peter Vardy Property Collective, one of Scotland’s leading industrial business parks, to deliver a fully funded ultra-rapid EV charging hub strategically located beside the M8 Hillington interchange, west of Glasgow.
The site will feature 14 ultra-rapid charge points in the
Continue reading Believ partners with the Peter Vardy Property Collective to deliver ultra-rapid EV charging hub in Scotland
Electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO) Believ has partnered with Developer Robert Cort Properties to deliver new ultra-rapid EV charging infrastructure at a development in Swindon, close to Junction 16 of the M4, designed to help drivers to top up while stopping for food or coffee.
The project will see six
Continue reading Believ to bring ultra-rapid EV charging to new Pegasus Trade Parkdevelopment in Swindon
Electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO) Believ has partnered with Bengeworth Property Investments Limited to provide convenient ultra-rapid EV charging availability near Evesham in Worcestershire.
Charging where people already stop
Located at a Tesco site off the A46, four ultra-rapid charging bays will support drivers travelling along the route, as
Continue reading Believ to deliver ultra-rapid charging hub in Evesham
Built on Atsign Platform, EdgeAI secures distributed systems with up to 88x higher encryption throughput on Intel Xeon processors and 60x on Intel Core Ultra processors, as reported in the collaborative solution brief.
Atsign has just announced Atsign EdgeAI, a packaged solution that securely connects distributed systems across networks, helping organizations deploy
Continue reading Atsign Launches EdgeAI to Securely Connect Autonomous Agents, Multi-Cloud Environments, Applications, Physical AI and IoT
Electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO) Believ has taken over operation of more than 110 public chargers across over 30 locations throughout Brighton and Hove, upgrading technology where required. To mark the transition, Believ showcased the ease and convenience of its charging technology at a BYD vehicle launch event.
The transition
Continue reading Believ takes over Blink network in Brighton as it showcases ease and convenience of charging at BYD vehicle launch event
Kella Bowers
Local authorities are well accustomed to managing complaints, grievances and compensation claims. However, they now face an emerging challenge of AI-assisted complaints that’s creating new complexities. Kella Bowers, a Partner and Head of Insurance at Forbes Solicitors, looks at why extra due diligence is required to separate fact from fiction.
Continue reading How Local Authorities Can Deal with ‘Email Tigers’ in the AI Era
Electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO) Believ has been shortlisted across nine categories at the Transport + Energy Awards and the Electric Vehicle Innovation & Excellence Awards (EVIES), recognising its work to expand accessible public charging and support the UK’s transition to cleaner transport.
Accessible charging at scale
Believ is
Continue reading Believ picks up nine nominations atTransport + Energy and EVIES awards
By Jennifer Castle, group chief operating officer, LHC Procurement Group
Budget reporting in Britain follows a familiar pattern. Day one, the main headlines about tax, or fuel duty, or some ‘rabbit out of the hat’ announcement not leaked in the run up to the big day.
Then overnight journalists and analysts
Continue reading Five things I’ll be looking for in the Red Book
Long-standing partner adds specialist expertise and delivery capacity, strengthening FourNet’s position in financial services and other regulated markets
SVL and FourNet teams.
FourNet, the customer experience and AI transformation partner, has acquired SVL Business Solutions, creating a combined business with more than 230 people, over 450 customers and revenues of around £65m.
The deal
Continue reading FourNet expands £65m customer experience and AI business with SVL acquisition
Growing fire safety leader Fire Aware says there is now nowhere to hide for the duty holders responsible for providing services and products to the built environment.
Fire Aware CEO Gavin Skelly declared: “We need to act quickly. Cultural change is starting to happen but not nearly fast enough, and as we
Continue reading Duty holders now have nowhere to hide on public safety – Fire Aware
Executives, digital, operational, and frontline staff from the newly integrated North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust, will welcome both big tech and innovative health tech firms on 27 November.
The trust, which integrated in April, is the latest in the NHS to host Elevate – a programme of health tech showcases
Continue reading Tech firms to engage NHS workforce, as new trust brings care closer to home
This place on the National NHS framework will enable Momenta Connect to provide additional, clinically governed autism and ADHD assessment capacity for children and young people, working alongside NHS organisations and existing local services.
Jennifer Abbott
Momenta Connect has been awarded a place on the national NHS Framework Agreement for the Provision
Continue reading Access to Autism and ADHD Assessments Improved for Young People as Momenta Connect awarded place on national NHS framework
By Gráinne Gilmore, head of residential sector & head of research at Cluttons
Devolution is having a moment in the UK, with new PM Andy Burnham promising the “biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen”. He aims to shift authority away from Whitehall and transfer fiscal and operational control to regions
Continue reading What the rollout of 5G tells us about devolution
Susie Thomson appointed PBSA Chair, while Sally Lacoste takes the helm of the Europe & Africa Council
Susie Thomson
The Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA), the global trade association representing the background screening industry, has announced its new Board and global Council leadership for 2026/27 as the Association continues to build on
Continue reading PBSA Announces New Board and Europe & Africa Council Leadership as Regional Growth Continues
Sodexo UK & Ireland is celebrating the UK’s first National Cadets Week by announcing 25 fully-funded foundation apprenticeships for Cadet Forces and 10 paid volunteering days for Cadet Force Adult Volunteers employed at the company.
The eight-month apprenticeship programmes will be available nationally for cadet leavers, aged 18 and over, and will
Continue reading Sodexo announces 25 new apprenticeships for Armed Cadet Forces and extended paid leave for Cadet Force Adult volunteers
Endeavour House
Endeavour House, in Ipswich, Suffolk, has undergone a significant lift replacement, with the installation of five Stannah lifts designed to improve performance, reliability and overall user experience.
Home to a mix of municipal offices and meeting rooms, the five-storey public building serves as a meeting point for Suffolk County Council,
Continue reading Stannah delivers full lift replacement for contemporary public sector building
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