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Reporter: Stuart Littleford
Local Government Minister Marcus Jones has today set out plans to strengthen rules to prevent anyone found guilty of serious crimes from serving on local councils.
Under the planned changes to criteria, it would ensure those who represent their communities are held to the highest
Continue reading Local Government Minister sets out plans to strengthen rules to prevent anyone found guilty of serious crimes from serving on local councils
76% of UK CEOs are concerned about cyber threats
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
In May the NHS suffered a large scale ransomware attack and although the attack was not specifically targeted at the NHS a lack of IT security awareness and variations in software on IT systems in the organisation meant the affects were
Continue reading IT experts tell GPSJ: ‘Government not doing enough to protect public sector against cyberattacks’
Simpler rules regulating how councils buy goods and services after Brexit could boost local growth and create jobs, the Local Government Association says today.
Council leaders say the Government needs to introduce a more efficient UK system regulating how councils buy goods and services when we leave the European Union.
The LGA said this could
Continue reading SIMPLIFY EU RULES OVER HOW COUNCILS BUY GOODS AND SERVICES AFTER BREXIT
76% of UK CEOs are concerned about cyber threats
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
Just over half (53%) of local authorities across the UK are prepared to deal with a cyber attack according to research by PwC.
While the latest PwC Global CEO survey found that 76% of UK CEOs are concerned about cyber threats,
Continue reading Half of local authorities across the UK are unprepared to deal with a cyber attack: PwC Research
MD of Bloom, (Formerly Nepro Ltd) Rob Levene
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
There has been much debate about the serious impact changes to off-payroll tax rules (IR35) will have on the public sector and contractors alike. The MD of Bloom, (Formerly Nepro Ltd) Rob Levene, argues that the changes present the public sector with
Continue reading Leading procurement advisers outline how changes to off-payroll taxes could give the public sector an opportunity to deliver better procurement practices all around
For all utilities, transformation and flexibility are not optional as they face the challenges ahead: they are the key to survival.
Driving this change in culture are a number of people, whilst a number of key technologies will enable and shape the utilities’ transformation and increasing flexibility.
Utility Week Live 2017 has identified the 10
Continue reading The Utility Week Live 2017 transformation leaders and technologies
Simon Terry CEO at 4C Associates
Westminster City Council is partnering with International management and procurement consultancy, 4C Associates, to launch Symbiance, the first company of its kind dedicated to helping local and central Government, and public sector organisations make significant financial benefits.
Over the last three years, Westminster City Council’s procurement team
Continue reading Westminster City Council in joint venture to help public sector organisations
Chris Price, Director, Public Sector at Computacenter
Following the announcement of the Government Transformation Strategy today Chris Price, Director, Public Sector at Computacenter has told GPSJ:
“We welcome The Government Transformation Strategy announced today. This is an important step towards ensuring the UK Government remains a global leader in its approach to public
Continue reading Comment to GPSJ: Government Transformation Strategy
Dave Chaplin, CEO of ContractorCalculator
Public sector bodies may need to implement an emergency action plan to avoid losing vital skills warns Dave Chaplin, CEO of ContractorCalculator ahead of April’s IR35 reforms. The advice comes following HMRC’s guidance that invoices paid after 6 April 2017 for work carried out before that date will
Continue reading Expert urges public sector bodies to act RIGHT NOW to alleviate chaos surrounding IR35 reforms
James Pegum, CEO of Priava
Priava, the leading cloud-based venue management software company, has announced that a growing number of local government organisations in both the UK and Australia are deploying its cloud-based venue management software to maximise event bookings, reduce costs and improve services to local residents.
Councils face unique challenges in
Continue reading Local councils turn to cloud technology to more efficiently manage the booking and hosting of events
Transformation and flexibility are the two headline themes of Utility Week Live, which returns to the NEC in Birmingham on 23-24 May 2017 bigger and better than ever.
Today’s utilities need to rise to the challenges of changing models of consumption and competition, the demands of sustainability and extreme weather, and political and economic upheaval:
Continue reading Transformation and flexibility top themes for Utility Week Live
Matthew Wort
Following Philip Hammond’s first (and last) Autumn Statement yesterday, Matthew Wort, Health and Social Care expert and Partner at Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP commented:
“Philip Hammond says social care is a problem for the next parliament, but the crisis is now.
What do you value more, your wi-fi or your relatives
Continue reading Autumn Statement: Phillip Hammond says social care is a problem for the next parliament. But the crisis is now.
Following the Autumn Statement, Councillor Ray Puddifoot MBE, London Councils’ executive member for adult social care, said:
“The Autumn Statement did not acknowledge the pressures facing adult social care services up and down the country. In London alone the cumulative funding shortfall for adult social care will be at least £800 million by the end
Continue reading Autumn Statement: London Councils comments on lack of adult social care announcement
Gary Plant, MD, Altius
By Gary Plant, Managing Director of supplier assessment and compliance specialist Altius
With stiffer sentencing guidelines for health and safety, corporate manslaughter and food safety and hygiene offences now in force for England and Wales, public sector organisations should tighten up health and safety compliance.
While organisations may have
Continue reading New sentencing guidelines mean there’s nowhere to hide on health and safety compliance
Support Worker Nicholas Blunt, PC Michael Clarke, Specialist Mental Health Practitioner Louise Shaw
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and local health services are working in partnership to help people with mental health needs who frequently come into contact with the police.
A 12 month pilot will see mental health professionals from Pennine Care NHS
Continue reading Police and health services working to help people with mental health needs
Mark Hall
By Mark Hall, public sector director at Redcentric; and Peter Nailer, senior bid manager at Redcentric
From vehicle hire to laundry services to enterprise technology – there are now countless purchasing frameworks for almost anything the public sector needs to buy. Take the Digital Marketplace, specifically covering technology. The several
Continue reading Frameworks: a victim of their own success?
LEGALEX, 11-12 May 2016, ExCel London – stand L554
PHS Data Solutions, a division of the PHS Group, will be promoting at Legalex, their latest document protection and digitalisation schemes to help legal practices combat data security threats.
As data protection laws demand more proactivity from company executives, business information security defences must be strong
Continue reading PHS DATA SOLUTIONS TO SHOWCASE SECURE DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS AT LEGALEX
The Altius supplier assessment and supply chain compliance framework
By Gary Plant, Managing Director of supplier assessment and compliance specialist Altius
Outsourcing can help tightly stretched public sector budgets stretch further and free up resources. But it can go spectacularly wrong if your supplier assessment and compliance systems are weak, or you don’t
Continue reading Outsourcing: How to save money and time on supplier assessment and contractor compliance
By Stuart Littleford MCIJ
Police are investigating after the Government & Public Sector Journal (GPSJ) discovered school children being asked to indecently expose themselves live online during lesson time.
The school children are using a popular live streaming app installed on their smart phones to broadcast live to thousands of viewers around the world. Teachers
Continue reading GPSJ exclusive: School children subjected to online abuse in class when using live streaming apps
Grant Palmer, Managing Director of Axiell UK
By Grant Palmer, Managing Director of Axiell UK
With the rise of the internet and the influence that technology has on social behaviour, it’s now possible for people to research, learn and interact without leaving their home or workplace.
So what are the trends impacting public
Continue reading The Library of the Future: giving the public what they want
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