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NEWS

 

Local government to form part of new Serious Violence Taskforce

The Home Secretary Amber Rudd will launch a Serious Violence Strategy to prevent and tackle violent, drug-related crime, in London today (9 April).....read more

Database of ‘rogue landlords’ goes live

New banning orders and a national database of offenders will allow councils to crackdown on poor and unfair practice by rogue landlords.....read more

Government Property Agency to generate £1 billion

The Cabinet Office launched the Government Property Agency (GPA) on 1 April with the aim to generate more than £1 billion in financial savings.....read more

72 per cent of counties suffering from poor broadband speeds

 

Broadband speeds in rural areas are up to three times slower than neighbouring cities, experiencing below the national average download speed.....read more

Sugar Tax will encourage half of Brits to cut back

 

New research has shown that 47 per cent of Brits say that taxing unhealthy food and drinks will encourage them to cut down on these items.....read more

 

FEATURES

Going beyond organisational transformation

 

Having a network of collaborative leaders is essential to leading whole system change, write Oliver Excell and Tony Wood.....read more

UAS in government and public services

Dr Sue Wolfe provides us a review of government policy and explains how drones are being used to revolutionise some public services.....read more

 

SPONSORS

Awesome Apps

 

The MoonRay 3D printer from Awesome Apps is now available in three models aimed at the rapid prototyping, dental and investment casting sectors. Based on the new DLP ultra violet technology these printers have a layer resolution of 20 microns and are available directly from a UK stock.....read more

Geesinknorba

The world’s first fully-electric, rear-loading refuse collection vehicle – the Li-On Power Pro – has been launched by Geesinknorba. It is aimed at urban rounds, characterised by short journeys between collections and shorter routes. It offers zero emissions of CO2, CO and NOX gases and running costs typically reduced to just 10%.....read more

OnePoll

 

OnePoll delivers online polling services, human insight and data analysis to strengthen communications across a variety of sectors. With a nationally representative in-house panel spanning across consumer and B2B markets with international access, OnePoll is trusted by the media and has generated over 100,000 headlines in the last decade.....read more

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Rockford Associates is a leading professional firm of recovery audit specialists. Since 2001 we have conducted over 650 audits and recovered over 100 Million pounds on behalf of private and public sector clients on a contingent no recovery no fee basis.....read more

Klick2Contact

 

Delivering secure and outstanding customer experiences across any channel using secure payments, self-service and Omni-channel solutions. Crown Commercial Supplier Klick2Contact offers a complete solution suite.....read more

Tynetec

 

Love is in the Technology Enabled Care. In the spirit of the Valentine’s Day, Tynetec is pairing up its products for a limited time offer. Tynetec’s Reach and Reach Plus At-Home Alarm Units come complete with a touch Personal Pendant, and until 29th March 2018, they will come with a second Pendant absolutely free.....read more

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