When frontline professionals need to connect people with community services, it’s crucial information is accurate and up to date. 

To deliver more reliable signposting, particularly for mental health support, BCP Council (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) and NHS Dorset adopted the Open Referral UK (ORUK) data standard. This has transformed how they manage and share service information.

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MHCLG has made a Cyber Incident Response (CIR) service available to help councils respond quickly and effectively to severe cyber incidents.

This service provides eligible councils access to an NCSC Enhanced Level CIR provider to support containment and eradication.It forms part of our wider work to strengthen local government cyber resilience and reduce disruption to essential public services.

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MHCLG’s AI for Local Government (AILG) team and the Incubator for AI (i.AI) are exploring how AI tools can be responsibly and sustainably scaled across councils, focusing on high-priority areas such as adult and children’s social care.

We are inviting participation in two short surveys:

• Technical, IT and AI Leads - share details about tools in use, technical readiness, and governance for scaling AI solutions

• Social leads, heads and directors - share how AI transcription and summarisation tools could support day-to-day social care work and frontline adoption

Register your interest  - the appropriate survey will be sent to you

NCSC’s Cyber Action Toolkit contains the government's latest cyber security advice for small businesses and provides clear actions to protect against common cyber threats.

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This blog shares a recent incident involving compromised school staff accounts and payroll fraud, highlights how attackers exploit weak links, and the steps to take to keep systems and people safe.

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A Salford City Council guest blog discusses how staff are frequently using AI without approval, training, or oversight, raising urgent questions about risk, responsibility, and the future of public sector ICT leadership.

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Help shape new AI solutions to improve the temporary accommodation (TA) process. MHCLG’s AILG team are inviting council staff to help us design practical AI-powered tools that could:

• reduce time spent in TA

• prevent homelessness

• make the TA journey easier for everyone involved

We’re especially keen to hear from housing officers, operational staff, IT leads and third sector representatives. Please also share with colleagues in those roles in your area.

Understand how your organisation can compliment your existing in-house cyber security capability to meet your business needs, protect your reputation, and achieve compliance.

Join this one-day unconference where you can:

• hear keynotes on automation, data platforms
• dive into workshops on AI, citizen trust and closing the digital divide
• shape peer-led sessions around ethics, interoperability and sustainable transformation

Join a walkthrough of Cisco’s Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions and Cisco’s Zero Trust approach which helps to reduce risk by verifying every access attempt.

The theme for iNetwork's 20th Annual Conference focuses on 'Driving change through people, data and innovation'. The conference is open to all public sector professionals and explores topics ranging from social value to cyber security.

Join UKAuthority Live to explore why now is the time to move from reactive incident response to proactive cyber defence.

Access a collection of digital learning resources that have been developed for the sector following research and testing with councils. The resources introduce new approaches to designing products and services.

Access the resources