Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth, NPCC VAWG Taskforce Lead

UKRI and MoJ launch a CfI competition in October 2026: bid £40k–£80k to develop counter-drone systems for UK prisons, TRL 6+ by February 2027. Informational webinar on 5 October.

Guest blog by Linda Wales, Regional Sales Manager for Home Office & Law Enforcement at Splunk part of Cisco #AISecurity

Angus Honeysett, Market Development Director at Tunstall, has been re-elected as Chair of techUK's Social Care Working Group (SCWG). The Group brings together techUK industry members, commissioners, local authorities and national bodies from across social care to examine the challenges the sector faces and how technology can deliver better outcomes for people, providers and the wider health and care system. Here, Angus explains how the Group works in practice and where it’s focusing next.

Guest blog by Jessica Davies, UK Lead at SpacetoCo #LPSInnovation

Reflections from techUK's Local public services innovation summit 2026

Julia Brennan, Domain Director of Local Government, Housing & Communities #LPSInnovation2026