Insights

The government has launched an independent review into police force structures following the Policing Reform white paper, examining how forces can operate more efficiently through structural change. Led by Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe, the review will explore governance, accountability and the potential move towards fewer, larger police forces.

Guest blog by Alexander Hamilton, Director of Science, Tech & Standardization at Nokia Defense, and Chair of NATO Wireless Communications Standards Project

Public sector procurement is changing fast. New legislation, rising expectations around sustainability and social value, and the growing influence of AI are reshaping how government buys and how suppliers need to show up. This year, we brought together some of the sharpest minds working at the heart of these shifts for a week of conversation about what's happening and what to do about it.

Claire Denton, Chief General Counsel and Company Secretary, Capita

By Andrea Marshall Webb, Managing Director, Credera

Collaboration, Innovation, and Trust: techUK at the UN Global Fraud Summit

Highlights from techUK’s flagship policy event of the year Shape

In a member webinar hosted by techUK, experts from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) provided a comprehensive introduction to the UK’s regulatory framework for software as a medical device (SaMD). The session aimed to demystify core regulatory requirements for developers, manufacturers, and NHS adopters – particularly as software and AI-driven tools continue to advance rapidly and generate questions around compliance, clinical evidence and post market expectations.

By Joanne Crean, Head of Product, Patients Know Best

By Tanya Kennedy, Chief Human Resources Officer, System C

By Claire Davies, People and Culture Director, ITS Technology Group

The European Commission published its legislative proposal for EU Inc. on 18 March 2026. The proposal is a response to the Draghi and Letta Reports' diagnosis that legal fragmentation across 27 national corporate systems in the EU acts as an "invisible tariff" on cross-border growth. It seeks to establish a new, harmonised corporate legal regime across the European Union.

Once again, the UK has failed to find a definitive way forward on AI and copyright that meets the needs of a world-leading digital economy.  The government has effectively parked the discussion on text and data mining. It is instead seeking to reset the debate by focusing on more specific issues where the government hopes there is potential to make progress in the near term.  

The severity of the cyber risk facing the UK has grown significantly. Specifically, 1 in 2 UK small businesses suffered a cyber attack last year - yet research shows small businesses believe they won’t be targeted due to their size and scale.

Guest blog by Matthew Izatt-Lowry, Head of Economics at FarrPoint

This review sets the course for the regulator’s approach to the fixed market and help promote competition and investment.

techUK's Self Driving Vehicles Working Group has submitted detailed views and proposals for the upcoming automated vehicles rules.