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AI management essentials consultation response policy briefing

The Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) have launched a consultation on their self-assessment tool AI Management Essentials (AIME). AIME is the latest in a series of interconnected tools released by DSIT aimed at supporting the public sector to deploy AI safely.

Cost of living: Policy and strategy

This section outlines how councils are developing strategy and policies to tackle local inequalities and make sure the most vulnerable in society are supported with the rises in cost of living.

Cost of living: Fuel and energy

This section examines efforts to tackle fuel poor households and promote energy efficiency, as rising energy costs are in danger of pushing people beneath the poverty line.

Cost of living: Working with partners

This section highlights how councils are working with local partners to develop support schemes for residents struggling with the rise in the cost of living.

Cost of living: Skills and employment

This section shows examples of how councils are developing localised employment and skills programmes to support residents back into work.