The NVEST meeting in May 2026 brought together just over 240 attendees, including around 220 representatives from local authorities, alongside DfE and partners to share progress on data, digital, and AI developments in children’s social care. If you came along, thank you for being part of another fantastic event! With a focus on AI for this meeting, we heard from LA colleagues that AI adoption is increasing, but not without concerns. Case studies from North Yorkshire and East Sussex...

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Please find below another bundle of news, within which I hope you’ll find something of interest. 1. Families First Partnership Programme - Data to Insight Support We're really glad to have helped, through D2I, NVEST, and colleagues, work with DfE to provide systems guidance relating to the Families First Partnership Programme. We've now agreed to continue supporting local authorities with this work as it moves forward, and we're going to work with LA colleagues to ensure that support is as...