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20 Sep 23

Do It London campaign extended

Last week, Do It London ( [link removed] ), the multimedia campaign by the London HIV Prevention Programme (LHPP), marked Sexual Health Week 2023 by teaming up with Nathaniel Hall from Channel 4's Its A Sin and Joseph Mendez from BBC's I Kissed A Boy.

This year's theme was 'playing it safe' and Nathaniel Hall said: "With so many options, it's now easier than ever to prevent HIV transmissions and Sexual Health Week is the ideal time to find out how you can protect yourself."

London boroughs have agreed to extend the vital work being done by Do It London for a further three years, until March 2027.

London Councils' Executive Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care, Cllr Nesil Caliskan, said ( [link removed] ): "Sexual Health Week is an opportunity to underline the vital importance of HIV prevention in London and it's fantastic to have Joseph and Nathaniel's support for Do It London."

"So much great work is being done by London boroughs to prevent HIV in our communities, tackle the stigma surrounding having an HIV diagnosis and ensure diagnoses occur at the earliest possible stage. This is having a significant impact - between 2015 and 2021 new diagnoses in London fell by 66%."

To see more about the work done across Sexual Health Week, take a look at ( [link removed] )Do It London's social media ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] ).

Conference event: London's role in the national devolution agenda

London Councils will be hosting events at all three of the upcoming major political party conferences. 

Next week we will be at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference in Bournemouth to discuss what’s next for the devolution agenda and how London can lead the way.

Attendees are welcome to join us on Monday 25 September, 11.30-12.30 in the Bayview Suite 2, Bournemouth International Centre. A light lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Speakers at the event will include:

Cllr Gareth Roberts, Vice Chair of London Councils and Leader of the London Borough of Richmond
Caroline Pidgeon MBE, Assembly Member, London Assembly
Cllr Bridget Smith, Leader, South Cambridgeshire District Council
Sonika Sidhu, Principal Policy Adviser, Local Government Association
Akash Paun, Programme Director – Devolution, Institute for Government

AI guidance for local authorities

Over the summer of 2023, the ( [link removed] )London Office of Technology and Innovation ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] ) (LOTI) has been working with its members and partners to create guidance for local authorities on the topic of Generative AI (GenAI).

There are four new resources available online, including one-pagers for local authority leaders and staff, a State of Play report and a guidance for CIOs produced with Faculty AI. ( [link removed] )You can find them all on the LOTI website here. ( [link removed] )

By-election result

A by-election took place in the Mayesbrook ward (Barking and Dagenham) last week. The by-election was won by Summya Sohaib (Lab). ( [link removed] )You can read the result in full here ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] ).

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Media round-up...

The London Borough Apprenticeship Awards celebrates apprentices of all ages and at all stages in their careers

( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )London Post ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

'Playing it safe' - actors Nathaniel Hall and Joseph Mendez team up with Dot It London for Sexual Health Week

Gscene ( [link removed] )

Temporary housing: The human cost of a 'broken' system

LGC ( [link removed] )

LOTI Identifies how councils can use generative AI

( [link removed] )UK Authority ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

Minister urged to un-freeze housing benefit amid rising homelessness
( [link removed] )Evening Standard ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

Why more English councils will go bust
( [link removed] )The Economist ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

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