This blog summarises the latest policy news that is important to place, including reports, inquiries, consultations, government research and events. View previous editions.
UK Government inquiries and consultations
| Title | Details | Date |
| Improving local areas through developer funding- Inquiry | Public Accounts Committee | You can submit evidence until Monday 16 June 2025 |
| Regional differences in healthy life expectancy | POSTnote – UK Parliament | Deadline for contributions is 23 May 2025 |
| UK Research and Innovation – Inquiry | Public Accounts Committee | If you have evidence on these issues, please submit it by 23:59 on Thursday, 22 May 2025. |
UK Government and Parliament reports
| Title | Details | Published |
| Regional disparities in transport | Postnote on the regional variations in transport services across England causes a range of challenges. | 13 May 2025 |
Reports from Academics and Think Tanks
| Title | Details | Published |
| How academic-policy engagement has developed | Timeline from UPEN shows the development of academic-policy engagement and the growth of interest in using evidence to support public policy over the last 25 years. | 21 May 2025 |
| The academic-policy ecosystem | An interactive map from UPEN shows the current organisations, bodies, networks and roles that make up the ecosystem of UK academic policy engagement. | 21 May 2025 |
| A more collaborative way of governing? Why the UK’s Council of the Nations and Regions matters | New report from the Bennett Institution for Public Policy | 13 May 2025 |
| Where people meet | Report by New Local looks at how we can celebrate, sustain and reimagine community centres. | 7th May 2025 |
| Innovation in the West Midlands: international prospects and place partners | This report by the Connected Places Catapult explores potential partners and principles for a place-based global collaboration strategy for the West Midlands and its local authorities. | 30th April 2025 |
| The myth of “left behind” | This report from the Centre for Cities looks at why a city-focused industrial strategy will not increase place-based discontent. | 29th April 2025 |
| Financing local net zero: policy paper | London Councils | 23rd April 2025 |
Events
| Title | Details | Date |
| English devolution, local growth and the spending review | Centre for Cities | 4th June 2025, 10:00 – 11:00, online |
| Green book red flags: Is the green book really a problem? | Centre for Cities event featuring Professor Rebecca Riley. | 22nd May 2025, 10am, online. |
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The views expressed in this analysis post are those of the authors and not necessarily those of City-REDI or the University of Birmingham.