Published: Posted on 18 July 2025 13 October 2025
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Title Details Published Place-Based Industrial Policy: Six Lessons for the UK Report from The Producvity Institute Report from The Productivity Institute Bridging Academia and Policy Across Yorkshire and the Humber Report from YPERN July 2025 Inclusive Practice in Knowledge Mobilisation: finding people and expertise to meet policy evidence needs Report from CAPE July 2025 The state of us: community strength and cohesion in the UK Report from British Future July 2025 Designing local and regional skills and employment strategies: advice for Combined and Local Report from Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) July 2025 The Potential Role of Devolution to Combined Authorities in the Government’s mission to ‘kickstart economic growth’ Working paper from the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) July 2025 The kids aren’t alright: state of the North 2025 Report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) July 2025 Mapping the Landscape of Place-Based Initiatives in England, 2019-2025 Report from the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods July 2025 The Good Work Time Series 2025 Report from the Institute for the Future of Work July 2025 Fiscal devolution: exploring the options in England’s counties Report from County Councils Network July 2025 The state of intergovernmental relations in England Report from the Heseltine Institute July 2025 Rewiring local Report from the Institute of Local Government Studies (INLOGOV) July 2025 Everybody needs good neighbourhoods 2 This joint report, compiled by Local Trust, 3ni, Shared Intelligence, and OCSI, makes a compelling case for sustained, resident-led investment in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods. July 2025 Go big: the need for Provinces This guidance outlines the purpose of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. July 2025 Checking out: The varying performance of high streets across the country Centre for Cities July 2025 Knowledge in action Exploring the benefits of co-producing policy with July 2025 Trusting place: Improving the lives of local people through place-based approaches Report from the Local Government Association July 2025 Guarantee of potential: Place-based employment support within a new local policy ecosystem Report from Localis July 2025 Reorganisation, local government and the future of English Devolution Report from Localis June 2025 Making devolution work: how strategic authorities can develop effective local economic plans Report from the Institute for Government June 2025 Net zero future skills report Report from Coventry University Feb 2025
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