Policy News – September 2026

Policy News highlights the latest reports, inquiries, consultations and research shaping local and regional policy across the UK. Explore key developments in devolution, economic growth, community ownership, skills and place-based policymaking. 

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UK Government and Parliament

Titles	Details	Date
Rewiring the State	Policy Paper from the Cabinet Office	31 July 2026

Local Government

Titles	Details	Date
WMCA – Areas of Research Interest (ARIs)	A series of nine priority questions for academics and researchers to engage with.	September 2026

Reports

Titles	Details	Date
Adding up: How to deliver fiscal devolution	Briefing from Centre for Cities	September 2026
Policy Landscape 2026	Report from the Resolution Foundation and UK in a Changing Europe.	September 2026
Local empowerment through place-based innovation: lessons from the West Midlands Innovation Accelerator pilot	Report from the Connected Catapult	September 2026
Hijacked high streets: a plan to repair Britain’s broken high streets	Report from Centre for Social Justice (CSJ)	September 2026
Second wind: How can green industries contribute to local economic growth?	Resolution Foundation	September 2026
East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood: an independent review	West of England Combined Authority	September 2026
Synergies between local climate mitigation and adaptation	Climate Change Committee	August 2026
Framing a place-based investment strategy for Walsall	Report from The Productivity Institute	July 2026
Understanding England’s mayors: The powers they have and the role they can play in delivering devolution	Briefing from Centre for Cities	July 2026
Devolution revolution: the case for radicalism	Report from Re:State	July 2026
Creative Clusters, Geography and University-Industry Links	Report from the Creative PEC	July 2026

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