Policy Briefings, Commission and Consultation responses

The Work, Informalisation and Place Research Centre produced a policy brief for the Shadow Minister for the Future of Work following engagement on the topic by Angela Raynor.

Dr J Denoncourt’s response to UK Intellectual Property Office Open Consultation Artificial Intelligence. She considers the role the patent system plays in encouraging the development of AI technologies.

Read about working conditions for private hire and Hackney taxi drivers in Nottingham, including the complex set of insecurities and vulnerabilities facing drivers.

Read our recommendations for how local authorities can make a difference to drivers’ experiences via licensing.

We reveal the circumstances that lead some members of the UK population to foodbank use and use these insights to make a series of recommendations on how foodbanks can shed light on the impact of poverty, austerity, and governmental policy in UK society.

This evidence draws on our experience of regional economic and spatial planning, to explore aspects of local and regional economic development and the extent to which public policy interventions can make a difference in under-performing regions.

This commission explores how housing associations can act as anchor institutions for their communities and highlights the opportunities, challenges and issues facing housing associations.

This commission aims to shift the debate on Higher Education and to look at how universities can serve their place with a twin focus on the relationship between universities and schools, and the global role universities play.

We outline reasons why additional conditions should be imposed to strengthen security measures and make a call for the re-evaluation of the security standards in HMOs.

Read our submission which highlights a number of strategic initiatives, research areas and recommendations that are of value to the Inclusive Growth Commission.