Policy

IPM’s take on the 2024 Autumn Budget

The latest Budget announcement offers new funding streams and policy updates relevant to town and city centres. Professor Cathy Parker provides a full analysis.

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Parliamentary debate on town and city centre regeneration

This debate gave us an opportunity to understand more about new Government policy for town centre regeneration.

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House of Lords Select Committee outlines future of High Streets and Town Centres Policy

Members of the Institute of Place Management and our fellow researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University eagerly awaited news about new Government policy for high streets and town centres in this House of Lords committee evidence session. 

What next for the long term plan for towns?

“Once people see their views reflected and feel heard in plans, they feel more invested in them.” Matt Baker SFIPM writes ...

 

Labour landslide ushers in a new era for places and their leadership

For people all over the UK, ‘change’ includes our towns and cities and what they have to offer local communities. Change means fixing broken local services. It means bringing hope and pride back to high streets.

Leading UK Business Districts set out new vision for towns and cities as ‘places for everyone’

Places for Everyone – described as a Manifesto for Towns and Cities – contains 22 recommendations across 10 themes and has been produced by the industry group, The BID Foundation.

Concerns raised about lack of female leaders selected for Town Boards

Early information on Town Boards established to deliver the government’s Long Term Plan for Towns investment indicates that over 90% are chaired by men.

MPs debate high street review and improvement plans

Conservative MP Jack Brereton, representing Stoke-on-Trent South, has introduced the High Streets (Designation, Review, and Improvement Plan) Bill, with members debating how to support high street renewal and referencing the findings of the High Streets Task Force.

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High street funding will be wasted unless councils develop a new approach to regeneration, warns new IPM report

A new report identifies some of the key challenges the High Streets Task Force, run by the Institute of Place Management, has uncovered from visits to over 140 towns over the past four years.

Advisory panel reports on Liverpool's future - IPM summary

The Liverpool Strategic Futures Advisory Panel, setup following a series of critical reports into the city council’s governance and operations in 2021, has released its initial findings in an interim report.

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