Note: This page was developed in 2022 to provide information and support to policy makers when thinking about the Levelling Up White Paper, published by UK Government in February 2022.
The Levelling Up White Paper set out the government’s aim to ‘spread opportunity more equally across the UK’. Levelling up requires inclusive economic growth at the local level – a key policy objective for many local and combined authorities.
Our large collection of evidence reviews and toolkits explore ‘what works’ for local economic policies, such as business advice and employment training, that are the core ways in which governments try to improve local economic performance.
While these policies remain central to government efforts to level-up local economies, there is increasing interest in a broader set of ‘non-economic’ policies that might also contribute to levelling up or inclusive growth. To support policymakers considering whether to adopt these, we have produced a number of briefings to help them think through the benefits and costs of pursuing these policy options.
