Pan-regional cultural decision making

Cultural DevolutionThe Future of Cultural Devolution in the UKPublication
Written By Culture Commons

Insight Paper

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This insight paper explores how pan-regional collaboration can strengthen the UK’s creative, cultural and heritage sectors within an evolving devolved policy landscape. Drawing on a Culture Commons Knowledge Exchange session with contributors from Creative Estuary and the Royal Society of Arts’ and the One Creative North initiative, it examines how cross-regional partnerships can drive investment, coordination and innovation while reducing duplication. The paper highlights the advantages of shared identity, scale and expertise in supporting creative growth, but cautions that regional approaches must remain accountable to local communities. It concludes that future devolution frameworks should enable collaboration both across regions and between local, regional and national tiers of government.

Published as part of The Future of Cultural Devolution in the UK.

July 2024

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