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Integrated Settlements part tw…

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Introduction
How flexible is the Integrated Settlement?
What is the Government’s role?
What role do local authorities play?
Where next?

Integrated Settlements part two: evolution, not revolution?

Jack Shaw, Director at Groundwork Research and a Policy Fellow at The Productivity Institute, University of Manchester.

17th June 2026
England & Wales
11 mins read

This is the second of a three-part series on the Integrated Settlement, examining whether, and how, the Integrated Settlement is changing the way MSAs and their local authority partners operate.

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