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Welcome to the The Knowledge Exchange
For the past 40 years, we've been the first port of call for knowledge on public and social policy and practice.
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Our support for frontline staff, senior managers and policymakers draws on wide-ranging policy theme expertise and provides timely insight.
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- UK Covid-19 Inquiry: module 6 – care sector
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- Aging and the political economy of social care, IN National Institute Economic Review, 2 Oct 2026 (advance article), pp1-17
- The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England 2026
- A fairer, healthier Scotland: the Collaboration for Health Equity
- Searching for the right to a healthy environment in Scotland, IN Journal of Environmental Law, 8 Sep 2026 (advance article), pp1-23
- The effects of recent changes to UK immigration, asylum and refugee policy on poverty and inequality: a joint follow-up inquiry by the APPG on Migration and the APPG on Poverty and Inequality
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- A number in search of a method: ecologist reflections on a Scottish planning biodiversity metric, IN Scottish Planning and Environmental Law, No 237 Oct 2026, pp104-105
- Balancing old and new (heritage lighting), IN Lighting Journal, Vol 9 Oct 2026, pp24-26
- Can environmental plan really deliver?, IN Property Week, Vol 93 No 36 9 Oct 2026, pp63-65
- Data centre dilemmas, IN Scottish Planning and Environmental Law, No 237 Oct 2026, pp102-104