Member

There may be, for example, barriers in procurement legislation, but a great deal of work is being undertaken to identify some of the legislative obstacles to community wealth-building, both in Preston and elsewhere. I have done quite a lot of work on this myself with the University of Hertfordshire. The Centre for Local Economic Strategies—CLES—does a great deal of work in this space, convening networks, conducting research on practice and policy, and providing tailored support to organisations. There is therefore a huge amount going on already.